About Lou Legett
Lived 1901 – 1988 (aged 86). Lou Legett was an American baseball player.
Louis Alfred (Dutch) Legett (June 1, 1901 – March 6, 1988) was an American backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Braves and Boston Red Sox (1933–1935). Listed at , 166 lb., Legett batted and threw right-handed. He was born in New Orleans.
In a four-season career, Legett was a .202 hitter (25-for-124) with 13 runs and eight RBI in 68 games, including three doubles and two stolen bases. He did not hit a home run. As a catcher, he recorded 98 outs with 23 assists and committed eight errors in 129 chances for a .938 fielding percentage.
Legget died in his hometown of New Orleans at age 86.
Transactions November 7, 1928 – Was one of five players sent by the Chicago Cubs to the Boston Braves in exchange for Rogers Hornsby. June 17, 1933 – Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Albany Senators (International League)
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American baseball player
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Lou Legett was born on 1 June 1901 in New Orleans.
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Lou Legett died on 6 March 1988 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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