Lu Blue
1921–1933 · bats B / throws L · Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns
1,615G
.287AVG
.399OBP
.400SLG
1,696H
44HR
699RBI
157SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,615 | 7,223 | 5,912 | 1,151 | 1,696 | 321 | 108 | 44 | 699 | 1,099 | 441 | 157 | 103 | 44 | 66 | 2,365 | .287 | .399 | .400 | .799 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1926-07-08 to 1926-07-23
45longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 5 runs scored | 1922-08-22 | 1 in 14,431 player-games |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1921-09-16 | 1 in 107 games |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1924-07-10 | 1 in 2,226 player-games |
Rare feats (6)
Rarest: Steal of Home, 41 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1921-09-16 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1923-07-24 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1923-10-05 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1928-09-04 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1932-05-26 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1932-08-13 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 812 | 3578 | 838 | 22 | 357 | 567 | 219 | .288 | .393 | .415 |
| Away | 803 | 3645 | 858 | 22 | 342 | 532 | 222 | .286 | .381 | .386 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 164 | 726 | 187 | 7 | 71 | 83 | 46 | .304 | .372 | .422 |
| May | 315 | 1417 | 340 | 5 | 137 | 226 | 89 | .294 | .399 | .398 |
| June | 282 | 1236 | 283 | 13 | 139 | 200 | 77 | .285 | .391 | .407 |
| July | 303 | 1372 | 329 | 4 | 121 | 212 | 80 | .293 | .394 | .406 |
| August | 279 | 1240 | 294 | 9 | 115 | 174 | 77 | .286 | .377 | .408 |
| September | 254 | 1142 | 245 | 5 | 102 | 185 | 68 | .264 | .377 | .365 |
| October | 18 | 90 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 4 | .269 | .411 | .388 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 240 | 1069 | 262 | 5 | 95 | 152 | 60 | .297 | .387 | .404 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 233 | 1049 | 228 | 2 | 82 | 170 | 69 | .271 | .379 | .377 |
| cleveland-guardians | 231 | 1046 | 266 | 5 | 93 | 149 | 56 | .305 | .397 | .410 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 231 | 1043 | 222 | 9 | 102 | 153 | 69 | .259 | .360 | .375 |
| new-york-yankees | 227 | 980 | 244 | 13 | 121 | 157 | 71 | .303 | .409 | .455 |
| chicago-white-sox | 182 | 812 | 195 | 4 | 79 | 124 | 49 | .295 | .393 | .384 |
| st-louis-browns | 165 | 731 | 169 | 2 | 73 | 109 | 39 | .283 | .380 | .380 |
| detroit-tigers | 105 | 492 | 110 | 4 | 54 | 85 | 28 | .278 | .396 | .418 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 |  Detroit Tigers | 153 | 587 | 180 | 5 | 74 | 14 | .307 | – | – |
| 1922 | Detroit Tigers | 145 | 584 | 175 | 6 | 46 | 9 | .300 | – | – |
| 1923 | Detroit Tigers | 129 | 504 | 143 | 1 | 50 | 10 | .284 | – | – |
| 1924 | Detroit Tigers | 108 | 396 | 123 | 2 | 53 | 9 | .311 | – | – |
| 1925 | Detroit Tigers | 150 | 532 | 163 | 3 | 95 | 19 | .306 | – | – |
| 1926 | Detroit Tigers | 128 | 430 | 123 | 1 | 50 | 15 | .286 | – | – |
| 1927 | Detroit Tigers | 112 | 367 | 95 | 1 | 42 | 13 | .259 | – | – |
| 1928 |  St. Louis Browns | 154 | 549 | 154 | 14 | 79 | 13 | .281 | – | – |
| 1929 | St. Louis Browns | 151 | 573 | 168 | 6 | 61 | 12 | .293 | – | – |
| 1930 | St. Louis Browns | 117 | 425 | 100 | 4 | 42 | 12 | .235 | – | – |
| 1931 |  Chicago White Sox | 155 | 590 | 179 | 1 | 64 | 13 | .303 | – | – |
| 1932 | Chicago White Sox | 112 | 374 | 93 | – | 43 | 18 | .249 | – | – |
| 1933 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |