Lou Criger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetLou Criger
American baseball player
Date of Birth: 03-Feb-1872
Place of Birth: Elkhart, Indiana, United States
Date of Death: 14-May-1934
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Lou Criger
- Louis Criger (February 3, 1872 – May 14, 1934) was a Major League Baseball catcher with the Cleveland Spiders, St.
- Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, St.
- Louis Browns and the New York Highlanders between 1896 and 1912. Criger became the first Opening Day catcher in Boston American League franchise's history.
- A catcher for most of Cy Young's 511 victories, he also caught every inning for eight games with Boston in the first-ever World Series in 1903, helping his team win the championship. In a 16-season career, he batted .221 with 11 home runs and 342 RBIs.
- Criger stole 58 career bases and scored 337 runs.
- He had 709 career hits in 3202 at bats. Though never a major star, Criger received votes for the Hall of Fame in four BBWAA elections.
- He garnered as much as eight percent of the vote.
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