Batting average .261 Base on balls 254 Role Baseball player | Hits 507 Name Baldy Louden | |
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Died December 8, 1935, Piedmont, West Virginia, United States | ||
William P. "Baldy" Louden (August 27, 1883 – December 8, 1935), was a Major League Baseball infielder who played six seasons in the Major Leagues with the New York Highlanders (1907), Detroit Tigers (1912–1913), Buffalo Buffeds (1914–1915), and Cincinnati Reds (1916). Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Louden played mostly at second base (313 games) and shortstop (176 games). Over six years, Louden played in 603 Major League games and had a .261 batting average and a .355 on-base percentage.
Louden was earning $2,700 a year with the Tigers when he chose to join Buffalo of the Federal League in 1914. Louden had his most productive seasons with the "Buffeds." In 1914, he was among the Federal League's leaders with a .313 batting average (8th highest), .391 on-base percentage (10th highest), and 35 stolen bases (8th highest).
When the Federal League folded in 1916, Louden moved to the Cincinnati Reds, where he hit .219 while leading National League second basemen in fielding average.
In 1912 with Detroit, his Range factor was 5.61 in 87 games at 2nd base—0.86 points higher than the league average for second basemen. His Range factor in 1916 with Cincinnati was 5.40—0.66 points higher than the National League average.
Louden died in 1935 at age 52 in Piedmont, West Virginia.