Red Lutz
Louis William Lutz
Position: Catcher
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Height: 5'10" Weight: 170lb
Born: December 17, 1898 in Cincinnati, OH. USA
Died: February 22, 1984 in Cincinnati, OH. USA (85)
Buried: St. Stephen Cemetery, Fort Thomas, KY. USA
Debut: May 31, 1922 Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates (23)
At first I thought it was the wrong player as according to my game he was born December 17, 1933 but all the other things in game are fine, debut and stuff anyway. Red played his one and only game at Forbes Field against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 11-2 defeat, he replaced Bubbles Hargrave at catcher and in his one at bat managed to get a double. Now I can understand him getting lost in the stats if his team won 11-2 but Red managed the only extra base hit in a 11-2 drubbing, stuff like this just makes you wonder why they didn't get at least a second game. Couple of other things caught my eye with Red, one nickname being Red and playing for the Reds did the nickname come about because of the team or was his hair red? Another being born, raised and died in Cincinnati but buried in Kentucky? Couldn't find anything about him apart from the one line wiki entry, the full name link takes you to a page about his APBA card?