Fred Luderus
Frederick William Luderus was an American professional baseball player who played first base in the major leagues from 1909–1920 for the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs.
Luderus was a member of the 1915 Phillies team that won the National League pennant. He was the first Phillie to hit a home run in the World Series.
He rebuilt his home in Three Lakes, Wisconsin with the help of architect, neighbor and Phillies teammate Cy Williams.
In a 12 year, 1346 game major league career, Luderus compiled a.277 batting average with 570 runs, 251 doubles, 54 triples, 84 home runs, 642 RBI, 414 base on balls, 429 strikeouts,.340 on-base percentage and.403 slugging percentage. He recorded a.986 fielding percentage as a first baseman. In the 1915 World Series he batted.438 with 6 RBI and hit the only home run for the Phillies in Game 5.
