When Lou Boudreau was a baseball and basketball star at Illinois, he decided to try for the big leagues, and set himself a time limit. If, by four years after leaving college, he hadn't made it, he would go into business. He made it in less than two. At 24, Boudreau became the youngest big-league manager in history.* Last week, after six seasons as playing boss of the Cleveland Indians, Shortstop Boudreau was still the youngest manager in the business. He was also managing the hottest team in both leagues.
On Opening Day, the...
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