Lou Kahn

Louis Kahn

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 195 lb.

• Born December 4, 1916 in St. Louis, MO USA

• Died March 13, 2002

Biographical Information

Catcher Lou Kahn played in the minor leagues from 1936 to 1953 (possibly the last two as a player/coach). He reached the International League in 1944-1946, the Pacific Coast League in 1948, and was back in the IL in 1952-1953.

Kahn was a St. Louis Cardinals coach in 1955. That year, he had started the season as a coach for the Rochester Red Wings under Harry Walker and succeeded him as manager when Walker was named manager of the Cardinals. When Harry's brother Dixie Walker was appointed to lead the Red Wings, Kahn was brought up to the major league club as a coach. He had been a player in the minor leagues before that.

Kahn also spent a few years managing in the minors mainly for the Philadelphia Phillies. He managed the 1950 Gainesville G-Men for part of the season. Kahn was a coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1959 and managed the team for the final week of the season when manager Dixie Walker quit on August 30. In 1960 and 1961 he went 74-66 and 82-58 respectively with the Bakersfield Bears. In 1963, his Spartanburg Phillies were 66-58, after which he retired from baseball for two years to manage a Funsten Nut Company plant. He returned in 1966 as a scout and guided the 1966 Portsmouth Tides and the Phillies entry in the 1969 Florida Instructional League. In 1970, he took over the Eugene Emeralds in mid-season, during which he came into conflict with Hank McGraw, Tug McGraw's brother, over his choice of hairstyle.

Kahn was a scout for the Phillies from 1966 to 1982.

Year-By-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1950	Gainesville G-Men	Florida State League	15-23	--	none		replaced by Charlie Brewster (62-40) on May 21
1955	Rochester Red Wings	International League	1-1	--	St. Louis Cardinals		replaced Harry Walker (21-16) on May 28 / replaced by Dixie Walker (54-60) on May 30
1959	Toronto Maple Leafs	International League	4-4	8th	none		replaced Dixie Walker (65-81) on August 30
1960	Bakersfield Bears	California League	74-66	3rd	Philadelphia Phillies	none
1961	Bakersfield Bears	California League	82-58	2nd	Philadelphia Phillies	none
1963	Spartanburg Phillies	Western Carolinas League	66-58	3rd	Philadelphia Phillies
1966	Portsmouth Tides	Carolina League	17-24	10th	Philadelphia Phillies		replaced Bobby Morgan(41-57)
1970	Eugene Emeralds	Pacific Coast League	51-52	6th	Philadelphia Phillies		replaced Bob Wellman (15-28)