Lou Legett

{{Short description|American baseball player (1901–1988)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Lou Legett

|image=

|position=Catcher

|birth_date={{Birth date|1901|6|1}}

|birth_place=New Orleans, Louisiana

|death_date={{death date and age|1988|3|6|1901|6|1}}

|death_place=New Orleans, Louisiana

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=May 8

|debutyear=1929

|debutteam=Boston Braves

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=May 4

|finalyear=1935

|finalteam=Boston Red Sox

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.202

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=0

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=8

|teams=

• Boston Braves ({{mlby|1929}})
• Boston Red Sox ({{mlby|1933}}–{{mlby|1935}})

|highlights=

}}

Louis Alfred (Dutch) Legett (June 1, 1901 – March 6, 1988) was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Braves (1929) and Boston Red Sox (1933–1935). Listed at {{height|ft=5|in=10}}, 166 lb., Legett batted and threw right-handed. He was born in New Orleans.

In a four-season career, Legett was a .202 hitter (25-for-124) with 13 runs and eight RBI in 68 games, including three doubles and two stolen bases. He did not hit a home run. As a catcher, he recorded 98 outs with 23 assists and committed eight errors in 129 chances for a .938 fielding percentage.

Legget died in his hometown of New Orleans at age 86.