LOU ORTIZ
Inducted in 2007
This outstanding defensive second-baseman played five seasons with the Red Wings, 1950-1954. He ranks third all-time in games played with 689. Played a pivotal role with the 1950 and 1953 teams that won the Division and the International League pennant. He played in 138 games in 1952 and hit .263 with 9 HR and 73 RBI when the Red Wings captured the Governors’ Cup and Junior World Series. Was paid the ultimate compliment when Wings manager Harry “The Hat” Walker named him captain of the team in 1953 and 1954.
