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Lou Piniella
Louis Victor Piniella

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 198 lb.

MLB Debut September 4, 1964
Final Game June 16, 1984
Born August 28, 1943 in Tampa, FL (age 80)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1969 25 KCA AL  144  564   49  164  24   6  12   68   1  13   28   66  .291  .324  .418  .742   112   236   0   5   5   2  15  
 1970 26 KCA AL   67  171   19   59   9   2   5   36   0   3   13   15  .345  .387  .509  .896   124    87   0   2   1   0   1  
         CIN NL   25   81   17   33   4   1   4   12   0   2    7    9  .407  .455  .630 1.084   150    51   0   0   1   0   2  
         TOT      92  252   36   92  13   3   9   48   0   5   20   24  .365  .409  .548  .956         138   0   2   2   0   3 
 1971 27 CIN NL   86  266   35   94  20   4   4   23   2   0    9   22  .353  .379  .504  .883   130   134   0   0   1   2   7  
 1972 28 CIN NL  155  597   83  195  44   4  17  115   2   0   22   80  .327  .357  .499  .856   122   298   1   4   4   8  19  
 1973 29 CIN NL   69  222   25   52  22   0   6   32   0   1   14   27  .234  .283  .414  .697    98    92   3   0   0   1   4  
 1974 30 NYA AL  110  325   50  112  26   0   7   40   1   6   25   31  .345  .393  .489  .882   122   159   3   2   0   2  15  
 1975           [Did not play]
 1976 32 NYA AL   48  133   17   45  11   0   3   21   0   0    5    6  .338  .369  .489  .858   128    65   0   1   0   2   3  
 1977 33 NYA AL   71  246   32   85  19   2  10   48   0   0   10   17  .346  .373  .561  .934   125   138   3   2   0   2  10  
 1978 34 NYA AL  108  407   59  143  27   3   3   36   3   2   23   30  .351  .386  .455  .840   118   185   5   2   2   1   5  
 1979 35 NYA AL  120  452   55  144  22   5  12   72   3   1   14   33  .319  .343  .469  .812   108   212   6   2   5   4  18  
 1980 36 NYA AL   94  303   31   76   9   0   2   28   0   0   18   23  .251  .289  .300  .590    83    91   1   4   3   0  18  
 1981 37 NYA AL   76  246   20   70  14   0   2   27   0   0   22   18  .285  .338  .366  .704   102    90   0   4   1   0   8  
 1982 38 NYA AL   69  243   34   79  11   0   8   39   0   0    9   18  .325  .352  .469  .821   113   114   1   0   0   1   8  
 1983 39 NYA AL    8   21    2    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    6  .238  .360  .286  .646    87     6   0   0   0   1   1  
 1984 40 NYA AL   20   51    2   16   2   0   0    6   0   0    3    3  .314  .345  .353  .698    97    18   0   1   0   0   2  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 15 Seasons     1270 4328  530 1372 265  27  95  604  12  28  225  404  .317  .352  .457  .809        1976  23  29  23  26 136
 Per 600 PA           561   69  178  34   3  12   78   2   4   29   52                                 256   3   4   3   3  18
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With NYA      724 2427  302  775 142  10  47  318   7   9  132  185  .319  .355  .444  .799        1078  19  18  11  13  88
   With CIN      335 1166  160  374  90   9  31  182   4   3   52  138  .321  .354  .493  .848         575   4   4   6  11  32
   With KCA      211  735   68  223  33   8  17  104   1  16   41   81  .303  .339  .439  .778         323   0   7   6   2  16
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1747 5867  651 1705 305  41 102  766  32  41  368  541  .291  .333  .409  .741        2398  35  61  82  31 209
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1969 25 KCA AL  33   68   4.2   1   0   0  .000  10   52   19  .365    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e10     1   
 1970 26 KCA AL  66   33   7.6  14   6   0  .429   1   12    6  .500    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e5    129   
         CIN NL  81   21  11.2   3   1   0  .333   2    7    3  .429    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e5    317   
         TOT                    17   7   0  .412   3   19    9  .474    0    0  .000
 1971 27 CIN NL  70   48   7.3  19   5   0  .263   2   12    4  .333    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e4    204   
 1972 28 CIN NL  32  100   6.4   8   2   0  .250   3   39   15  .385    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e8    59   
 1973 29 CIN NL  76   25   3.8  14   1   0  .071   0   16    4  .250    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e4    46   
 1974 30 NYA AL  84   55   6.3  21   7   0  .333   9   30   15  .500    0    0  .000  UT             134   
 1975           [Did not play]
 1976 32 NYA AL  83   23   6.9   6   1   0  .167   0    8    2  .250    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e7    141   
 1977 33 NYA AL  62   47   7.3   6   1   0  .167   3   24   15  .625    0    0  .000  OF   3(+1)e7    58   
 1978 34 NYA AL  36   71   7.0   9   6   0  .667   9   26   14  .538    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e12    34   
 1979 35 NYA AL  34   66   5.3   9   2   0  .222   6   33   22  .667    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e6     67   
 1980 36 NYA AL  58   22   2.5  12   3   0  .250   5   28   17  .607    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e11  -115   
 1981 37 NYA AL  34   30   4.3   9   2   0  .222   3   23   14  .609    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e5    -55   
 1982 38 NYA AL  60   37   5.8  10   2   0  .200   0   12    3  .250    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e3     20   
 1983 39 NYA AL  88    2   3.6   2   0   0  .000   1    1    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e13  -103   
 1984 40 NYA AL  37    5   4.2   8   3   0  .375   0    2    2 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e9    -63   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 15 Seasons          660   5.6 151  42   0  .278  54  325  155  .477    0    0  .000                  50   2
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 28.3 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 37.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1969 25 KCA AL  LF   143   232    10   10    0   .960   143  1278.0   1.70
 1970 26 TOT     LF    77    96     8    3    1   .972    55   523.0   1.79
         CIN NL  RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     1     2.0   0.00
 1971 27 CIN NL  LF    68    90     6    2    0   .980    63   501.2   1.72
 1972 28 CIN NL  LF   147   228     6    3    1   .987   147  1244.2   1.69
 1973 29 CIN NL  LF    58    79     2    0    0  1.000    53   465.2   1.57
                 RF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
 1974 30 NYA AL  1B    55   420    34    8   36   .983    47   422.0   9.68
                 RF    31    48     5    1    0   .981    25   218.0   2.19
                 LF    19     9     0    0    0  1.000     0    52.2   1.54
 1975           [Did not play]
 1976 32 NYA AL  LF    25    38     3    0    0  1.000    24   198.0   1.86
                 RF    12    15     1    0    1  1.000     9    73.0   1.97
 1977 33 NYA AL  LF    62   123     6    3    0   .977    61   535.1   2.17
                 RF    16    10     0    0    0  1.000     2    34.2   2.60
 1978 34 NYA AL  LF    95   187     3    9    0   .955    94   837.1   2.04
                 RF     6     2     0    0    0  1.000     1    19.0   0.95
 1979 35 NYA AL  LF    96   176    12    3    1   .984    86   776.2   2.18
                 RF    27    48     3    3    1   .944    24   209.0   2.20
 1980 36 NYA AL  LF    91   130     3    5    0   .964    71   683.0   1.75
                 RF     3     3     0    0    0  1.000     0     8.0   3.38
 1981 37 NYA AL  LF    40    76     5    1    1   .988    37   322.0   2.26
                 RF    40    46     0    2    0   .958    24   236.1   1.75
 1982 38 NYA AL  RF    57    78     2    0    0  1.000    53   465.1   1.55
                 LF    10     7     0    0    0  1.000     3    41.2   1.51
                 C      1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1983 39 NYA AL  LF     4     6     0    1    0   .857     4    33.0   1.64
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.0   0.00
 1984 40 NYA AL  RF     8    14     0    0    0  1.000     7    56.0   2.25
                 LF     5     4     1    0    0  1.000     3    30.0   1.50
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 LF   940  1481    65   40    4   .975   844  7522.2   1.85
                 RF   203   265    11    6    2   .979   146  1326.1   1.87
                 1B    55   420    34    8   36   .983    47   422.0   9.68
                 C      1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1980 WS    NYA LAN   L    2   8  1  3  2  0  0   1  0  3  .375  .375  .625  0
 1982 ALCS  NYA CHA   L    2   5  1  2  0  0  1   3  0  1  .400  .400 1.000  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1969  KCA   44-118  Mike Rodriguez
 1970  KCA   91-71   Mike Rodriguez
 1970  CIN   96-66   Alan Boodman
 1971  CIN   87-75   Alan Boodman
 1972  CIN  106-56   Alan Boodman
 1973  CIN  108-55   Alan Boodman
 1974  NYA   66-96   Chris Kohlwes
 1976  NYA   91-71   Robert Rescigno
 1977  NYA  103-59   Robert Rescigno
 1978  NYA   87-75   Robert Rescigno
 1979  NYA   80-82   Robert Rescigno
 1980  NYA  105-57   Robert Rescigno
 1981  NYA   92-70   Robert Rescigno
 1982  NYA   95-67   Robert Rescigno
 1983  NYA   89-73   Robert Rescigno
 1984  NYA   86-76   Robert Rescigno

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