LF Lou 'Sweet Lou' Piniella #40
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
06/11/1974
LF LOU 'SWEET LOU' PINIELLA #40 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
64 206 59 16 0 6 21 16 62 .286 .355 .451 2 2.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 68 68 68 68
Gap 63 64 63 63
Power 34 34 34 34
Eye 43 43 43 43
Avoid K's 78 78 78 78
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 11 60
Errors: - 1 48
Arm: 1 1 59
Turn DP: - 8 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 69
1st Base: - Center Field: 26
2nd Base: - Right Field: 51
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 90
Baserunning Inst.: 100
Sacrifice Bunt: 17
Bunt for Hit: 34
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/10/1974 NEW Loss, 4-6 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 0
06/08/1974 NEW Loss, 3-6 7 0 2 2 0 1 2 0
06/07/1974 @ PHI Win, 9-5 5 3 4 1 0 0 1 1
06/06/1974 @ PHI Win, 5-2 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
06/05/1974 @ PHI Loss, 2-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/03/1974 CHI Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
06/02/1974 CHI Loss, 6-7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/01/1974 CHI Win, 8-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
05/31/1974 @ RED Loss, 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
05/30/1974 @ RED Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
You won't find him in the middle of the clubhouse card games, but he won't cause any problems, either.
High: Loyalty
Birthday:08/28/1943
Born in:Tampa, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$35,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 22 Days
Service This Yr:71 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 22 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 11th Pick in Round 3
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 64 206 59 16 0 6 21 23 16 62 .286 .355 .451 .807 .338 .165 132
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 51 230 6 0 0 9 2 0 93 22 2 2 50.0 30.7 5.18 2.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   90 32 12 0 3 9 12 9 22 0 0 2 .356 .426 .589 1.015
Versus Right   116 27 4 0 3 12 11 7 40 0 2 4 .233 .299 .345 .644
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   5 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .600 .600 .800 1.400
Last Week   24 8 4 0 1 4 4 1 7 0 0 1 .333 .385 .625 1.010
April   79 24 7 0 3 12 8 8 23 0 2 2 .304 .382 .506 .888
May   93 23 3 0 2 4 9 7 28 0 0 3 .247 .320 .344 .664
June   34 12 6 0 1 5 6 1 11 0 0 1 .353 .389 .618 1.007
Spring Training   47 11 1 1 2 7 4 1 15 2 0 0 .234 .240 .426 .666
Last Year   203 51 8 2 8 21 20 17 63 0 2 6 .251 .327 .429 .756
2 Years Ago   182 30 5 1 3 10 12 10 52 1 0 3 .165 .219 .253 .472
Career   2921 759 135 32 51 283 259 171 705 10 4 40 .260 .309 .380 .689
Home   90 21 4 0 1 7 6 12 30 0 0 3 .233 .343 .311 .654
Road   116 38 12 0 5 14 17 4 32 0 2 3 .328 .366 .560 .926
Grass   198 57 16 0 5 20 21 15 62 0 2 6 .288 .356 .444 .801
Turf   8 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .333 .625 .958
Day   43 10 3 0 1 5 3 1 15 0 0 1 .233 .267 .372 .639
Night   163 49 13 0 5 16 20 15 47 0 2 5 .301 .377 .472 .849
As Starter   193 55 14 0 6 20 22 15 59 0 2 5 .285 .352 .451 .803
As Reliever / Substitution   13 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 .308 .400 .462 .862
Pinch Hitting   6 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .833 1.333
Close/Late   58 16 2 0 0 6 3 3 18 0 0 2 .276 .333 .310 .644
Inning 1-3   70 22 7 0 3 11 8 5 17 0 1 1 .314 .368 .543 .911
Inning 4-6   61 16 4 0 3 4 10 6 21 0 1 1 .262 .338 .475 .814
Inning 7-9   61 20 5 0 0 6 5 4 19 0 0 3 .328 .397 .410 .807
Extra Innings   14 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 .071 .188 .071 .259
0 Outs   77 23 4 0 2 5 10 6 25 0 2 0 .299 .349 .429 .778
1 Outs   73 20 6 0 3 7 9 6 17 0 0 2 .274 .346 .479 .825
2 Outs   56 16 6 0 1 9 4 4 20 0 0 4 .286 .375 .446 .821
Scoring Position   30 13 4 0 1 14 4 5 9 0 2 3 .433 .553 .667 1.219
Bases Empty   127 30 8 0 5 5 14 9 42 0 0 2 .236 .297 .417 .714
Runner on 1st   49 16 4 0 0 2 5 2 11 0 0 1 .327 .365 .408 .774
Runner on 2nd   8 4 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 1 .500 .636 .625 1.261
Runner on 3rd   4 3 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .750 .800 1.250 2.050
Runner on 1st & 2nd   10 4 0 0 1 4 3 1 3 0 0 2 .400 .538 .700 1.238
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Bases Loaded   4 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Two Strikes   105 21 6 0 2 6 8 5 62 0 0 2 .200 .250 .314 .564
First Pitch   32 14 3 0 2 8 5 0 0 0 0 1 .438 .455 .719 1.173
Count 0-1   18 5 2 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 1 1 .278 .316 .556 .871
Count 0-2   16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   24 9 3 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 .375 .375 .625 1.000
Count 1-1   12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .385 .333 .718
Count 1-2   31 8 4 0 0 2 2 0 18 0 0 1 .258 .281 .387 .668
Count 2-0   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-1   7 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 .714 1.286
Count 2-2   31 10 1 0 2 4 4 0 18 0 0 0 .323 .323 .548 .871
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 1 0 0 1 3 10 0 0 0 1 .333 .857 .667 1.524
Full Count   27 3 1 0 0 0 2 5 13 0 0 1 .111 .273 .148 .421
Behind in Count   65 13 6 0 1 5 6 0 31 0 1 2 .200 .224 .338 .562
Ahead in Count   39 15 5 0 1 4 6 11 0 0 1 1 .385 .529 .590 1.119
Batting Leadoff   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 2nd   97 31 10 0 3 12 11 11 26 0 0 3 .320 .405 .515 .921
Batting 4th   13 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 7 0 0 2 .154 .267 .385 .651
Batting 5th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 6th   77 20 3 0 2 5 9 3 25 0 2 0 .260 .287 .377 .664
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Batting 9th   7 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .429 .714 1.143
Low Leverage   90 29 10 0 4 6 12 9 26 0 0 3 .322 .402 .567 .969
Medium Leverage   82 22 4 0 1 6 7 4 27 0 2 1 .268 .310 .354 .664
High Leverage   34 8 2 0 1 9 4 3 9 0 0 2 .235 .333 .382 .716
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1967 Philadelphia - PUB 23 120 296 79 18 1 7 30 28 19 3 0 76 2 0 .267 .318 .405 .723 101 107 1.0
1968 Philadelphia - PUB 24 150 606 135 23 6 3 33 40 25 5 0 143 3 1 .223 .259 .295 .555 59 59 -1.1
1969 Philadelphia - PUB 25 156 604 174 36 6 9 70 58 37 6 4 121 8 2 .288 .333 .412 .746 115 123 3.1
1970 Philadelphia - PUB 26 105 297 81 15 7 2 30 27 11 2 1 62 6 3 .273 .302 .391 .693 97 98 0.9
1971 Philadelphia - PUB 27 142 527 150 14 9 13 68 51 36 9 4 126 13 3 .285 .339 .419 .758 113 121 3.9
1972 Philadelphia - PUB 28 125 182 30 5 1 3 10 12 10 3 1 52 2 0 .165 .219 .253 .472 31 27 -1.0
1973 Edmonton - PUB 29 79 203 51 8 2 8 21 20 17 6 0 63 0 2 .251 .327 .429 .756 115 118 0.8
1974 Edmonton - PUB 30 64 206 59 16 0 6 21 23 16 6 0 62 2 2 .286 .355 .451 .807 114 132 2.1
Total PUB 941 2921 759 135 32 51 283 259 171 40 10 705 36 13 .260 .309 .380 .689 95 100 9.9
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1963 Gahanna - RL 19 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 14 12 -0.0
1964 Point Lookout - RL 20 29 105 31 6 0 3 18 8 4 0 0 23 0 0 .295 .321 .438 .759 118 123 0.6
1964 Brooklyn - A 20 38 137 36 4 0 7 17 18 14 1 0 53 0 1 .263 .336 .445 .781 106 108 0.4
1965 Point Lookout - RL 21 62 240 62 11 6 7 32 30 13 2 1 56 2 1 .258 .301 .442 .742 110 106 1.3
1965 Brooklyn - A 21 5 19 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 6 0 0 .158 .273 .211 .483 33 30 -0.1
1966 Brooklyn - A 22 130 492 161 23 8 14 86 82 57 5 5 101 5 0 .327 .399 .492 .891 142 149 5.2
1973 Regina - AAA 29 42 165 49 7 1 2 10 20 21 2 0 26 3 4 .297 .383 .388 .771 91 98 0.5
Total PUBAAA 42 165 49 7 1 2 10 20 21 2 0 26 3 4 .297 .383 .388 .771 91 98
Total PUBA 173 648 200 28 8 21 104 101 74 6 5 160 5 1 .309 .382 .474 .856 131 137
Total PUBRL 98 350 94 17 6 10 50 38 17 2 1 82 2 1 .269 .305 .437 .743 111 109
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1973 Edmonton - PUB 29 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -121 -0.6
Total PUB 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -121
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 Philadelphia - MLB LF 84 63 120 8 1 132 4 .970 592.0 1.95 -1.1 .977
1967 Philadelphia - MLB RF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 -0.3 .993
1968 Philadelphia - MLB LF 150 150 303 8 0 319 8 .975 1322.2 2.12 +1.3 1.005
1969 Philadelphia - MLB LF 151 149 254 13 1 272 5 .982 1328.2 1.81 +2.0 1.018
1969 Philadelphia - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Philadelphia - MLB LF 52 50 93 4 0 101 4 .960 445.0 1.96 +1.5 1.021
1970 Philadelphia - MLB CF 19 16 39 0 0 40 1 .975 151.1 2.32 -1.6 .919
1971 Philadelphia - MLB LF 135 134 230 15 1 249 4 .984 1196.1 1.84 +4.8 1.014
1972 Philadelphia - MLB LF 51 26 49 1 0 52 2 .962 268.2 1.67 -1.2 .999
1972 Philadelphia - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Edmonton - MLB LF 16 12 18 1 0 19 0 1.000 106.0 1.61 -0.2 .975
1973 Edmonton - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Edmonton - MLB RF 40 40 52 3 0 56 1 .982 306.0 1.62 -2.6 .927
1974 Edmonton - MLB LF 30 5 21 2 1 23 0 1.000 128.2 1.61 +0.5 1.080
1974 Edmonton - MLB CF 10 10 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 70.0 2.31 -0.3 .988
1974 Edmonton - MLB RF 38 36 54 1 0 55 0 1.000 276.1 1.79 +1.1 .976
TOTAL LF 669 589 1088 52 4 1167 27 .977 5388.0 1.90 +7.8 1.009
TOTAL CF 29 26 57 0 0 58 1 .983 221.1 2.32 -1.9 .939
TOTAL RF 80 76 108 4 0 113 1 .991 586.1 1.72 -1.9 .953
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 11, 60th overall pick) by the Kansas City Athletics.
06/01/1963 Released by the Kansas City organization.
06/01/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 11, 60th overall pick) by the Kansas City Athletics.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 38 (90); Power: 15 (50); Eye: 33 (33).
06/19/1964 Was traded by the Kansas City Athletics to the Oakland Oaks, along with LF Boog Powell, SP Ricardo Hernández, RP Shumei Yamasaki, in exchange for SP Vicente Romero, CL Iiro Tuulasmaa, RF Ramón Pérez.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 49 (97); Power: 21 (66); Eye: 32 (32).
10/27/1965 Injured (Mild shoulder strain), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (86); Power: 26 (40); Eye: 28 (30).
04/16/1966 Goes 5-5 against the Flatland Sturgeons, with 1 HR, 4 RBI and 2 R.
06/20/1966 Was selected to the 1966 PUB Single A All-Star Game.
12/19/1966 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1 , Pick 4, 4th overall Pick) by the Philadelphia Athletics from the Oakland Oaks.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (88); Power: 27 (40); Eye: 30 (35).
11/17/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 73 (87); Power: 32 (40); Eye: 36 (36).
03/01/1968 Injured (bruised hand),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/18/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 78 (87); Power: 39 (40); Eye: 38 (38).
11/19/1969 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $13,500 with the Philadelphia Athletics organization.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 77 (82); Power: 41 (41); Eye: 38 (38).
09/28/1970 Wins the PUB CL Player of the Week Award.
11/24/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $18,000.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 68 (69); Power: 34 (34); Eye: 37 (39).
09/11/1971 Injured (strained posterior cruciate ligament),out for 5 weeks.
10/13/1971 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days.
11/22/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $30,576.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 69 (70); Power: 34 (34); Eye: 38 (39).
11/19/1972 Became a free agent.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 71 (71); Power: 35 (36); Eye: 41 (42).
01/27/1973 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Edmonton Trappers organization.
10/10/1973 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $70,000 with the Edmonton Trappers organization.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 34 (34); Eye: 45 (45).
05/01/1974 Injured (bruised forearm),day-to-day for 1 day.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1968 150 7
1969 149 2
Year PA Rank
1969 651 3
Year AB Rank
1968 606 4
1969 604 3
Year H Rank
1969 174 6
Year K Rank
1968 143 10
Year 2B Rank
1969 36 6
Year 3B Rank
1970 7 10
1971 9 4
Year SF Rank
1971 4 9
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