LF Lou 'Sweet Lou' Piniella #14
Age: 37 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/17/1980
OA: 50 POT: 50
LF LOU 'SWEET LOU' PINIELLA #14 - AGE: 37 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
151 581 156 29 1 8 63 30 43 .269 .303 .363 1 -1.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 7 7 7 7
Gap 7 7 7 7
Power 6 6 6 6
Eye 4 4 4 4
Avoid K's 10 10 9 10
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 3
Errors: - 1 6
Arm: - 1 6
Turn DP: - 1 -
Ability: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 4
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 3
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 5
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/05/1980 @ CWS Loss, 0-7 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
10/04/1980 @ CWS Loss, 1-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10/03/1980 @ CWS Loss, 0-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/1980 ML4 Loss, 7-8 5 2 3 2 1 0 0 0
09/30/1980 ML4 Loss, 4-10 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1980 ML4 Loss, 3-4 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/28/1980 CWS Loss, 1-3 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/27/1980 CWS Loss, 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1980 CWS Win, 6-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1980 @ ML4 Loss, 3-6 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Birthday:08/28/1943
Born in:Tampa, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:90 kg
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:9 Years, 159 Days
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:12 Years, 79 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 1st Pick in Round 2
MLB 1980 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 151 581 156 29 1 8 63 66 30 43 .269 .303 .363 .666 .302 .095 88
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 150 619 1 0 0 30 1 6 211 38 1 2 33.3 55.9 3.25 -1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   141 44 10 0 2 12 12 8 6 0 0 0 .312 .349 .426 .775
Versus Right   440 112 19 1 6 51 54 22 37 6 1 1 .255 .288 .343 .631
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   74 26 6 0 0 6 8 2 4 0 0 0 .351 .368 .432 .801
May   103 29 8 0 2 13 13 5 5 1 0 0 .282 .312 .417 .729
June   97 21 1 0 1 12 10 3 7 4 1 1 .216 .238 .258 .496
July   100 22 5 0 2 10 12 7 10 0 0 0 .220 .271 .330 .601
August   100 26 2 1 1 12 11 4 8 1 0 0 .260 .286 .330 .616
September   92 28 5 0 1 8 10 8 7 0 0 0 .304 .360 .391 .751
October   15 4 2 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .267 .312 .600 .912
Spring Training   23 8 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .348 .360 .348 .708
Last Year   573 177 32 4 8 70 68 32 40 7 0 4 .309 .346 .421 .766
2 Years Ago   555 172 30 7 8 91 59 28 46 6 0 4 .310 .344 .432 .776
Career   4541 1342 235 33 78 565 524 243 381 30 4 27 .296 .333 .413 .746
Home   295 79 13 1 6 32 36 15 26 2 1 1 .268 .304 .380 .683
Road   286 77 16 0 2 31 30 15 17 4 0 0 .269 .302 .346 .648
Grass   517 135 27 1 8 55 59 28 40 4 1 1 .261 .298 .364 .662
Turf   64 21 2 0 0 8 7 2 3 2 0 0 .328 .338 .359 .698
Day   153 41 9 0 2 14 22 9 13 2 0 0 .268 .305 .366 .671
Night   428 115 20 1 6 49 44 21 30 4 1 1 .269 .302 .362 .664
As Starter   581 156 29 1 8 63 66 30 43 6 1 1 .269 .303 .363 .666
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   83 27 5 0 1 9 10 7 5 0 0 0 .325 .378 .422 .799
Inning 1-3   244 56 15 0 2 24 25 12 18 2 1 1 .230 .266 .316 .582
Inning 4-6   187 56 9 1 3 25 25 8 17 3 0 0 .299 .323 .406 .730
Inning 7-9   146 42 5 0 3 14 16 10 8 1 0 0 .288 .331 .384 .715
Extra Innings   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
0 Outs   207 53 7 0 2 14 29 13 15 0 1 1 .256 .303 .319 .622
1 Outs   212 52 17 0 4 33 23 9 17 6 0 0 .245 .269 .382 .651
2 Outs   162 51 5 1 2 16 14 8 11 0 0 0 .315 .347 .395 .742
Scoring Position   123 36 6 0 2 52 14 7 10 6 1 0 .293 .316 .390 .706
Bases Empty   322 89 16 0 6 6 38 16 24 0 0 0 .276 .311 .382 .693
Runner on 1st   136 31 7 1 0 5 14 7 9 0 0 1 .228 .271 .294 .565
Runner on 2nd   44 12 3 0 0 9 5 3 3 0 1 0 .273 .319 .341 .660
Runner on 3rd   13 2 0 0 1 8 1 0 2 2 0 0 .154 .133 .385 .518
Runner on 1st & 2nd   32 13 2 0 0 10 4 2 2 0 0 0 .406 .441 .469 .910
Runner on 1st & 3rd   15 5 0 0 0 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .375 .333 .708
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 .125 .111 .125 .236
Bases Loaded   11 3 1 0 1 13 3 1 1 3 0 0 .273 .267 .636 .903
Two Strikes   179 41 10 1 3 25 16 13 43 2 0 0 .229 .278 .346 .625
First Pitch   134 37 4 0 0 10 8 0 0 2 0 0 .276 .272 .306 .578
Count 0-1   58 13 3 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .224 .276 .500
Count 0-2   29 5 0 1 2 9 2 0 10 1 0 0 .172 .167 .448 .615
Count 1-0   76 24 4 0 1 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .316 .408 .724
Count 1-1   51 11 2 0 2 4 8 0 0 0 1 0 .216 .216 .373 .588
Count 1-2   57 10 1 0 0 4 4 0 11 1 0 0 .175 .172 .193 .365
Count 2-0   29 10 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .345 .333 .345 .678
Count 2-1   35 15 4 0 2 5 9 0 0 1 0 1 .429 .432 .714 1.147
Count 2-2   69 21 7 0 1 10 7 0 14 0 0 0 .304 .304 .449 .754
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .857 .000 .857
Count 3-1   18 5 2 0 0 6 5 11 0 0 0 0 .278 .552 .389 .941
Full Count   24 5 2 0 0 2 3 13 8 0 0 0 .208 .486 .292 .778
Behind in Count   144 28 4 1 2 14 11 0 21 2 0 0 .194 .192 .278 .470
Ahead in Count   159 54 10 0 3 23 29 17 0 2 0 1 .340 .402 .459 .861
Batting 2nd   409 112 24 0 6 45 46 20 28 5 1 1 .274 .306 .377 .682
Batting 4th   12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167
Batting 5th   160 43 5 1 2 18 20 10 13 1 0 0 .269 .310 .350 .660
Low Leverage   274 77 13 1 3 8 25 16 20 1 0 0 .281 .320 .369 .688
Medium Leverage   221 53 11 0 2 23 28 9 13 3 1 0 .240 .266 .317 .583
High Leverage   85 25 5 0 2 31 12 5 10 2 0 1 .294 .333 .424 .757
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
1968 New York - MLB 24 129 353 105 15 4 7 35 38 21 2 0 39 3 5 .297 .340 .422 .763 138 147 2.7
1969 New York - MLB 25 40 158 51 9 3 3 20 20 12 0 0 16 0 1 .323 .371 .475 .845 145 155 1.6
1970 New York - MLB 26 22 65 21 7 2 1 11 7 6 0 1 5 0 1 .323 .375 .538 .913 154 161 0.7
1971 New York - MLB 27 24 67 19 5 0 0 9 6 6 1 0 9 1 0 .284 .351 .358 .710 108 118 0.3
1972 Oakland - MLB 28 53 191 59 13 0 1 20 21 7 1 2 24 2 0 .309 .333 .393 .726 117 124 1.6
1973 Oakland - MLB 29 149 540 146 27 1 10 48 59 18 4 0 43 7 13 .270 .299 .380 .679 88 90 0.5
1974 Oakland - MLB 30 148 545 147 27 1 8 65 66 43 3 4 51 9 5 .270 .324 .367 .691 92 92 1.1
1975 California - MLB 31 10 27 7 1 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .259 .286 .370 .656 84 84 0.0
1976 California - MLB 32 114 337 101 16 4 6 43 28 10 6 0 33 2 1 .300 .331 .424 .756 114 115 1.0
1977 Texas - MLB 33 133 549 181 24 5 18 85 85 29 1 4 31 3 5 .330 .362 .490 .852 127 125 2.3
1978 California - MLB 34 146 555 172 30 7 8 91 59 28 4 6 46 3 1 .310 .344 .432 .776 117 118 3.3
1979 California - MLB 35 145 573 177 32 4 8 70 68 32 4 7 40 1 0 .309 .346 .421 .766 107 110 2.4
1980 California - MLB 36 151 581 156 29 1 8 63 66 30 1 6 43 1 2 .269 .303 .363 .666 83 88 -1.1
Total MLB 1264 4541 1342 235 33 78 565 524 243 27 30 381 32 35 .296 .333 .413 .746 109 112 16.5
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
1964 Tidewater - AAA 20 121 384 106 28 5 1 41 41 24 2 9 31 0 0 .276 .315 .383 .698 88 87 0.2
1965 Tidewater - AAA 21 119 390 107 28 4 4 38 44 29 0 1 41 0 0 .274 .324 .397 .721 96 99 0.8
1966 Tidewater - AAA 22 94 328 104 16 0 2 31 41 19 1 0 7 2 0 .317 .356 .384 .740 108 114 1.6
1967 Tucson - AAA 23 122 429 128 34 0 2 40 60 34 1 0 30 5 8 .298 .351 .392 .743 106 112 1.2
1969 Tidewater - AAA 25 67 192 63 10 4 2 24 23 14 1 1 7 1 0 .328 .375 .453 .828 128 128 1.5
1970 Memphis - AAA 26 104 389 161 37 12 15 89 75 25 1 5 29 1 2 .414 .445 .686 1.132 208 219 7.0
1971 Memphis - AAA 27 107 382 150 39 4 15 75 75 22 1 7 18 4 2 .393 .420 .634 1.053 184 191 5.7
1972 Moline - AAA 28 12 46 16 5 0 2 11 10 2 0 1 4 0 0 .348 .367 .587 .954 156 161 0.8
1975 El Paso - AAA 31 90 201 83 8 4 7 41 33 26 3 0 10 2 2 .413 .487 .597 1.084 186 192 3.1
Total AAA 836 2741 918 205 33 50 390 402 195 10 24 177 15 14 .335 .378 .489 .867 136 141
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
1972 Oakland - MLB 28 4 15 7 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .467 .438 .667 1.104 228 232 0.5
Total MLB 4 15 7 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .467 .438 .667 1.104 228 232
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 New York - MLB 1B 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1968 New York - MLB LF 82 76 147 2 1 153 4 .974 684.1 1.96 -3.4 .978
1968 New York - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 New York - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 New York - MLB LF 20 19 42 1 0 44 1 .977 170.1 2.27 +3.0 1.114
1969 New York - MLB CF 19 19 52 1 1 53 0 1.000 169.0 2.82 -1.8 .968
1970 New York - MLB LF 17 14 30 1 0 32 1 .969 130.2 2.14 -0.5 .999
1971 New York - MLB 1B 6 6 53 6 5 60 1 .983 53.0 10.02 -0.6 1.026
1971 New York - MLB LF 13 9 16 1 1 17 0 1.000 90.1 1.69 -0.2 .997
1972 Oakland - MLB LF 51 51 115 1 0 121 5 .959 415.1 2.51 +3.2 .989
1973 Oakland - MLB LF 53 23 77 0 0 78 1 .987 282.1 2.45 +0.3 1.005
1973 Oakland - MLB RF 115 113 246 10 3 263 7 .973 911.0 2.53 -1.2 .994
1974 Oakland - MLB LF 141 141 323 8 3 334 3 .991 1244.0 2.39 +2.1 1.011
1975 California - MLB 1B 4 0 8 0 1 8 0 1.000 7.1 9.82 +0.1 1.050
1975 California - MLB LF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 17.0 2.12 +0.0 1.010
1975 California - MLB RF 3 2 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 20.0 2.70 -0.4 .843
1976 California - MLB LF 21 16 52 0 0 52 0 1.000 155.0 3.02 +0.3 1.008
1976 California - MLB RF 24 23 61 0 0 62 1 .984 204.1 2.69 +1.1 .995
1977 Texas - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1977 Texas - MLB RF 33 33 66 1 1 69 2 .971 263.2 2.29 -2.2 .965
1978 California - MLB LF 129 127 307 8 4 321 6 .981 1077.0 2.63 -1.0 .997
1978 California - MLB RF 15 12 32 0 0 34 2 .941 115.0 2.50 +0.1 .943
1979 California - MLB LF 129 122 244 7 2 256 5 .980 1092.1 2.07 -0.9 .999
1979 California - MLB CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1980 California - MLB LF 12 8 17 1 0 18 0 1.000 70.0 2.31 -1.0 1.008
1980 California - MLB RF 39 39 75 1 0 77 1 .987 341.0 2.01 -3.6 1.006
TOTAL 1B 11 6 65 6 6 72 1 .986 64.1 9.93 -0.5 1.028
TOTAL LF 671 608 1374 30 11 1430 26 .982 5429.2 2.33 +1.9 1.002
TOTAL CF 20 20 52 1 1 53 0 1.000 178.0 2.68 -2.0 .968
TOTAL RF 229 222 485 13 4 511 13 .975 1855.0 2.42 -6.2 .987
PLAYER HISTORY
12/20/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft by the New York Mets. (Round 2, Pick 1, 21st overall pick).
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 1 (9); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 3 (3).
04/13/1964 Named the #33 prospect in the MLB
05/22/1964 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/12/1964 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/14/1964 Named the #6 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 1 (10); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
04/12/1965 Named the #39 prospect in the MLB
06/01/1965 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 4 days.
10/15/1965 Named the #9 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 1 (10); Power: 2 (5); Eye: 2 (3).
04/11/1966 Named the #33 prospect in the MLB
05/17/1966 Goes 5-5 against the Wilkes-Barre Barons, with 1 RBI and 2 R.
05/23/1966 Wins the AAA NLAAA Player of the Week Award.
07/10/1966 Injured on 07/07/1966, diagnosed with an intercostal strain, will miss 3 weeks.
10/12/1966 Named the #16 prospect in the MLB
11/08/1966 Was traded by the New York Mets to the Houston Astros, along with LF Ed Kirkpatrick and 3B Ken McMullen, in exchange for CF Jim Wynn.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (10); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
04/10/1967 Named the #41 prospect in the MLB
07/14/1967 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for one week.
07/27/1967 Injured on 07/26/1967, diagnosed with a sore back, is day-to-day.
10/15/1967 Was traded by the Houston Astros to the New York Mets, along with C Hawk Taylor, in exchange for LF Al Ferrara and 1B Willie Montanez.
11/03/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $21,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (10); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 4 (4).
04/08/1968 Named the #44 prospect in the MLB
08/19/1968 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
11/03/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,200.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (9); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 3 (3).
05/05/1969 Goes 5-5 against the Columbus Red Birds, with 1 3B, 2 RBI and 0 R.
05/08/1969 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/12/1969 Wins the AAA NLAAA Player of the Week Award.
06/13/1969 Injured on 06/10/1969, diagnosed with a strained abdominal muscle, will miss 6 weeks.
07/15/1969 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3 weeks.
11/14/1969 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $23,400.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (9); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 3 (3).
06/01/1970 Wins the AAA NLAAA Batter of the Month Award.
07/01/1970 Wins the AAA NLAAA Batter of the Month Award.
07/20/1970 Wins the AAA NLAAA Player of the Week Award.
10/13/1970 Wins the 1970 AAA NLAAA Platinum Stick Award at LF.
10/16/1970 Finished 3rd in 1970 AAA NLAAA Most Valuable Player Award voting.
11/13/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 3 (3).
05/25/1971 Injured (hamstring tendinitis),out for 5 days.
06/01/1971 Wins the AAA NLAAA Batter of the Month Award.
06/06/1971 Goes 0-2 against the Medford Nuggets, ending his hitting streak at 25 games.
06/08/1971 Injured (sinus infection),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/11/1971 Wins the 1971 AAA NLAAA Platinum Stick Award at LF.
11/09/1971 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $26,400.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (9); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 3 (3).
04/07/1972 Was claimed off waivers by Oakland while with New York.
05/12/1972 Injured on 05/09/1972, diagnosed with a broken collarbone, will miss 8 weeks.
07/08/1972 Transferred to the 60-day IL.
08/10/1972 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/25/1972 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days.
11/14/1972 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (9); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
09/14/1973 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week.
10/21/1973 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $60,000 with the Oakland Athletics organization.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 3 (3).
09/24/1974 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/25/1974 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $99,000 with the Oakland Athletics organization.
12/30/1974 Was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the California Angels, along with SP Bill Travers, in exchange for 2B Bob Sheldon.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 3 (3).
10/22/1975 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $134,000 with the California Angels organization.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 3 (3).
11/13/1976 Became a free agent.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 3 (3).
03/26/1977 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Texas Rangers organization.
08/26/1977 Injured (torn quadriceps),out for 3 weeks.
11/12/1977 Became a free agent.
11/27/1977 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $1,920,000 with the California Angels organization.
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 3 (3).
09/19/1978 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 3 (3).
10/18/1979 Has met the vesting criteria in his contract.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
07/06/1980 Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for one week.
08/02/1980 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/25/1980 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/17/1980 Became a free agent.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1980 150 7
Year H Rank
1977 181 9
1978 172 8
1979 177 9
Year HP Rank
1976 6 7
Year AVG Rank
1977 .330 7
1978 .310 9
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