Lou Piniella

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 182lb (183cm, 82kg)

Born: August 28, 1943 in Tampa, FL us

High School: Jesuit HS (Tampa, FL)

School: University of Tampa (Tampa, FL)

Debut: September 4, 1964 (Age 21-007d, 12,282nd in major league history)
vs. LAA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 16, 1984 (Age 40-293d)
vs. BAL 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Agents: Alan Nero • Previously: Himself

Full Name: Louis Victor Piniella

Nicknames: Sweet Lou

Pronunciation: \pih-NELL-a\

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Relatives: Cousin of Dave Magadan

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.4

5867

1705

102

.291

651

RBI

766

OBP

.333

SLG

.409

OPS

.741

OPS+

109

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	29-31 / in Starts: 23-22
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	5

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 174 PAs	18
Actual Runners on Base	104 (48-38-18)
Avg. MLBer w/ 174 PAs	17
Avg. Runners on Base	105 (52-35-18)

Most Driven In
W Randolph	7
Self	5
D Winfield	3
J Mumphrey	1
L Milbourne	1
G Nettles	1
B Brown	0

Most Driven In By
Self	5
G Nettles	4
R Cerone	3
O Gamble	1
B Murcer	1
S Balboni	1
D Winfield	1

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1504	1	Apr 9	NYY		TEX	W,10-3	CG	5	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.600	.750	1.350	5	.78	0.033	.46	0.01%	1.38	RF
2	1505	3 (1)	Apr 12	NYY		TEX	L,4-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.600	1.100	5	1.85	-0.046	1.30	-0.02%	-0.41	PH
3	1506	5 (1)	Apr 15	NYY	@	TOR	W,6-3	7-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.500	.571	1.071	4	.12	0.000	.08	0.00%	-0.10	PH RF
4	1507	7 (1)	Apr 18	NYY	@	TEX	L,4-6	GS-9	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.455	.444	.899	5	.82	-0.001	.56	0.00%	0.09	RF
5	1508	8	Apr 19	NYY	@	TEX	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.357	.333	.690	5	1.00	-0.105	.60	-0.04%	-1.04	RF
6	1509	11 (2)	Apr 22	NYY		DET	W,7-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.313	.646	5	.62	0.007	.50	0.00%	-0.32	RF
7	1510	14 (2)	Apr 26	NYY		TOR	L,1-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.316	.294	.610	9	4.51	-0.103	3.68	-0.05%	-0.27	PH
8	1511	15	Apr 27	NYY	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.304	.250	.554	5	1.37	-0.104	1.12	-0.05%	-0.86	RF
9	1512	16	Apr 28	NYY	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.259	.208	.468	5	.46	-0.046	.39	-0.02%	-0.69	RF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	1513	19 (2)	May 2	NYY	@	OAK	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.250	.200	.450	5	1.21	-0.030	1.02	-0.02%	-0.40	PH
11	1514	22 (2)	May 4	NYY	@	CAL	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.250	.310	.560	6	1.37	0.070	1.28	0.04%	-0.25	RF
12	1515	23	May 5	NYY	@	CAL	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.194	.265	.323	.587	6	.88	-0.031	.77	-0.02%	-0.36	RF
13	1516	25 (1)	May 7	NYY	@	CAL	L,1-2	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.286	.323	.608	6	5.16	0.027	4.57	0.01%	0.17	PH
14	1517	26	May 8	NYY	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.256	.286	.542	6	1.31	-0.137	1.13	-0.07%	-1.18	RF
15	1518	27	May 9	NYY	@	SEA	L,5-6	6-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.275	.286	.561	5	1.87	0.012	1.54	0.01%	0.11	PH
16	1519	28	May 10	NYY	@	SEA	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.205	.295	.308	.603	5	.35	0.033	.28	0.02%	0.66	RF
17	1520	30 (1)	May 13	NYY		OAK	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.289	.300	.589	7	3.31	-0.082	2.80	-0.04%	-0.21	PH
18	1521	31	May 14	NYY		OAK	W,9-5	7-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.298	.293	.591	5	1.10	0.020	.87	0.01%	0.13	PH LF
19	1522	32	May 16	NYY		SEA	W,7-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.178	.275	.267	.541	5	.46	-0.063	.37	-0.03%	-1.48	LF
20	1523	33	May 17	NYY		SEA	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.291	.306	.597	5	1.69	-0.009	1.46	0.00%	-0.04	LF
21	1524	34	May 18	NYY		KCR	W,2-1	CG	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.316	.320	.636	5	1.35	0.063	1.04	0.03%	0.42	LF
22	1525	35	May 19	NYY		KCR	W,6-5	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.322	.314	.636	5	.70	0.000	.55	0.00%	0.02	PH LF
23	1526	36	May 20	NYY		KCR	W,5-4	GS-11	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.333	.327	.661	5	1.19	0.095	.99	0.05%	1.07	LF
24	1527	37	May 22	NYY		CLE	L,3-7	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.232	.328	.321	.650	2	.79	-0.031	.83	-0.02%	-0.48	LF
25	1528	38	May 23	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.324	.333	.657	5	.61	0.037	.60	0.02%	0.08	LF
26	1529	41 (2)	May 26	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-6	GS-6	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.338	.365	.703	2	1.49	0.008	1.45	0.01%	0.07	LF
27	1530	42	May 27	NYY	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.342	.368	.710	3	1.01	0.018	.90	0.01%	-0.08	LF
28	1531	43	May 29	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-2	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.333	.357	.690	3	.88	-0.026	.64	-0.01%	-0.83	RF
29	1532	45 (1)	May 31	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-7	3-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.333	.356	.689	2	.31	-0.014	.28	-0.01%	-0.08	RF
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	1533	47 (1)	Jun 2	NYY		BAL	W,5-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.321	.342	.664	3	.77	-0.055	.79	-0.03%	-0.62	RF
31	1534	50 (2)	Jun 5	NYY		CHW	W,6-5	GS-6	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.333	.367	.700	3	2.07	0.202	2.11	0.12%	1.38	RF
32	1535	51	Jun 6	NYY		CHW	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.256	.322	.354	.676	3	1.00	-0.095	1.02	-0.06%	-1.26	RF
33	1536	52	Jun 7	NYY		CHW	W,3-1	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.326	.357	.683	3	.80	0.041	.83	0.03%	0.28	RF
34	1537	53	Jun 8	NYY	@	KCR	W,8-3	7-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.267	.330	.360	.690	3	.61	-0.049	.68	-0.03%	0.08	PH RF
35	1538	55 (1)	Jun 10	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-6	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.330	.360	.689	3	1.17	0.090	1.45	0.07%	0.96	RF
36	1539	56	Jun 11	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.340	.402	.742	3	1.11	0.142	1.33	0.10%	1.40	RF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
37	1540	58 (1)	Aug 11	NYY		TEX	L,0-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.333	.394	.727	3	1.02	-0.048	1.22	-0.03%	-0.36	RF
38	1541	59	Aug 12	NYY		TEX	W,5-4	GS-5	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.337	.406	.743	3	1.85	0.033	1.95	0.02%	0.35	RF
39	1542	60	Aug 13	NYY	@	DET	W,3-0	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.333	.402	.735	3	.88	-0.026	1.23	-0.02%	-0.58	PH
40	1543	62 (1)	Aug 15	NYY	@	DET	L,5-8	GS-6	3	2	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.352	.444	.796	3	.71	0.166	1.02	0.14%	1.50	DH
41	1544	64 (1)	Aug 17	NYY		CHW	L,1-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.342	.431	.774	3	1.05	-0.085	1.00	-0.05%	-0.72	RF
42	1545	65	Aug 18	NYY		CHW	W,4-0	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.276	.333	.419	.752	6	.81	0.026	.66	0.01%	0.31	DH
43	1546	67 (1)	Aug 21	NYY		KCR	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.333	.426	.759	6	.79	-0.018	.55	-0.01%	0.08	DH
44	1547	68	Aug 22	NYY		KCR	W,5-0	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.328	.418	.746	6	.60	-0.030	.31	-0.01%	-0.30	RF
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
45	1548	84 (15)	Sep 7	NYY		MIL	W,4-2	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.328	.416	.744	6	.34	0.009	.42	0.01%	-0.06	DH
46	1549	85	Sep 9 (1)	NYY		MIL	W,5-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.325	.412	.737	5	.04	-0.001	.07	0.00%	-0.21	PH
47	1550	86	Sep 9 (2)	NYY		MIL	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.323	.415	.738	4	.62	-0.041	1.13	-0.04%	-0.31	DH
48	1551	88 (1)	Sep 12	NYY		BOS	L,1-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.323	.408	.731	3	.74	-0.032	1.40	-0.04%	-0.17	DH
49	1552	89	Sep 13	NYY		BOS	W,10-6	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.264	.319	.400	.719	4	.33	-0.039	.45	-0.03%	-1.36	DH
50	1553	90	Sep 14	NYY	@	MIL	W,10-2	GS-9	4	3	2	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.331	.430	.761	4	.66	0.203	1.11	0.20%	2.16	DH
51	1554	92 (1)	Sep 16	NYY	@	MIL	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.324	.420	.744	4	1.65	-0.130	3.31	-0.16%	-0.99	DH
52	1555	93	Sep 18	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-4	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.324	.440	.764	4	.64	0.053	1.22	0.06%	0.67	DH
53	1556	94	Sep 19	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-8	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.329	.444	.773	5	.44	0.028	1.22	0.05%	1.36	PH
54	1557	95	Sep 20	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.320	.432	.752	4	1.53	-0.135	2.70	-0.14%	-1.31	LF
55	1558	96	Sep 21	NYY		CLE	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.325	.441	.765	4	.62	0.010	.46	0.00%	0.15	DH
56	1559	97	Sep 22	NYY		CLE	L,4-6	CG	5	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.333	.446	.779	5	1.08	0.161	.32	0.03%	1.02	RF
57	1560	100 (2)	Sep 25	NYY		BAL	L,0-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.331	.437	.768	4	1.35	-0.094	.07	0.00%	-0.34	DH
58	1561	101	Sep 26	NYY		BAL	W,6-4	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.333	.438	.771	4	1.12	-0.011	.01	0.00%	-0.05	DH
59	1562	106 (4)	Oct 3	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.327	.429	.757	5	.65	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.51	DH
60	1563	107	Oct 4	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.331	.428	.759	5	.88	0.085	.00	0.00%	0.89	DH
							29-31		174	159	16	44	9	0	5	18	13	4	9	0	2	0	2	7	0	1	.277	.331	.428	.759		.99	-0.092	.92	0.00%	-1.46

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