Lou Whitaker

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 160lb (180cm, 72kg)

Born: May 12, 1957 in Brooklyn, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 5th round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Martinsville HS (Martinsville, VA).

High School: Martinsville HS (Martinsville, VA)

Debut: September 9, 1977 (Age 20-120d, 13,958th in major league history)
vs. BOS 5 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1995 (Age 38-142d)
vs. BAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Rick Brode

Full Name: Louis Rodman Whitaker

Nicknames: Sweet Lou

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Rookie of the Year
5x All-Star
1984 World Series
3x Gold Glove
4x Silver Slugger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

75.1

8570

2369

244

.276

1386

RBI

1084

143

OBP

.363

SLG

.426

OPS

.789

OPS+

117

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	3-8 / in Starts: 2-7
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 37 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	23 (10-12-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 37 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	22 (11-7-3)

Most Driven In
P Mankowski	1
A Trammell	1
R LeFlore	0

Most Driven In By
S Kemp	1
J Thompson	1
R Staub	1
R LeFlore	1
A Trammell	0

1977 Batting Game Log

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1977 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	142 (141)	Sep 9 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,6-8	CG	5	5	1	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.600	.600	.800	1.400	2	1.39	0.055	.00	0.00%	1.49	2B
2	2	143	Sep 10	DET	@	BOS	L,1-7	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.556	.556	.667	1.222	2	.71	0.037	.00	0.00%	0.23	2B
3	3	145 (1)	Sep 12	DET	@	CLE	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.462	.462	.538	1.000	2	.91	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.62	2B
4	4	146	Sep 14 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.353	.389	.412	.801	2	1.09	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.96	2B
5	5	148 (1)	Sep 16	DET		NYY	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0		0	0	.353	.389	.412	.801	8						PR
6	6	149	Sep 17	DET		NYY	L,4-9	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.364	.381	.745	2	.44	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.40	2B
7	7	151 (1)	Sep 19	DET		CLE	W,6-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.320	.333	.653	2	.64	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.53	2B
8	8	152	Sep 20	DET		CLE	W,5-4	9-10	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0		0		0	0	.292	.320	.333	.653	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
9	9	155 (2)	Sep 24	DET		BOS	L,2-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.345	.333	.678	2	.78	0.048	.00	0.00%	1.02	2B
10	10	158 (2)	Sep 28	DET	@	BAL	L,2-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.276	.344	.310	.654	8	1.38	-0.094	.00	0.00%	-0.68	2B
11	11	162 (3)	Oct 2	DET	@	NYY	L,7-8	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.333	.281	.615	2	1.35	0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.14	2B
							3-8		37	32	5	8	1	2	4	0	6	1	0	1	0	2	2	.250	.333	.281	.615		1.01	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.59

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