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LOU PINIELLA
(Franchise
player #0001 - 1969-01)
All-Star |
Position:
OF |

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Louis Victor Piniella
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 198 lb
College: University of Tampa
Born: August 28, 1943 in Tampa, FL |
Acquired:
April 1, 1969: Traded to the Kansas City Royals by the Seattle Pilots for Steve Whitaker and
John Gelnar
Traded: December
7, 1973: Traded by the
Kansas City Royals to New York
Yankees with Ken Wright for Lindy McDaniel |
MLB Debut: September 4, 1964
Final MLB Game: June 16, 1984 |
Royals Debut: April
8, 1969 (opening day starter)
Final Royals Game: September
22, 1973 |
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Awards &
Notable
Achievements |
1969 AL Rookie of the Year |
1969 Topps All-Star Rookie Team |
Royals Player of the
Month: September
1970, May 1972, July 1972 |
1972 AL All-Star |
1972 AL Doubles Leader |
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Statistics
with the Royals (led
team in bold) |
Year |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
CS |
BB |
SO |
BA |
1969 |
135 |
493 |
43 |
139 |
21 |
6 |
11 |
68 |
2 |
4 |
33 |
56 |
.282 |
1970 |
144 |
542 |
54 |
163 |
24 |
5 |
11 |
88 |
3 |
6 |
35 |
42 |
.301 |
1971 |
126 |
448 |
43 |
125 |
21 |
5 |
3 |
51 |
5 |
3 |
21 |
43 |
.279 |
1972 |
151 |
574 |
65 |
179 |
33 |
4 |
11 |
72 |
7 |
2 |
34 |
59 |
.312 |
1973 |
144 |
513 |
53 |
128 |
28 |
1 |
9 |
69 |
5 |
7 |
30 |
65 |
.250 |
w/Royals |
700 |
2570 |
258 |
734 |
127 |
21 |
45 |
348 |
22 |
22 |
153 |
265 |
.286 |
Career |
1747 |
5867 |
651 |
1705 |
305 |
41 |
102 |
766 |
32 |
41 |
368 |
541 |
.291 |
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For
complete stats, go to Baseball-Reference.com's Lou Piniella page
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