9 LOU PINIELLA (Franchise player #0001 - 1969-01)

All-Star	Position: OF
	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

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

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

For complete stats, go to Baseball-Reference.com's Lou Piniella page