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Lute Barnes

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: April 28, 1947 in Forest City, IA us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 21st round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR).

High School: North Salem HS (Salem, OR)

School: Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR)

Debut: August 6, 1972 (Age 25-100d, 13,261st in major league history)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 26, 1973 (Age 26-151d)
vs. MON 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Full Name: Luther Owens Barnes

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.3

.243

RBI

OBP

.296

SLG

.324

OPS

.621

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-14 / in Starts: 8-10
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 79 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	31 (14-15-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 79 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	47 (24-15-7)

Most Driven In
T MartÃnez	3
K Boswell	1
C Jones	1
D Dyer	1
D Marshall	0

Most Driven In By
E Kranepool	2
J McAndrew	1
D Marshall	1
J Milner	0

1972 Batting Game Log

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1972 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	1	100 (99)	Aug 6	NYM		CHC	W,12-2	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	7	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.76	2B
2	2	103 (2)	Aug 9	NYM	@	STL	W,8-3	CG	5	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.750	.833	1.250	2.083	8	.46	0.062	.28	0.02%	1.36	SS
3	3	104	Aug 11	NYM	@	CHC	L,2-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.556	.714	1.270	8	.61	-0.046	.57	-0.03%	-0.35	SS
4	4	108 (3)	Aug 16	NYM		ATL	L,1-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.556	.714	1.270	7						PR
5	5	109	Aug 17	NYM		ATL	W,2-1	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.462	.636	1.098	1	1.22	0.059	.54	0.02%	-0.12	2B
6	6	110	Aug 18	NYM		CIN	L,2-8	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.471	.571	1.042	1	.55	0.010	.35	0.00%	0.84	2B
7	7	111	Aug 19	NYM		CIN	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.381	.444	.825	1	.54	-0.052	.23	-0.01%	-0.73	2B
8	8	112	Aug 20	NYM		CIN	L,1-8	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.440	.476	.916	1	.80	0.028	.25	0.01%	0.77	2B
9	9	113	Aug 21	NYM		HOU	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.414	.440	.854	1	1.38	0.016	.17	0.00%	0.23	2B
10	10	114	Aug 22	NYM		HOU	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.345	.424	.448	.873	1	1.28	-0.020	.21	0.00%	0.07	2B
11	11	115	Aug 23	NYM		HOU	L,4-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.405	.424	.830	1	.81	0.070	.12	0.01%	-0.44	SS
12	12	116	Aug 25	NYM	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.324	.390	.405	.796	1	1.85	-0.118	.29	-0.01%	-1.06	2B
13	13	117	Aug 26	NYM	@	ATL	L,6-7	CG	5	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.310	.370	.381	.751	1	1.26	-0.022	.15	0.00%	0.36	SS
14	14	118	Aug 27	NYM	@	ATL	W,13-6	CG	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.327	.333	.660	1	.18	-0.028	.02	0.00%	-1.42	SS
15	15	121 (2)	Aug 30	NYM	@	CIN	L,2-4	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.321	.327	.648	1	1.06	-0.039	.10	0.00%	-0.24	2B
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
16	16	122	Sep 1	NYM	@	HOU	L,0-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.300	.304	.604	2	.62	-0.060	.03	0.00%	-0.56	2B
17	17	123	Sep 2	NYM	@	HOU	W,11-8	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.295	.298	.593	9	.33	-0.008	.01	0.00%	-0.20	PH
18	18	129 (5)	Sep 7	NYM		MON	L,0-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.290	.293	.583	9	.11	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.09	PH
19	19	135 (5)	Sep 12	NYM	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	3	2	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.308	.333	.641	8	.69	0.145	.00	0.00%	1.76	2B
20	20	138 (2)	Sep 16	NYM	@	CHC	L,5-18	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.308	.333	.641	8						PR SS
21	21	139	Sep 17	NYM	@	CHC	L,4-6	3-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.303	.328	.631	9	1.29	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.28	PH
22	22	146 (6)	Sep 24	NYM		PHI	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.266	.314	.359	.674	2	1.31	0.157	.00	0.00%	0.57	2B
23	23	152 (5)	Oct 2 (1)	NYM	@	MON	L,0-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.311	.343	.654	1	.37	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.07	2B
24	24	156 (3)	Oct 4	NYM	@	MON	W,3-1	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.291	.319	.611	1	1.10	-0.133	.00	0.00%	-1.24	2B
							10-14		79	72	5	17	2	2	0	6	6	1	4	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	.236	.291	.319	.611		.86	-0.039	.16	-0.01%	-0.10

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