Lou Merloni

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 188lb (178cm, 85kg)

Born: April 6, 1971 in Framingham, MA us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 36th round of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft from Providence College (Providence, RI) and the Boston Red Sox in the 10th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from Providence College (Providence, RI).

High School: Framingham South HS (Framingham, MA)

School: Providence College (Providence, RI)

Debut: May 10, 1998 (Age 27-034d, 17,237th in major league history)
vs. KCR 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 4, 2006 (Age 35-059d)
vs. LAA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1999 season

Full Name: Louis William Merloni

Nicknames: Sweet Lou

Pronunciation: \mer-LONE-ee\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.0

1085

294

.271

138

RBI

125

OBP

.332

SLG

.384

OPS

.716

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	21-18 / in Starts: 18-7
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	30 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 106 PAs	15
Actual Runners on Base	75 (36-22-17)
Avg. MLBer w/ 106 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	66 (32-22-11)

Most Driven In
T O'Leary	3
S Hatteberg	3
J Varitek	2
J Valentin	2
D Buford	1
Self	1
J Leyritz	1
M Vaughn	1

Most Driven In By
D Bragg	3
D Lewis	2
N Garciaparra	2
Self	1
J Varitek	1
M Benjamin	0

1998 Batting Game Log

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1998 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	35 (34)	May 10	BOS	@	KCR	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.57	-0.047	.74	-0.04%	-0.66	2B
2	2	37 (1)	May 12	BOS	@	TEX	L,3-6	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						SS
3	3	39 (1)	May 14	BOS	@	MIN	L,1-2	4-GF(12)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	7	1.61	-0.178	2.12	-0.14%	-0.89	3B
4	4	40	May 15	BOS		KCR	W,5-2	CG	3	2	1	2	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.778	1.178	8	.38	0.089	.49	0.07%	2.01	3B
5	5	41	May 16	BOS		KCR	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.357	.583	.940	8	.45	-0.032	.60	-0.03%	-1.01	3B
6	6	42	May 17	BOS		KCR	W,5-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.389	.533	.922	8	1.44	0.227	1.89	0.18%	1.25	3B
7	7	43	May 19	BOS		CHW	L,5-9	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.350	.471	.821	9	.61	-0.033	.80	-0.03%	-0.39	2B
8	8	44	May 20	BOS		CHW	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.476	.851	9	.91	0.107	1.24	0.09%	1.14	2B
9	9	45	May 22	BOS		NYY	W,5-4	CG	3	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.407	.542	.949	9	1.38	0.126	2.02	0.11%	0.97	2B
10	10	46	May 23	BOS		NYY	L,3-12	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.367	.481	.848	9	.35	-0.028	.51	-0.02%	-0.89	2B
11	11	47	May 24	BOS		NYY	L,4-14	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.364	.448	.812	9	.74	-0.038	1.10	-0.03%	-0.81	2B
12	12	48	May 25	BOS		TOR	L,5-7	9-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.382	.500	.882	9	2.02	0.134	3.32	0.13%	1.10	PH
13	13	49	May 26	BOS		TOR	L,2-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.389	.484	.873	9	.94	-0.014	1.54	-0.01%	-0.19	2B
14	14	51 (1)	May 29	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.389	.484	.873	8						2B
15	15	52	May 30	BOS	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.457	.832	9	1.23	0.001	1.74	0.00%	-0.02	2B
16	16	53	May 31	BOS	@	NYY	W,13-7	CG	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.378	.450	.828	7	.26	0.042	.38	0.04%	0.91	2B
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
17	17	54	Jun 1	BOS	@	TOR	W,9-5	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.360	.409	.769	8	1.41	-0.110	2.36	-0.11%	-1.57	2B
18	18	55	Jun 2	BOS	@	TOR	W,11-3	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.370	.438	.808	8	.88	0.070	1.47	0.07%	1.35	2B
19	19	56	Jun 3	BOS		BAL	L,0-3	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.386	.440	.826	8	1.39	0.040	2.19	0.04%	0.29	2B
20	20	59 (2)	Jun 6	BOS		NYM	L,0-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.386	.440	.826	8						2B
21	21	63 (3)	Jun 10	BOS	@	ATL	W,10-6	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.371	.418	.789	8	.40	-0.023	.56	-0.02%	-0.90	2B
22	22	65 (1)	Jun 14	BOS		TBD	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.322	.394	.441	.835	8	1.76	0.164	2.57	0.14%	0.78	2B
23	23	66	Jun 15	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.377	.419	.796	8	1.31	-0.100	1.82	-0.08%	-0.93	2B
24	24	67	Jun 16	BOS	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.397	.455	.852	8	.65	0.119	.93	0.10%	2.39	2B
25	25	68	Jun 17	BOS	@	CHW	W,12-5	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.324	.385	.437	.821	8	.52	-0.038	.72	-0.03%	-0.67	2B
26	26	69	Jun 18	BOS	@	TBD	W,7-5	4-GF(10)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.315	.375	.425	.800	8	1.09	-0.057	1.57	-0.05%	-0.31	2B
27	27	70	Jun 19	BOS	@	TBD	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.361	.408	.769	8	.76	-0.060	1.03	-0.05%	-0.57	2B
28	28	71	Jun 20	BOS	@	TBD	L,5-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.356	.400	.756	8	.76	-0.014	1.01	-0.01%	0.31	2B
29	29	72	Jun 21	BOS	@	TBD	W,3-1	GS-3	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.309	.364	.420	.783	8	2.47	0.155	3.34	0.13%	1.83	2B
30	30	75 (2)	Jun 24	BOS	@	PHI	L,8-11	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.305	.360	.415	.774	2	.42	-0.011	.59	-0.01%	-0.17	2B
31	31	76	Jun 25	BOS	@	PHI	W,7-5	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.301	.356	.410	.765	9	.02	0.000	.03	0.00%	-0.76	PH
32	32	77	Jun 26	BOS	@	FLA	W,6-1	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.362	.400	.762	6	.60	0.049	.86	0.04%	0.17	2B
33	33	79 (1)	Jun 28	BOS	@	FLA	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.357	.393	.750	6	1.42	-0.089	1.91	-0.07%	-0.83	2B
Sept		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
34	34	148 (68)	Sep 14	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.357	.393	.750	9						2B
35	35	152 (3)	Sep 18	BOS	@	CHW	L,9-11	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.357	.393	.750	9						2B
36	36	156 (3)	Sep 21 (2)	BOS		TBD	L,4-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.357	.393	.750	9						2B
37	37	160 (3)	Sep 25	BOS		BAL	W,8-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.287	.350	.383	.732	9	.31	0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.73	2B
38	38	161	Sep 26	BOS		BAL	L,2-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.346	.379	.725	4	3.07	-0.073	.00	0.00%	-0.39	3B 2B
39	39	162	Sep 27	BOS		BAL	W,6-4	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.343	.375	.718	4	.26	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.12	2B
							21-18		106	96	10	27	6	0	1	15	7	1	20	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	.281	.343	.375	.718		.92	0.382	1.25	0.40%	1.70

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