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	17-26 / in Starts: 13-18
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	38 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 6 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 140 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	97 (51-27-19)
Avg. MLBer w/ 140 PAs	17
Avg. Runners on Base	90 (44-29-15)

Most Driven In
J Varitek	2
J Offerman	2
T Nixon	2
M Stanley	1
J Valentin	1
B Daubach	1
S Hatteberg	1
W Veras	1

Most Driven In By
D Lewis	4
J Offerman	3
B Daubach	2
N Garciaparra	2
Self	1
C Gubanich	1
J Varitek	1
B Huskey	1

1999 Batting Game Log

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1999 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	40	4 (3)	Apr 9	BOS	@	TBD	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	7	.73	0.022	.93	0.02%	0.97	2B
2	41	8 (3)	Apr 15	BOS		CHW	L,0-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	8						SS
3	42	9	Apr 16	BOS		TBD	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.625	.625	.875	1.500	6	.83	0.076	1.05	0.06%	0.85	2B
4	43	10	Apr 17	BOS		TBD	W,8-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.545	.545	.727	1.273	8	.87	0.021	1.10	0.02%	-0.80	2B
5	44	12 (1)	Apr 19	BOS		TBD	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.400	.400	.533	.933	6	.92	-0.127	1.16	-0.10%	-1.40	3B
6	45	15 (2)	Apr 22	BOS	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	6	1.50	-0.113	1.58	-0.07%	-0.91	1B
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
7	46	68 (52)	Jun 20	BOS		TEX	W,5-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.316	.316	.421	.737	3	.37	-0.009	.59	-0.01%	-1.29	PH
8	47	70 (1)	Jun 22	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.391	.391	.522	.913	2	.94	0.114	1.42	0.10%	1.15	3B
9	48	71	Jun 23	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-0	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.346	.370	.462	.832	8	.91	-0.080	1.46	-0.08%	-0.94	2B SS
10	49	72	Jun 24	BOS	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.345	.367	.448	.815	8	.85	-0.039	1.34	-0.04%	-0.38	SS
11	50	73	Jun 25	BOS		CHW	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.324	.394	.717	6	.66	-0.091	1.07	-0.09%	-1.75	SS
12	51	74	Jun 26	BOS		CHW	W,17-1	CG	5	4	3	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.324	.359	.432	.791	2	.34	0.125	.53	0.12%	2.55	3B
13	52	75	Jun 27	BOS		CHW	L,6-7	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.341	.405	.746	2	1.17	-0.085	1.70	-0.07%	-1.13	3B
14	53	76	Jun 28	BOS		CHW	W,14-1	CG	5	4	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.326	.367	.413	.780	7	.35	0.017	.55	0.02%	0.79	3B
15	54	77	Jun 30	BOS		TBD	L,10-11	CG(10)	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.370	.400	.770	8	1.78	-0.043	2.35	-0.03%	-0.64	3B
Jul		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	55	78	Jul 1	BOS		TBD	L,3-12	GS-9	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.368	.415	.784	8	.81	-0.008	1.17	-0.01%	0.57	2B SS
17	56	79	Jul 2	BOS	@	CHW	W,6-1	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.309	.356	.400	.756	3	.08	-0.004	.14	0.00%	-0.39	SS
18	57	80	Jul 3	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-11	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.300	.344	.383	.727	3	.18	-0.021	.29	-0.02%	-1.01	SS
19	58	81	Jul 4	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.353	.391	.744	6	.72	0.064	1.25	0.07%	0.42	SS
20	59	82	Jul 5	BOS	@	TBD	W,4-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.361	.388	.749	6	.86	0.012	1.27	0.01%	0.19	SS
21	60	83	Jul 6	BOS	@	TBD	L,4-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.355	.371	.727	6	.99	-0.025	1.37	-0.02%	-0.39	SS
22	61	84	Jul 7	BOS	@	TBD	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.338	.351	.689	6	1.79	-0.201	2.56	-0.17%	-1.40	SS
23	62	85	Jul 8	BOS	@	TBD	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.345	.359	.704	6	1.48	-0.038	2.27	-0.04%	-0.11	SS
24	63	86	Jul 9	BOS	@	ATL	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.330	.341	.671	6	.77	-0.062	1.17	-0.06%	-0.69	SS
25	64	87	Jul 10	BOS	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.315	.326	.641	6	1.12	-0.116	1.70	-0.11%	-0.73	SS
26	65	88	Jul 11	BOS	@	ATL	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.256	.302	.311	.613	6	.67	-0.083	1.05	-0.08%	-1.33	SS
27	66	90 (1)	Jul 16	BOS		PHI	L,4-5	8-GF	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.309	.311	.620	3	3.86	0.099	5.96	0.09%	0.29	PH LF
28	67	91	Jul 17	BOS		PHI	L,3-11	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.317	.312	.629	7	.80	-0.029	1.27	-0.03%	0.23	2B
29	68	92	Jul 18	BOS		FLA	W,11-9	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.258	.314	.312	.626	3	1.00	0.024	1.64	0.02%	0.11	PH
30	69	93	Jul 19	BOS		FLA	L,7-10	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.255	.308	.306	.615	6	.74	0.006	1.21	0.01%	-0.06	SS
31	70	97 (3)	Jul 23	BOS	@	DET	L,5-14	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.306	.303	.609	4	.02	-0.001	.03	0.00%	-0.22	PR SS
32	71	99 (1)	Jul 25	BOS	@	DET	L,1-9	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.245	.297	.294	.591	8	.74	0.021	1.23	0.02%	0.02	2B
33	72	102 (2)	Jul 30	BOS		NYY	L,3-13	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.295	.291	.586	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.13	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
34	73	140 (37)	Sep 8	BOS	@	OAK	L,2-6	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.292	.288	.580	9	.06	-0.002	.15	0.00%	-0.12	SS
35	74	144 (3)	Sep 13	BOS	@	CLE	L,7-11	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.298	.295	.593	8	.26	0.011	.45	0.01%	0.52	3B
36	75	146 (1)	Sep 15	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-4	9-GF(13)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.293	.290	.583	8	1.40	-0.074	2.38	-0.08%	-0.48	3B
37	76	151 (4)	Sep 22	BOS		TOR	L,9-14	7-GF	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.305	.321	.626	2	.05	0.007	.02	0.00%	2.27	PH SS
38	77	153 (1)	Sep 24	BOS		BAL	L,0-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.257	.305	.321	.626	8						3B
39	78	156 (2)	Sep 27	BOS		BAL	W,5-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.306	.315	.621	6	.51	-0.028	.02	0.00%	-0.08	SS
40	79	158 (1)	Sep 29 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.252	.304	.313	.617	6	1.29	-0.091	.00	0.00%	-1.47	SS
41	80	159	Sep 30	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-5	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.252	.302	.311	.613	7	2.05	-0.346	.00	0.00%	-2.63	SS
42	81	161 (1)	Oct 2	BOS	@	BAL	W,8-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.301	.333	.634	7	.68	0.097	.00	0.00%	1.17	SS
43	82	162	Oct 3	BOS	@	BAL	W,1-0	GS-10	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.307	.333	.640	7	1.03	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.04	SS
							17-26		140	126	18	32	7	0	1	13	8	0	16	2	3	1	2	6	0	0	.254	.307	.333	.640		.92	-0.976	1.13	-0.53%	-8.34

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