Lou Piniella

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 182lb (183cm, 82kg)

Born: August 28, 1943 in Tampa, FL us

High School: Jesuit HS (Tampa, FL)

School: University of Tampa (Tampa, FL)

Debut: September 4, 1964 (Age 21-007d, 12,282nd in major league history)
vs. LAA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 16, 1984 (Age 40-293d)
vs. BAL 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Agents: Alan Nero • Previously: Himself

Full Name: Louis Victor Piniella

Nicknames: Sweet Lou

Pronunciation: \pih-NELL-a\

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Relatives: Cousin of Dave Magadan

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.4

5867

1705

102

.291

651

RBI

766

OBP

.333

SLG

.409

OPS

.741

OPS+

109

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 7	NYY		MIL	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
2	4 (1)	Apr 10	NYY	@	BAL	W,7-6	GS	29	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
3	6 (1)	Apr 12	NYY	@	BAL	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	7	Apr 13	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-12	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	21 (13)	Apr 30	NYY	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	22	May 1	NYY	@	CAL	W,12-8	CG	49	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
7	23	May 2	NYY	@	CAL	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
8	24	May 4	NYY		OAK	L,5-11	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
9	25	May 5	NYY		OAK	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
10	26	May 6	NYY		OAK	W,6-5	CG	39	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
11	27	May 7	NYY		SEA	L,4-12	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	28	May 8	NYY		SEA	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
13	29	May 9	NYY		SEA	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	30	May 10	NYY		SEA	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
15	31	May 11	NYY		CAL	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	32	May 12	NYY		CAL	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
17	33	May 13	NYY		CAL	W,12-10	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
18	34	May 14	NYY		DET	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	35	May 15	NYY		DET	W,11-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
20	36	May 16	NYY		DET	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	37	May 18	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
22	43 (5)	May 26	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	45 (1)	May 27 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
24	46	May 28	NYY	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
25	47	May 29	NYY	@	MIL	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	48	May 30	NYY	@	MIL	W,5-2	CG	42	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
27	49	May 31	NYY	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	50	Jun 1	NYY		CHW	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
29	51	Jun 2	NYY		CHW	L,0-7	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
30	52	Jun 3	NYY		CHW	W,3-2	CG	42	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
31	53	Jun 4	NYY		KCR	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
32	54	Jun 5	NYY		KCR	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
33	55	Jun 6	NYY		MIN	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
34	56	Jun 7	NYY		MIN	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
35	57	Jun 8	NYY	@	KCR	W,11-10	CG	49	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
36	58	Jun 9	NYY	@	KCR	L,8-9	CG	55	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
37	59	Jun 10	NYY	@	KCR	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
38	60	Jun 12	NYY	@	MIN	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
39	61	Jun 13	NYY	@	MIN	L,7-8	GS	32	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
40	63 (1)	Jun 15	NYY	@	TEX	L,5-9	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
41	64	Jun 16	NYY	@	TEX	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
42	65	Jun 17	NYY	@	TEX	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
43	66	Jun 19	NYY		TOR	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
44	67	Jun 20 (1)	NYY		TOR	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
45	68	Jun 20 (2)	NYY		TOR	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	RF
46	69	Jun 21	NYY		TOR	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
47	70	Jun 22	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
48	71	Jun 23	NYY		CLE	W,6-5	CG	41	10.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
49	72	Jun 24	NYY		CLE	W,8-2	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
50	73	Jun 25	NYY	@	TOR	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
51	74	Jun 26	NYY	@	TOR	W,11-2	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
52	75	Jun 28	NYY	@	TOR	W,5-3	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
53	76	Jun 29	NYY		BOS	L,2-3	CG	50	13.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
54	77	Jun 30	NYY		BOS	L,2-3	GS	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	79 (1)	Jul 2	NYY		BOS	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
56	80	Jul 3	NYY		MIL	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
57	82 (1)	Jul 5	NYY		MIL	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
58	83	Jul 6 (1)	NYY	@	OAK	W,4-3	GS	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
59	84	Jul 6 (2)	NYY	@	OAK	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
60	86 (1)	Jul 8	NYY	@	OAK	W,2-0	CG	28	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	87	Jul 10	NYY	@	SEA	L,1-5	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
62	88	Jul 11	NYY	@	SEA	L,1-16	CG	49	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
63	89	Jul 12	NYY	@	SEA	W,14-2	GS	28	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
64	90	Jul 13	NYY	@	CAL	L,1-6	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
65	91	Jul 14	NYY	@	CAL	L,7-8	CG	52	11.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
66	92	Jul 15	NYY	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	38	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
67	93	Jul 19	NYY		OAK	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
68	95 (1)	Jul 21	NYY		OAK	W,12-4	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
69	96	Jul 22	NYY		SEA	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
70	97	Jul 23	NYY		SEA	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
71	99 (1)	Jul 25	NYY		CAL	L,5-9	GF	14	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
72	100	Jul 26	NYY		CAL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
73	101	Jul 27	NYY	@	MIL	L,5-6	CG	39	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	LF
74	102	Jul 28	NYY	@	MIL	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
75	103	Jul 29	NYY	@	MIL	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
76	104	Jul 30	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
77	105	Jul 31	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
78	106	Aug 1	NYY	@	CHW	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
79	107	Aug 3	NYY		BAL	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
80	108	Aug 4	NYY		BAL	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
81	109	Aug 5	NYY		BAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
82	111 (1)	Aug 7	NYY		CHW	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
83	112	Aug 8	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
84	113	Aug 9	NYY		CHW	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
85	117 (3)	Aug 15	NYY		TEX	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
86	118	Aug 16	NYY		MIN	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
87	119	Aug 17	NYY		MIN	L,2-5	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
88	121 (1)	Aug 19	NYY		MIN	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
89	123 (1)	Aug 21	NYY	@	KCR	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
90	124	Aug 22	NYY	@	KCR	L,1-3	GS	5	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
91	125	Aug 24	NYY	@	MIN	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
92	126	Aug 25	NYY	@	MIN	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
93	128 (1)	Aug 28	NYY	@	TEX	L,2-10	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
94	129	Aug 29	NYY	@	TEX	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
95	130	Aug 30	NYY		KCR	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
96	131	Aug 31	NYY		KCR	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	132	Sep 1	NYY		KCR	L,8-9	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
98	135 (2)	Sep 4	NYY		BOS	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
99	137 (1)	Sep 6	NYY	@	DET	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
100	138	Sep 7	NYY	@	DET	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
101	139	Sep 8	NYY	@	DET	W,5-4	GF	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
102	140	Sep 9	NYY	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
103	141	Sep 11	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
104	144 (2)	Sep 15 (1)	NYY		DET	L,3-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
105	145	Sep 15 (2)	NYY		DET	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
106	146	Sep 16	NYY		DET	L,4-8	GF	34	7.0	3	1	1	5	0	PH LF
107	147	Sep 17 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
108	151 (3)	Sep 20	NYY	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
109	152	Sep 21	NYY	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
110	154 (1)	Sep 23	NYY	@	TOR	W,7-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
111	155	Sep 25	NYY		CLE	W,7-5	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
112	157 (1)	Sep 27	NYY		CLE	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	RF
							113gm		922.0	206	13	4	223	1