Lou Skizas

Positions: Outfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: June 2, 1932 in Chicago, IL us

Died: November 17, 2023 in Champaign, IL

Buried: Cremated

High School: Crane Technical HS (Chicago, IL)

Debut: April 19, 1956 (Age 23-322d, 11,337th in major league history)
vs. WSH 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 30, 1959 (Age 26-332d)
vs. NYY 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1956 season

Full Name: Louis Peter Skizas

Nicknames: The Nervous Greek

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.7

725

196

.270

RBI

OBP

.317

SLG

.443

OPS

.760

OPS+

103

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

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	60 (59)	Jun 21	KCA		WSH	W,15-6	GF	15	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
2	65 (4)	Jun 26	KCA		NYY	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
3	68 (2)	Jun 29	KCA		DET	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	69	Jun 30	KCA		DET	L,2-14	CG	51	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	70	Jul 1	KCA		DET	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
6	71	Jul 3	KCA	@	CLE	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
7	73 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
8	75 (1)	Jul 7	KCA		CLE	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
9	77 (1)	Jul 12	KCA	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
10	78	Jul 13	KCA	@	BAL	W,3-2	GS	28	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
11	88 (9)	Jul 22 (2)	KCA	@	NYY	L,4-13	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	89	Jul 23	KCA	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
13	90	Jul 24	KCA		BOS	L,2-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
14	91	Jul 25	KCA		BOS	W,9-6	CG	44	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	LF
15	92	Jul 26	KCA		BOS	L,3-5	CG	42	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
16	93	Jul 27	KCA		NYY	L,9-10	CG	62	14.0	5	0	1	6	0	LF
17	94	Jul 28	KCA		NYY	L,3-14	CG	50	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
18	95	Jul 29	KCA		NYY	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
19	96	Jul 30	KCA		BAL	L,3-4	CG	43	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
20	97	Jul 31	KCA		BAL	L,1-5	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	98	Aug 1	KCA		BAL	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
22	99	Aug 2	KCA		BAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	100	Aug 3	KCA		WSH	L,1-2	CG	43	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	101	Aug 4	KCA		WSH	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
25	102	Aug 5	KCA		WSH	L,4-10	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	103	Aug 7 (1)	KCA	@	CHW	L,4-5	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
27	104	Aug 7 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	50	9.1	6	0	0	6	0	LF
28	105	Aug 8	KCA	@	DET	L,7-8	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
29	106	Aug 9	KCA	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
30	107	Aug 10	KCA		CLE	L,0-11	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
31	108	Aug 11	KCA		CLE	L,5-8	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
32	112 (3)	Aug 16	KCA		CHW	L,5-6	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
33	113	Aug 17	KCA	@	CLE	W,9-3	GS	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
34	114	Aug 18	KCA	@	CLE	L,1-8	GS	30	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
35	115	Aug 19 (1)	KCA	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
36	116	Aug 19 (2)	KCA	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
37	117	Aug 21	KCA	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	38	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
38	118	Aug 22	KCA	@	BAL	W,7-2	GS	27	7.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
39	119	Aug 23	KCA	@	WSH	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
40	120	Aug 24	KCA	@	WSH	W,8-4	GS	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	121	Aug 25	KCA	@	WSH	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
42	122	Aug 26 (1)	KCA	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
43	123	Aug 26 (2)	KCA	@	BOS	W,7-6	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
44	124	Aug 28	KCA	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	26	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
45	125	Aug 29	KCA	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	40	8.2	3	1	0	4	0	RF LF
46	126	Aug 31	KCA	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	127	Sep 1	KCA	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
48	128	Sep 2	KCA	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
49	129	Sep 3 (1)	KCA		CLE	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
50	130	Sep 3 (2)	KCA		CLE	L,1-2	GS	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
51	131	Sep 4	KCA		CLE	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
52	132	Sep 6	KCA		DET	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
53	133	Sep 7	KCA		DET	L,8-12	CG	51	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
54	134	Sep 8	KCA		DET	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
55	135	Sep 9	KCA		DET	L,3-7	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	136	Sep 11	KCA		NYY	L,5-9	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
57	137	Sep 12	KCA		NYY	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
58	138	Sep 13	KCA		NYY	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	139	Sep 14	KCA		WSH	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	140	Sep 15	KCA		WSH	W,10-5	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
61	141	Sep 16 (1)	KCA		BAL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
62	142	Sep 16 (2)	KCA		BAL	W,10-1	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
63	143	Sep 18	KCA		BOS	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
64	144	Sep 19	KCA		BOS	W,8-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
65	145	Sep 21 (1)	KCA	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
66	146	Sep 21 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
67	147	Sep 22	KCA	@	CHW	L,3-17	CG	47	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
68	148	Sep 23 (1)	KCA	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
69	149	Sep 23 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	150	Sep 25	KCA	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	41	9.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
71	151	Sep 26	KCA	@	CLE	L,4-8	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
72	152	Sep 28	KCA		CHW	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
73	153	Sep 29	KCA		CHW	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
74	154	Sep 30	KCA		CHW	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							74gm		623.0	147	9	4	160	0