Lou Piniella

Retired

High Level

MLB

Years

1964-1984 (1964-1984)

Proper Name

Louis Victor Piniella

Nickname

Sweet Lou

Positions

OF (1400) ... LF (369) ... RF (242) ... DH (231) ... 1B (3)

Height / Weight

6-1 / 195

Bats / Throws

Right / Right

Birthdate

August 28,1943 Age: 82.279

Place

Tampa, Florida

High School

Jesuit (Tampa,FL)

Colleges

University of Tampa (Tampa,FL)

Drafted/Signed

UDFA: 1962-Cleveland Indians

MLB Debut

September 4,1964

MLBAM ID

120586

Retrosheet#

pinil001

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Cousin of Dave Magadan [1968] Selected by the Seattle Pilots from the Cleveland Indians (#28 overall) in the 1968 MLB Expansion Draft [1969] Topps All-Star Rookie [1977] World Series Champion with New York Yankees [1978] World Series Champion with New York Yankees [1983] Inducted into the University of Tampa Athletics Hall of Fame [2014] Inducted into the Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame [2026] Inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum

MLB Batting Logs

1964 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984

MLB Batting Splits

1964 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 Career