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Lou Clinton
Luciean Louis Clinton

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.

Debut April 22, 1960
  vs. WSH 5 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game April 30, 1967
Born October 13, 1937 in Ponca City, OK
Died December 6, 1997 in Wichita, KS

Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1960 22 BOS AL  96  298   37   68  17  5   6   37   4  3  20  66  .228  .278  .379   74  113   5   6   1   3  13
 1961 23 BOS AL  17   51    4   13   2  1   0    3   0  0   2  10  .255  .283  .333   63   17   1   0   0   0   0
 1962 24 BOS AL 114  398   63  117  24 10  18   75   2  1  34  79  .294  .349  .540  133  215   1   2   3   1   6
 1963 25 BOS AL 148  560   71  130  23  7  22   77   0  0  49 118  .232  .294  .416   95  233   0   2   6   1  17
 1964 26 TOT AL 128  426   45  107  22  3  12   44   4  0  40  73  .251  .315  .401  103  171   4   3   1   1   9
         BOS AL  37  120   15   31   4  3   3    6   1  0   9  33  .258  .310  .417   96   50   1   0   1   0   4
         LAA AL  91  306   30   76  18  0   9   38   3  0  31  40  .248  .317  .395  106  121   3   3   0   1   5
 1965 27 TOT AL 102  257   31   60  13  3   2   10   2  3  26  44  .233  .305  .331   83   85   2   1   1   1   6
         CAL AL  89  222   29   54  12  3   1    8   2  3  23  37  .243  .316  .338   89   75   2   1   1   1   6
         KCA AL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         CLE AL  12   34    2    6   1  0   1    2   0  0   3   7  .176  .243  .294   52   10   0   0   0   0   0
 1966 28 NYY AL  80  159   18   35  10  2   5   21   0  0  16  27  .220  .288  .403  101   64   2   2   1   0   3
 1967 29 NYY AL   6    4    1    2   1  0   0    2   0  0   1   1  .500  .600  .750  307    3   0   0   1   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      691 2153  270  532 112 31  65  269  12  7 188 418  .247  .308  .418  100  901  15  16  14   7  54
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        505   63  125  26  7  15   63   3  2  44  98  .247  .308  .418  100  211   4   4   3   2  13
 Career High    148  560   71  130  24 10  22   77   4  3  49 118  .294  .349  .540  133  233   5   6   6   3  17
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1960 22 BOS AL  332  257   29   3.0   104| .228  .267| .278  .341| .379  .408| .657  .749|  74  .329 -11.7  -1.2  57%
 1961 23 BOS AL   54   39    5   3.4   106| .255  .266| .283  .342| .333  .414| .616  .756|  63  .363  -2.9  -0.3   0%
 1962 24 BOS AL  436  291   75   6.9   105| .294  .266| .349  .339| .540  .415| .889  .755| 133  .683  16.8   1.6  66%
 1963 25 BOS AL  612  449   65   3.9    97| .232  .259| .294  .325| .416  .399| .710  .725|  95  .467  -6.1  -0.6   0%
 1964 26 TOT AL  474  335   55   4.4    91| .251  .249| .315  .316| .401  .387| .716  .703| 103  .519   2.6   0.3 100%
         BOS AL  130   94   15   4.3   100| .258  .261| .310  .330| .417  .406| .727  .736|  96  .506  -1.2  -0.1 100%
         LAA AL  344  241   40   4.5    87| .248  .244| .317  .310| .395  .379| .712  .689| 106  .524   3.8   0.4 100%
 1965 27 TOT AL  287  209   26   3.4    90| .233  .248| .305  .317| .331  .380| .636  .697|  83  .416  -5.4  -0.5  40%
         CAL AL  249  180   23   3.4    89| .243  .247| .316  .317| .338  .379| .654  .696|  89  .428  -2.8  -0.3  40%
         KCA AL    1    1    0   0.0    91| .000  .250| .000  .319| .000  .382| .000  .701|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
         CLE AL   37   28    3   2.9    93| .176  .252| .243  .322| .294  .386| .537  .708|  52  .351  -2.3  -0.2   0%
 1966 28 NYY AL  179  131   19   3.9    86| .220  .243| .288  .308| .403  .374| .691  .683| 101  .500   0.3   0.0   0%
 1967 29 NYY AL    5    2    2  27.0    80| .500  .238| .600  .306| .750  .356|1.350  .662| 307  .974   1.2   0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      2379 1713  276   4.3    97| .247  .257| .308  .326| .418  .397| .726  .723| 100  .506  -5.2  -0.6  63%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1960 22 BOS AL RF 89 170 4 6 2 .967 .974 1.96 1.68 2.15 1.95 81 726.7 1961 23 BOS AL RF 13 29 3 1 0 .970 .976 2.46 1.75 2.59 2.06 13 111.0 1962 24 BOS AL RF 103 183 6 3 1 .984 .979 1.83 1.71 1.92 2.00 97 885.0 1963 25 BOS AL RF 146 313 7 6 0 .982 .980 2.19 1.72 2.20 2.01 146 1311.3 1964 26 TOT AL OF 121 182 18 2 4 .990 .980 1.65 1.79 1.76 2.04 114 1022.7 TOT AL RF 121 178 18 2 4 .990 .984 1.62 1.61 1.72 1.88 114 1022.7 BOS AL RF 35 58 6 0 1 1.000 .985 1.83 1.61 2.06 1.88 31 280.0 LAA AL RF 86 120 12 2 3 .985 .984 1.53 1.61 1.60 1.88 83 742.7 1965 27 TOT AL OF 83 122 7 3 1 .977 .978 1.55 1.78 1.86 2.04 69 624.0 TOT AL RF 74 106 6 2 1 .982 .978 1.51 1.57 1.85 1.85 60 546.0 TOT AL LF 10 14 0 1 0 .933 .979 1.40 1.49 1.66 1.87 9 76.0 CAL AL OF 73 107 6 2 1 .983 .978 1.55 1.78 1.89 2.04 59 538.0 RF 72 106 6 2 1 .982 .978 1.56 1.57 1.88 1.85 59 536.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 KCA AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 1 3.0 CLE AL OF 9 15 1 1 0 .941 .976 1.78 1.78 1.73 2.04 9 83.0 LF 9 14 0 1 0 .933 .979 1.56 1.49 1.70 1.87 9 74.0 CF 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.00 9.00 2.25 0 2.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 7.0 1966 28 NYY AL OF 63 80 2 2 0 .976 .982 1.30 1.82 1.87 2.10 36 395.0 RF 57 78 2 2 0 .976 .979 1.40 1.69 2.00 1.94 33 360.0 LF 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 1.44 1.45 1.83 3 31.0 CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.10 2.25 2.48 0 4.0 1967 29 NYY AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.80 0 1.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1965 27 CLE AL CF 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.00 9.00 2.25 0 2.0 1966 28 NYY AL CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.10 2.25 2.48 0 4.0 1965 27 TOT AL LF 10 14 0 1 0 .933 .979 1.40 1.49 1.66 1.87 9 76.0 CAL AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 CLE AL LF 9 14 0 1 0 .933 .979 1.56 1.49 1.70 1.87 9 74.0 1966 28 NYY AL LF 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 1.44 1.45 1.83 3 31.0 1967 29 NYY AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1960 22 BOS AL OF 89 165 4 6 2 .966 .982 1.90 1.95 2.09 2.25 81 726.7 1961 23 BOS AL OF 13 30 3 0 0 1.000 .976 2.54 1.98 2.68 2.25 13 111.0 1962 24 BOS AL OF 103 185 6 4 1 .979 .980 1.85 1.92 1.94 2.19 97 885.0 1963 25 BOS AL OF 146 319 7 6 0 .982 .981 2.23 1.91 2.24 2.16 146 1311.3 1964 26 TOT AL OF 121 182 18 2 4 .990 .980 1.65 1.79 1.76 2.04 114 1022.7 BOS AL OF 35 59 6 0 1 1.000 .980 1.86 1.79 2.09 2.04 31 280.0 LAA AL OF 86 123 12 2 3 .985 .980 1.57 1.79 1.64 2.04 83 742.7 1965 27 TOT AL OF 83 122 7 3 1 .977 .978 1.55 1.78 1.86 2.04 69 624.0 CAL AL OF 73 107 6 2 1 .983 .978 1.55 1.78 1.89 2.04 59 538.0 KCA AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.10 1 3.0 CLE AL OF 9 15 1 1 0 .941 .976 1.78 1.78 1.73 2.04 9 83.0 1966 28 NYY AL OF 63 80 2 2 0 .976 .982 1.30 1.82 1.87 2.10 36 395.0 1967 29 NYY AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1960 22 BOS AL RF 89 170 4 6 2 .967 .974 1.96 1.68 2.15 1.95 81 726.7 1961 23 BOS AL RF 13 29 3 1 0 .970 .976 2.46 1.75 2.59 2.06 13 111.0 1962 24 BOS AL RF 103 183 6 3 1 .984 .979 1.83 1.71 1.92 2.00 97 885.0 1963 25 BOS AL RF 146 313 7 6 0 .982 .980 2.19 1.72 2.20 2.01 146 1311.3 1964 26 TOT AL RF 121 178 18 2 4 .990 .984 1.62 1.61 1.72 1.88 114 1022.7 BOS AL RF 35 58 6 0 1 1.000 .985 1.83 1.61 2.06 1.88 31 280.0 LAA AL RF 86 120 12 2 3 .985 .984 1.53 1.61 1.60 1.88 83 742.7 1965 27 TOT AL RF 74 106 6 2 1 .982 .978 1.51 1.57 1.85 1.85 60 546.0 CAL AL RF 72 106 6 2 1 .982 .978 1.56 1.57 1.88 1.85 59 536.0 KCA AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 1 3.0 CLE AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 7.0 1966 28 NYY AL RF 57 78 2 2 0 .976 .979 1.40 1.69 2.00 1.94 33 360.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 619 1083 47 23 8 .980 .980 1.83 1.87 2.00 2.14 556 5076.7 16 2 603# RF* 603 1057 46 22 8 .980 .979 1.83 1.67 2.00 1.95 544 4962.7 LF* 16 19 0 1 0 .950 .979 1.19 1.47 1.58 1.86 12 108.0 CF* 2 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 2.05 4.50 2.40 0 6.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 619 1083 47 23 8 .980 .980 1.83 1.87 2.00 2.14 556 5077
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Triples
1962 AL-10-2
1963 AL-7-7

Strikeouts
1963 AL-118-4

Sac. Flies
1960 AL-6-9

Grounded into Double Plays
1963 AL-17-7

Gray Ink: Batting - 2 (2073) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 5.0 (2489) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1955 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

June 4, 1964: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Los Angeles Angels for Lee Thomas.

September 7, 1965: Selected off waivers by the Kansas City Athletics from the California Angels.

September 9, 1965: Previous waiver selection by the Kansas City Athletics from the California Angels voided and player returned.

September 9, 1965: Selected off waivers by the Cleveland Indians from the California Angels.

January 14, 1966: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the New York Yankees for Doc Edwards.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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