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Lou Merloni

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 194 lb.
School Providence College

Debut May 10, 1998
  vs. KCR 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Born April 6, 1971 in Framingham, MA

Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 10th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1993. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1998 27 BOS AL  39   96   10   27   6  0   1   15   1  0   7  20  .281  .343  .375   86   36   1   0   1   2   1
 1999 28 BOS AL  43  126   18   32   7  0   1   13   0  0   8  16  .254  .307  .333   61   42   3   1   0   2   6
 2000 29 BOS AL  40  128   10   41  11  2   0   18   1  0   4  22  .320  .341  .438   93   56   4   2   1   1   8
 2001 30 BOS AL  52  146   21   39  10  0   3   13   2  1   6  31  .267  .306  .397   83   58   2   2   0   3   6
 2002 31 BOS AL  84  194   28   48  12  2   4   18   1  2  20  35  .247  .332  .392   90   76   2   1   0   5   4
 2003 32 TOT     80  181   24   48   8  2   1   18   2  3  26  41  .265  .355  .348   91   63   2   3   2   1   3
         SDP NL  65  151   20   41   7  2   1   17   2  3  22  33  .272  .362  .364   98   55   2   3   2   1   3
         BOS AL  15   30    4    7   1  0   0    1   0  0   4   8  .233  .324  .267   56    8   0   0   0   0   0
 2004 33 CLE AL  71  190   25   55  12  1   4   28   1  2  14  41  .289  .343  .426  105   81   4   3   1   3   9
 2005 34 LAA AL   5    5    1    0   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   2  .000  .143  .000  -56    0   0   1   0   0   0
 2006 35 CLE AL   9   19    1    4   1  0   0    1   1  0   2   5  .211  .286  .263   44    5   2   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      423 1085  138  294  67  7  14  125   9  8  88 213  .271  .332  .384   87  417  20  13   5  17  38
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        416   53  113  26  3   5   48   3  3  34  82  .271  .332  .384   87  160   8   5   2   7  15
 Career High     84  194   28   55  12  2   4   28   2  3  26  41                          81   4   3   2   5   9
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1998 27 BOS AL  106   71   13   4.9   111| .281  .274| .343  .343| .375  .436| .718  .779|  86  .472  -2.0  -0.2 100%
 1999 28 BOS AL  140  104   12   3.1   117| .254  .280| .307  .353| .333  .448| .640  .801|  61  .263  -7.6  -0.7   0%
 2000 29 BOS AL  139  101   17   4.5   119| .320  .281| .341  .355| .438  .452| .779  .807|  93  .407  -1.5  -0.1 100%
 2001 30 BOS AL  159  118   16   3.6   109| .267  .270| .306  .337| .397  .433| .703  .770|  83  .353  -3.7  -0.4  66%
 2002 31 BOS AL  222  155   26   4.5   108| .247  .268| .332  .336| .392  .431| .724  .766|  90  .455  -2.8  -0.3  33%
 2003 32 TOT     213  144   24   4.5   103| .265  .260| .355  .330| .348  .417| .703  .747|  91  .453  -0.7  -0.1  40%
         SDP NL  179  121   21   4.6   101| .272  .258| .362  .328| .364  .413| .726  .741|  98  .473   1.2   0.1  40%
         BOS AL   34   23    3   3.5   111| .233  .274| .324  .340| .267  .438| .591  .778|  56  .339  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 2004 33 CLE AL  214  153   25   4.4   104| .289  .263| .343  .330| .426  .423| .769  .753| 105  .423   2.0   0.2  33%
 2005 34 LAA AL    7    6    0   0.0   103| .000  .266| .143  .328| .000  .422| .143  .750| -56  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 2006 35 CLE AL   23   18    2   3.0   111| .211  .275| .286  .340| .263  .438| .549  .778|  44  .262  -1.6  -0.1 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      1223  870  135   4.2   109| .271  .270| .332  .339| .384  .432| .716  .771|  87  .402 -18.9  -1.8  52%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / 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 ------+
1998 27 BOS AL 2B 32 47 66 3 10 .974 .978 3.53 4.14 4.84 4.85 22 210.0 3B 5 5 7 2 0 .857 .945 2.40 2.24 2.94 2.55 3 36.7 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.30 0.00 4.50 0 2.0 1999 28 BOS AL SS 24 36 50 4 12 .956 .970 3.58 4.19 4.78 4.73 17 162.0 3B 9 6 17 3 1 .885 .950 2.56 2.21 3.34 2.58 6 62.0 2B 8 17 20 2 4 .949 .981 4.62 4.44 5.37 5.12 7 62.0 DH 5 1B 1 9 1 1 0 .909 .990 10.00 8.30 11.25 9.45 1 8.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 2000 29 BOS AL 3B 40 26 64 7 3 .928 .947 2.25 2.31 2.70 2.67 35 299.7 2001 30 BOS AL SS 45 54 100 2 19 .987 .973 3.42 4.03 4.17 4.49 36 332.0 2B 5 10 8 1 3 .947 .984 3.60 4.44 5.93 4.88 3 27.3 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 2002 31 BOS AL 2B 66 99 142 3 28 .988 .979 3.65 4.36 4.76 4.90 47 455.3 3B 8 5 24 1 1 .967 .951 3.62 2.40 4.50 2.68 6 58.0 SS 5 2 4 1 1 .857 .968 1.20 4.16 3.18 4.55 1 17.0 1B 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 8.03 3.00 9.30 0 3.0 OF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.05 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 2003 32 TOT 3B 32 18 51 4 4 .945 .956 2.16 2.36 3.00 2.73 21 207.3 TOT 2B 17 14 15 1 4 .967 .983 1.71 4.38 4.28 5.03 4 61.0 TOT LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.63 4.50 1.80 0 4.0 TOT OF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.93 4.50 2.25 0 4.0 SDP NL 3B 25 12 37 4 3 .925 .955 1.96 2.36 2.72 2.74 17 162.3 SS 23 35 43 1 11 .987 .973 3.39 3.99 4.97 4.52 16 141.3 2B 10 9 10 1 1 .950 .984 1.90 4.39 5.03 5.11 2 34.0 1B 2 5 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 2.50 8.00 7.89 9.63 0 5.7 LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.55 6.00 1.80 0 3.0 BOS AL 3B 7 6 14 0 1 1.000 .957 2.86 2.34 4.00 2.68 4 45.0 2B 7 5 5 0 3 1.000 .980 1.43 4.37 3.33 4.93 2 27.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 2004 33 CLE AL 1B 42 282 14 1 18 .997 .994 7.05 8.01 8.95 9.31 38 297.7 3B 10 1 20 1 0 .955 .950 2.10 2.34 2.35 2.65 9 80.3 2B 7 12 17 1 4 .967 .983 4.14 4.34 6.37 4.96 4 41.0 LF 4 2 1 1 0 .750 .968 0.75 1.73 1.42 2.04 1 19.0 DH 3 2005 34 LAA AL 3B 4 1 8 0 0 1.000 .957 2.25 2.50 4.85 2.75 2 16.7 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.10 0.00 9.45 0 2.0 2006 35 CLE AL 2B 3 3 3 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 4.47 2.35 4.93 3 23.0 3B 3 1 3 0 2 1.000 .952 1.33 2.53 2.08 2.86 1 17.3 SS 3 0 4 0 1 1.000 .976 1.33 4.03 4.00 4.50 1 9.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1999 28 BOS AL 1B 1 9 1 1 0 .909 .990 10.00 8.30 11.25 9.45 1 8.0 2002 31 BOS AL 1B 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 8.03 3.00 9.30 0 3.0 2003 32 SDP NL 1B 2 5 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 2.50 8.00 7.89 9.63 0 5.7 2004 33 CLE AL 1B 42 282 14 1 18 .997 .994 7.05 8.01 8.95 9.31 38 297.7 2005 34 LAA AL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.10 0.00 9.45 0 2.0 1998 27 BOS AL 2B 32 47 66 3 10 .974 .978 3.53 4.14 4.84 4.85 22 210.0 1999 28 BOS AL 2B 8 17 20 2 4 .949 .981 4.62 4.44 5.37 5.12 7 62.0 2001 30 BOS AL 2B 5 10 8 1 3 .947 .984 3.60 4.44 5.93 4.88 3 27.3 2002 31 BOS AL 2B 66 99 142 3 28 .988 .979 3.65 4.36 4.76 4.90 47 455.3 2003 32 TOT 2B 17 14 15 1 4 .967 .983 1.71 4.38 4.28 5.03 4 61.0 SDP NL 2B 10 9 10 1 1 .950 .984 1.90 4.39 5.03 5.11 2 34.0 BOS AL 2B 7 5 5 0 3 1.000 .980 1.43 4.37 3.33 4.93 2 27.0 2004 33 CLE AL 2B 7 12 17 1 4 .967 .983 4.14 4.34 6.37 4.96 4 41.0 2006 35 CLE AL 2B 3 3 3 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 4.47 2.35 4.93 3 23.0 1998 27 BOS AL 3B 5 5 7 2 0 .857 .945 2.40 2.24 2.94 2.55 3 36.7 1999 28 BOS AL 3B 9 6 17 3 1 .885 .950 2.56 2.21 3.34 2.58 6 62.0 2000 29 BOS AL 3B 40 26 64 7 3 .928 .947 2.25 2.31 2.70 2.67 35 299.7 2001 30 BOS AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 2002 31 BOS AL 3B 8 5 24 1 1 .967 .951 3.62 2.40 4.50 2.68 6 58.0 2003 32 TOT 3B 32 18 51 4 4 .945 .956 2.16 2.36 3.00 2.73 21 207.3 SDP NL 3B 25 12 37 4 3 .925 .955 1.96 2.36 2.72 2.74 17 162.3 BOS AL 3B 7 6 14 0 1 1.000 .957 2.86 2.34 4.00 2.68 4 45.0 2004 33 CLE AL 3B 10 1 20 1 0 .955 .950 2.10 2.34 2.35 2.65 9 80.3 2005 34 LAA AL 3B 4 1 8 0 0 1.000 .957 2.25 2.50 4.85 2.75 2 16.7 2006 35 CLE AL 3B 3 1 3 0 2 1.000 .952 1.33 2.53 2.08 2.86 1 17.3 1999 28 BOS AL DH 5 2004 33 CLE AL DH 3 1999 28 BOS AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 2002 31 BOS AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 2003 32 TOT LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.63 4.50 1.80 0 4.0 SDP NL LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.55 6.00 1.80 0 3.0 BOS AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 2004 33 CLE AL LF 4 2 1 1 0 .750 .968 0.75 1.73 1.42 2.04 1 19.0 1999 28 BOS AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 2002 31 BOS AL OF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.05 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 2003 32 TOT OF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.93 4.50 2.25 0 4.0 SDP NL OF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.85 6.00 2.10 0 3.0 BOS AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 2004 33 CLE AL OF 4 2 1 1 0 .750 1.000 0.75 2.05 1.42 2.32 1 19.0 2002 31 BOS AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 1998 27 BOS AL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.30 0.00 4.50 0 2.0 1999 28 BOS AL SS 24 36 50 4 12 .956 .970 3.58 4.19 4.78 4.73 17 162.0 2001 30 BOS AL SS 45 54 100 2 19 .987 .973 3.42 4.03 4.17 4.49 36 332.0 2002 31 BOS AL SS 5 2 4 1 1 .857 .968 1.20 4.16 3.18 4.55 1 17.0 2003 32 SDP NL SS 23 35 43 1 11 .987 .973 3.39 3.99 4.97 4.52 16 141.3 2006 35 CLE AL SS 3 0 4 0 1 1.000 .976 1.33 4.03 4.00 4.50 1 9.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 2B* 138 202 271 11 53 .977 .980 3.43 4.32 90 879.7 3B* 112 63 194 18 11 .935 .951 2.29 2.33 83 780.0 SS* 101 127 201 8 44 .976 .972 3.25 4.07 71 663.3 1B* 49 297 15 2 19 .994 .994 6.37 8.02 39 316.3 OF* 10 4 1 1 0 .833 1.000 0.50 2.01 1 25.0 9 0 1# LF* 9 4 1 1 0 .833 .980 0.56 1.69 1 25.0 DH 8 Games not counted in Overall Total below RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0 0.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 410 693 682 40 127 .972 .976 3.35 4.10
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1999   ALDS  BOS CLE     W   3   6   1   2  0  0  0   1   1   1  .333  .429  .333   0  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  BOS NYY     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0       1.000         0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   1-1   4   6   1   2  0  0  0   1   2   1  .333  .500  .333   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June 3, 1993: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 10th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1993.

November 22, 1999: Purchased by the Yokohama Bay Stars (Japan Central) from the Boston Red Sox.

July 28, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

March 25, 2003: Selected off waivers by the San Diego Padres from the Boston Red Sox.

August 28, 2003: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Boston Red Sox for Rene Miniel (minors).

December 21, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

January 21, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

October 14, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

February 15, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

October 28, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

December 9, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

October 31, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

January 8, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1998Boston Red Sox$170,000
1999Boston Red Sox$200,000
2002Boston Red Sox$290,000
2003San Diego Padres$560,000
2004Cleveland Indians$560,000
2005Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim$500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,280,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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