Lou Merloni

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 188lb (178cm, 85kg)

Born: April 6, 1971 in Framingham, MA us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 36th round of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft from Providence College (Providence, RI) and the Boston Red Sox in the 10th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from Providence College (Providence, RI).

High School: Framingham South HS (Framingham, MA)

School: Providence College (Providence, RI)

Last Game: June 4, 2006 (Age 35-059d)
vs. LAA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1999 season

Full Name: Louis William Merloni

Nicknames: Sweet Lou

Pronunciation: \mer-LONE-ee\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.0

1085

294

.271

138

RBI

125

OBP

.332

SLG

.384

OPS

.716

OPS+

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1993	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-Rk	BOS	48	190	170	18	43	2	1	2	22	2	2	14	27	.253	.311	.312	.622	53	6	2	0	4	1
1993	22	-0.3	Fort Lauderdale	FLOR	A+	BOS	44	174	156	14	38	1	1	2	21	1	1	13	26	.244	.299	.301	.600	47	6	1	0	4	1
1993	22	3.1	Red Sox	GULF	Rk	BOS	4	16	14	4	5	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	.357	.438	.429	.866	6	0	1	0	0	0
1994	23	0.6	Sarasota	FLOR	A+	BOS	113	479	419	59	120	16	2	1	63	5	2	36	57	.286	.345	.341	.687	143	11	7	7	10	4
1995	24	0.0	Trenton	EL	AA	BOS	93	381	318	42	88	16	1	1	30	7	7	39	50	.277	.373	.343	.716	109	1	11	11	2	3
1996	25		3 Teams	3 Lgs	AAA-AA-Rk	BOS	67	247	214	31	52	12	1	4	29	0	3	19	38	.243	.326	.365	.691	78	3	8	5	1	1
1996	25	-1.5	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	BOS	38	132	115	19	29	6	0	1	12	0	1	10	20	.252	.328	.330	.659	38	1	3	4	0	0
1996	25	1.2	Trenton	EL	AA	BOS	28	110	95	11	22	6	1	3	16	0	2	9	18	.232	.330	.411	.741	39	2	5	1	0	1
1996	25	6.1	Red Sox	GULF	Rk	BOS	1	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.200	.250	.450	1	0	0	0	1	0
1997	26		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	BOS	118	488	420	73	128	27	4	10	61	3	4	45	63	.305	.389	.460	.848	193	6	16	2	5	3
1997	26	-0.2	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	BOS	49	186	165	24	49	10	0	5	24	0	2	15	20	.297	.368	.449	.816	74	4	4	1	1	2
1997	26	2.2	Trenton	EL	AA	BOS	69	302	255	49	79	17	4	5	37	3	2	30	43	.310	.402	.467	.869	119	2	12	1	4	1
1998	27		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-Rk	BOS	28	114	89	17	34	3	1	8	22	2	2	16	13	.382	.513	.708	1.221	63	2	8	1	0	0
1998	27	0.7	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	BOS	27	113	88	17	34	3	1	8	22	2	2	16	13	.386	.518	.716	1.234	63	2	8	1	0	0
1998	27	7.7	Red Sox	GULF	Rk	BOS	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998	27	-2.3	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	39	106	96	10	27	6	0	1	15	1	0	7	20	.281	.343	.375	.718	36	1	2	1	0	1
1999	28	1.1	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	BOS	66	269	229	45	64	14	1	7	36	1	1	30	38	.280	.383	.441	.824	101	4	9	0	1	0
1999	28	-0.9	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	43	140	126	18	32	7	0	1	13	0	0	8	16	.254	.307	.333	.640	42	6	2	3	1	0
2000	29	2.0	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	BOS	11	42	39	6	16	2	0	1	5	0	1	3	3	.410	.452	.539	.991	21	2	0	0	0	0
2000	29	0.2	Yokohama	JPCL	Fgn		41	102	94	10	20	4	0	1	3	0	0	7	15	.213	.275	.287	.562	27	2	1	0	0	0
2000	29	-0.1	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	40	139	128	10	41	11	2	0	18	1	0	4	22	.320	.341	.438	.778	56	8	1	4	2	1
2001	30	3.1	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	BOS	52	218	195	30	51	12	0	4	20	2	0	15	37	.262	.330	.385	.715	75	6	5	3	0	0
2001	30	1.0	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	52	159	146	21	39	10	0	3	13	2	1	6	31	.267	.306	.397	.703	58	6	3	2	2	0
2002	31	3.8	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	BOS	8	28	25	1	5	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	.200	.250	.280	.530	7	2	1	0	1	0
2002	31	2.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	84	222	194	28	48	12	2	4	18	1	2	20	35	.247	.332	.392	.724	76	4	5	2	1	0
2003	32		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	BOS	80	213	181	24	48	8	2	1	18	2	3	26	41	.265	.356	.348	.704	63	3	1	2	3	2
2003	32	9.2	Lake Elsinore	CALL	A+	SDP	5	21	19	3	9	3	0	1	7	0	0	1	0	.474	.476	.790	1.266	15	0	0	0	1	0
2003	32	2.5	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	65	179	151	20	41	7	2	1	17	2	3	22	33	.272	.362	.364	.726	55	3	1	2	3	2
2003	32	3.3	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	15	34	30	4	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	8	.233	.324	.267	.590	8	0	0	0	0	0
2004	33	11.6	Mahoning Valley	NYPL	A-	CLE	2	8	8	1	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	3	.250	.250	.625	.875	5	0	0	0	0	0
2004	33	3.8	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	71	214	190	25	55	12	1	4	28	1	2	14	41	.290	.343	.426	.769	81	9	3	4	3	1
2005	34		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-Rk	LAA	12	45	40	9	13	4	0	0	8	0	0	4	7	.325	.400	.425	.825	17	1	1	0	0	0
2005	34	7.0	Salt Lake	PCL	AAA	LAA	6	28	25	6	8	3	0	0	6	0	0	2	5	.320	.393	.440	.833	11	1	1	0	0	0
2005	34	13.9	Angels	ARIZ	Rk	LAA	6	17	15	3	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	2	.333	.412	.400	.812	6	0	0	0	0	0
2005	34	4.9	LAA	AL	Maj	LAA	5	7	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.000	.143	.000	.143	0	0	0	0	1	0
2006	35	7.8	Buffalo	IL	AAA	CLE	91	374	330	33	94	22	0	7	38	0	2	29	49	.285	.361	.415	.776	137	9	11	3	1	2
2006	35	5.9	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	9	23	19	1	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	5	.211	.286	.263	.549	5	1	0	2	0	0
2007	36	9.2	Sacramento	PCL	AAA	OAK	110	446	393	47	100	21	2	3	39	1	4	40	51	.255	.324	.341	.665	134	16	3	5	5	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (9 seasons)					Majors		423	1223	1085	138	294	67	7	14	125	9	8	88	213	.271	.332	.384	.716	417	38	17	20	13	5
Minors (15 seasons)					Minors		824	3350	2908	415	819	156	13	50	386	23	28	292	439	.282	.360	.396	.756	1151	69	82	37	31	14
Foreign (1 season)					Foreign		41	102	94	10	20	4	0	1	3	0	0	7	15	.213	.275	.287	.562	27	2	1	0	0	0
All Levels (15 Seasons)							1288	4675	4087	563	1133	227	20	65	514	32	36	387	667	.277	.351	.390	.741	1595	109	100	57	44	19

AAA (10 seasons)					Minors		458	1836	1604	228	450	95	4	36	204	6	13	161	239	.281	.361	.412	.773	661	47	45	17	9	4
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		190	793	668	102	189	39	6	9	83	10	11	78	111	.283	.378	.400	.778	267	5	28	13	6	5
A+ (3 seasons)					Minors		162	674	594	76	167	20	3	4	91	6	3	50	83	.281	.337	.345	.682	205	17	8	7	15	5
A- (1 season)					Minors		2	8	8	1	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	3	.250	.250	.625	.875	5	0	0	0	0	0
Rk (4 seasons)					Minors		12	39	34	8	11	2	0	0	4	1	1	3	3	.324	.385	.382	.767	13	0	1	0	1	0