Lou Limmer
Louis Limmer
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: March 10, 1925 in New York, NY
High School: Manhattan School of Aviation (Manhattan, NY)
Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1951
Final Game: September 26, 1954
Died: April 1, 2007 in Boca Raton, FL
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1951 26 PHA AL 94 247 214 25 34 9 1 5 30 1 0 28 40 .159 .256 .280 .537 44 60 4 0 5 3
1954 29 PHA AL 115 356 316 41 73 10 3 14 32 2 3 35 37 .231 .305 .415 .720 96 131 6 0 2 3 3
2 Seasons 209 603 530 66 107 19 4 19 62 3 3 63 77 .202 .285 .360 .646 75 191 10 0 7 3
162 Game Avg. 162 467 411 51 83 15 3 15 48 2 2 49 60 .202 .285 .360 .646 75 148 8 0 5

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1951 26 PHA AL 247 189 16 2.3 104 .172 .159 .270 .256 .351 .280 .396 .537 .747 44 .222 -17.8 -1.8 .484 .257 .121 1.7
1954 29 PHA AL 356 257 40 4.2 99 .220 .231 .265 .305 .341 .415 .388 .720 .729 96 .490 -3.2 -0.3 .655 .291 .184 3.5
2 Seasons 603 446 56 3.4 101 .201 .202 .267 .285 .345 .360 .391 .646 .736 75 .384 -21.1 -2.1 .583 .277 .158 5.2
162 Game Avg. 467 346 43 3.4 101 .201 .202 .267 .285 .345 .360 .391 .646 .736 75 .384 -21.1 -2.1 .583 .277 .158 4

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1951 26 PHA AL 247 2.0% 16.2% 11.3% 6.1% 44% 1.43 5.4 42.8 7.1 68%
1954 29 PHA AL 356 3.9% 10.4% 9.8% 7.6% 37% 1.06 8.5 22.6 9.9 0.61 75%
2 Seasons 603 3.2% 12.8% 10.5% 7.0% 39% 1.22 6.9 27.9 8.5 0.61 72%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1954 29 PHA AL 3 0 29% 103 2 3 40% 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 42% 16 12 4 3 2 1 7 1 6
2 Seasons 3 0 31% 103 3 3 50% 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 42% 16 12 4 3 2 1 7 1 6
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1954 29 PHA AL 340 83% 73 29 7 0 2 1.04 14 0 2 9 3 6 6 0 2 2 100% 67 6 9% 30 9 30% 173 15 9% 5 4 80% 14 6 43% 16
2 Seasons 340 83% 107 29 7 0 2 1.04 19 0 2 9 3 6 6 0 2 7 350% 67 10 15% 30 9 30% 173 15 9% 5 4 80% 14 6 43% 16
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1951 26 94 247 214 25 34 9 1 5 30 1 0 28 40 .159 .256 .280 .537 44 60 4 0 5
1952 27 94 247 214 25 34 9 1 5 30 1 0 28 40 .159 .256 .280 .537 44 60 4 0 5
1953 28 94 247 214 25 34 9 1 5 30 1 0 28 40 .159 .256 .280 .537 44 60 4 0 5
1954 29 209 603 530 66 107 19 4 19 62 3 3 63 77 .202 .285 .360 .646 75 191 10 0 7 3

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1951 26 99 253 224 25 35 9 1 5 31 1 29 42 .156 .253 .272 .525 16 94
1954 29 120 372 332 46 78 11 3 15 36 2 37 39 .235 .309 .422 .731 44 115
2 Seasons 219 625 556 71 113 20 4 20 67 3 66 81 .203 .286 .362 .648 60 209
162 Game Avg. 162 462 411 53 84 15 3 15 50 2 49 60 .203 .286 .362 .648 44 209

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3145), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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