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Lou Merloni
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 194 lb.

Born: April 6, 1971 in Framingham, MA
High School: South (Framingham, MA)
School: Providence College
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 10th round of the 1993 amateur draft.
Signed June 5, 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 10, 1998
Final Game: June 4, 2006
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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
1998 27 BOS AL 39 106 96 10 27 6 0 1 15 1 0 7 20 .281 .343 .375 .718 86 36 1 2 1 0 1 4/56
1999 28 BOS AL 43 140 126 18 32 7 0 1 13 0 0 8 16 .254 .307 .333 .640 61 42 6 2 3 1 0 6/54D37
2000 29 BOS AL 40 139 128 10 41 11 2 0 18 1 0 4 22 .320 .341 .438 .778 93 56 8 1 4 2 1 5
2001 30 BOS AL 52 159 146 21 39 10 0 3 13 2 1 6 31 .267 .306 .397 .703 83 58 6 3 2 2 0 6/45
2002 31 BOS AL 84 222 194 28 48 12 2 4 18 1 2 20 35 .247 .332 .392 .724 90 76 4 5 2 1 0 4/56379
2003 32 TOT MLB 80 213 181 24 48 8 2 1 18 2 3 26 41 .265 .355 .348 .704 91 63 3 1 2 3 2 564/73
2003 32 SDP NL 65 179 151 20 41 7 2 1 17 2 3 22 33 .272 .362 .364 .726 98 55 3 1 2 3 2 564/37
2003 32 BOS AL 15 34 30 4 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 .233 .324 .267 .590 56 8 0 0 0 0 0 /457
2004 33 CLE AL 71 214 190 25 55 12 1 4 28 1 2 14 41 .289 .343 .426 .769 105 81 9 3 4 3 1 35/47D
2005 34 LAA AL 5 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .000 .143 .000 .143 -56 0 0 0 0 1 0 /53
2006 35 CLE AL 9 23 19 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 .211 .286 .263 .549 45 5 1 0 2 0 0 /456
9 Seasons 423 1223 1085 138 294 67 7 14 125 9 8 88 213 .271 .332 .384 .716 87 417 38 17 20 13 5
162 Game Avg. 162 468 416 53 113 26 3 5 48 3 3 34 82 .271 .332 .384 .716 87 160 15 7 8 5 2
BOS (6 yrs) 273 800 720 91 194 47 4 9 78 5 3 49 132 .269 .325 .383 .708 82 276 25 13 12 6 2
CLE (2 yrs) 80 237 209 26 59 13 1 4 29 2 2 16 46 .282 .338 .411 .749 99 86 10 3 6 3 1
SDP (1 yr) 65 179 151 20 41 7 2 1 17 2 3 22 33 .272 .362 .364 .726 98 55 3 1 2 3 2
LAA (1 yr) 5 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .000 .143 .000 .143 -56 0 0 0 0 1 0
AL (9 yrs) 358 1044 934 118 253 60 5 13 108 7 5 66 180 .271 .327 .388 .714 85 362 35 16 18 10 3
NL (1 yr) 65 179 151 20 41 7 2 1 17 2 3 22 33 .272 .362 .364 .726 98 55 3 1 2 3 2

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1999 28 BOS AL ALDS CLE W 3 7 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 .429 .333 .762 2 0 0 0 0 0
1999 28 BOS AL ALCS NYY L 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 1
1 Season (2 Series) 4 8 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 .333 .500 .333 .833 2 0 0 0 0 1
1 ALDS 3 7 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 .429 .333 .762 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1998 BOS AL 27 2B 32 22 210.0 116 47 66 3 10 .974 1.0 5.7 2.0 0.6 1.4 -1 4.84 3.53 .978 4.85 4.14
1998 BOS AL 27 3B 5 3 36.2 14 5 7 2 0 .857 -0.6 -19.6 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 2.95 2.40 .950 2.55 2.24
1998 BOS AL 27 SS 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 4.50 4.30
1999 BOS AL 28 SS 24 17 162.0 90 36 50 4 12 .956 1.1 8.1 1.1 2.6 -1.5 0 4.78 3.58 .970 4.73 4.19
1999 BOS AL 28 3B 9 6 62.0 26 6 17 3 1 .885 0.4 7.7 0.4 -0.4 0.8 0 3.34 2.56 .954 2.58 2.21
1999 BOS AL 28 2B 8 7 62.0 39 17 20 2 4 .949 -0.7 -13.5 -0.7 0.7 -1.4 0 5.37 4.63 .982 5.12 4.44
1999 BOS AL 28 DH 5
1999 BOS AL 28 1B 1 1 8.0 11 9 1 1 0 .909 0.5 75.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 11.25 10.00 .991 9.45 8.30
1999 BOS AL 28 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
1999 BOS AL 28 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.00
2000 BOS AL 29 3B 40 35 299.2 97 26 64 7 3 .928 -1.6 -6.4 -1.6 -0.2 -1.4 0 2.70 2.25 .948 2.67 2.31
2001 BOS AL 30 SS 45 36 332.0 156 54 100 2 19 .987 2.3 8.3 2.3 -3.9 6.2 0 4.17 3.42 .972 4.49 4.03
2001 BOS AL 30 2B 5 3 27.1 19 10 8 1 3 .947 0.2 8.8 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0 5.93 3.60 .984 4.87 4.44
2001 BOS AL 30 3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -120.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.40
2002 BOS AL 31 2B 66 47 453.1 244 99 142 3 28 .988 4.5 11.9 5.5 4.1 1.5 -1 4.78 3.65 .979 4.90 4.36
2002 BOS AL 31 3B 8 6 58.0 30 5 24 1 1 .967 2.5 51.7 2.5 3.7 -1.2 0 4.50 3.63 .950 2.68 2.40
2002 BOS AL 31 SS 5 1 17.0 7 2 4 1 1 .857 -0.5 -35.3 -0.5 0.4 -0.8 0 3.18 1.20 .971 4.55 4.16
2002 BOS AL 31 1B 3 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -80.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 3.00 0.33 1.000 9.30 8.03
2002 BOS AL 31 OF 2 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.05
2002 BOS AL 31 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
2002 BOS AL 31 RF 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80
2003 TOT MLB 32 3B 32 21 207.1 73 18 51 4 4 .945 2.2 12.7 2.2 2.6 -0.4 0 3.00 2.16 .956 2.73 2.36
2003 TOT MLB 32 2B 17 4 61.0 30 14 15 1 4 .967 -3.1 -61.0 -2.1 -1.2 -0.9 -1 4.28 1.71 .983 5.03 4.38
2003 TOT MLB 32 LF 3 0 4.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 30.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 4.50 0.67 1.000 1.80 1.63
2003 TOT MLB 32 OF 3 0 4.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 30.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 4.50 0.67 1.000 2.25 1.93
2003 SDP NL 32 3B 25 17 162.1 53 12 37 4 3 .925 0.2 1.5 0.2 0.8 -0.6 0 2.72 1.96 .957 2.74 2.36
2003 SDP NL 32 SS 23 16 141.1 79 35 43 1 11 .987 -2.4 -20.4 -2.4 -1.6 -0.8 0 4.97 3.39 .972 4.52 3.99
2003 SDP NL 32 2B 10 2 34.0 20 9 10 1 1 .950 -2.4 -84.7 -1.4 -1.0 -0.4 -1 5.03 1.90 .985 5.11 4.39
2003 SDP NL 32 1B 2 0 5.2 5 5 0 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.94 2.50 1.000 9.69 8.00
2003 SDP NL 32 LF 2 0 3.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 40.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 6.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.55
2003 SDP NL 32 OF 2 0 3.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 40.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 6.00 1.00 1.000 2.10 1.85
2003 BOS AL 32 2B 7 2 27.0 10 5 5 0 3 1.000 -0.7 -31.1 -0.7 -0.2 -0.5 0 3.33 1.43 .980 4.93 4.37
2003 BOS AL 32 3B 7 4 45.0 20 6 14 0 1 1.000 2.0 53.3 2.0 1.8 0.2 0 4.00 2.86 .955 2.68 2.34
2003 BOS AL 32 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
2003 BOS AL 32 OF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.10
2004 CLE AL 33 1B 42 38 297.2 297 282 14 1 18 .997 -1.2 -4.8 -1.2 -0.2 -1.0 0 8.95 7.05 .994 9.31 8.01
2004 CLE AL 33 3B 10 9 80.1 22 1 20 1 0 .955 2.3 34.4 2.3 1.1 1.2 0 2.35 2.10 .950 2.64 2.34
2004 CLE AL 33 2B 7 4 41.0 30 12 17 1 4 .967 0.8 23.4 0.8 -0.4 1.2 0 6.37 4.14 .983 4.96 4.34
2004 CLE AL 33 LF 4 1 19.0 4 2 1 1 0 .750 -2.4 -151.6 -2.4 -0.1 -2.3 0 1.42 0.75 .975 2.04 1.72
2004 CLE AL 33 OF 4 1 19.0 4 2 1 1 0 .750 -2.4 -151.6 -2.4 -0.1 -2.3 0 1.42 0.75 1.000 2.32 2.05
2004 CLE AL 33 DH 3
2005 LAA AL 34 3B 4 2 16.2 9 1 8 0 0 1.000 1.6 115.2 1.6 1.4 0.2 0 4.86 2.25 .956 2.75 2.50
2005 LAA AL 34 1B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -180.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0.00 0.00 9.45 8.10
2006 CLE AL 35 2B 3 3 23.0 6 3 3 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -47.0 -0.9 -0.5 -0.4 0 2.35 2.00 .983 4.93 4.47
2006 CLE AL 35 3B 3 1 17.1 4 1 3 0 2 1.000 -0.2 -13.8 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 2.08 1.33 .950 2.86 2.53
2006 CLE AL 35 SS 3 1 9.0 4 0 4 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0 4.00 1.33 .975 4.50 4.03
7 Seasons 2B 138 90 877.2 484 202 271 11 53 .977 1.8 2.5 4.8 3.6 1.3 -3 4.85 3.43 .980 4.92 4.32
9 Seasons 3B 112 83 780.0 275 63 194 18 11 .935 6.4 9.8 6.4 7.8 -1.4 0 2.97 2.29 .952 2.68 2.33
6 Seasons SS 101 71 663.1 336 127 201 8 44 .976 0.5 0.9 0.5 -2.4 3.0 0 4.45 3.25 .972 4.56 4.07
5 Seasons 1B 49 39 316.1 314 297 15 2 19 .994 -1.2 -4.6 -1.2 -0.0 -1.2 0 8.88 6.37 .994 9.32 8.02
4 Seasons OF 10 1 25.0 6 4 1 1 0 .833 -2.3 -110.4 -2.3 -0.1 -2.2 0 1.80 0.50 1.000 2.34 2.01
4 Seasons LF 9 1 25.0 6 4 1 1 0 .833 -2.3 -110.4 -2.3 -0.1 -2.2 0 1.80 0.56 .983 1.98 1.69
2 Seasons DH 8
1 Season RF 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80
9 Seasons TOT 410 284 2662.1 1415 693 682 40 127 .972 5.2 2.3 8.2 8.9 -0.5 0 -3 4.65 3.35 .947 4.67 4.09
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2562), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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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 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 11, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

October 29, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
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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