Lou Sleater
Louis Mortimer Sleater
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: September 8, 1926 in St. Louis, MO
High School: Mount St. Joseph's (Baltimore, MD)
School: University of Maryland
Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 25, 1950
Final Game: September 28, 1958
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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
1950 23 SLB AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1951 24 SLB AL 25 33 31 2 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 5 .226 .273 .290 .563 50 9 0 0 0 1
1952 25 TOT AL 19 23 22 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .045 .045 .045 .091 -74 1 1 0 1 1
1952 25 SLB AL 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1952 25 WSH AL 15 21 20 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .050 .050 .050 .100 -72 1 1 0 1 1
1955 28 KCA AL 21 13 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308 -17 2 1 0 0 0 0 1
1956 29 MLN NL 25 11 10 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 .500 .545 .500 1.045 192 5 0 0 0 0 0 1
1957 30 DET AL 41 22 20 4 5 0 0 3 7 0 0 1 2 .250 .286 .700 .986 158 14 1 0 1 0 1 1
1958 31 TOT AL 13 7 7 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .571 .714 91 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
1958 31 DET AL 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000 1171 4 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1958 31 BAL AL 9 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
7 Seasons 145 109 103 8 21 0 1 4 12 0 0 4 11 .204 .234 .340 .573 55 35 3 0 2 0 1
162 Game Avg. 162 122 115 9 23 0 1 4 13 0 0 4 12 .204 .234 .340 .573 55 39 3 0 2
BAL (4 yrs) 39 41 39 2 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 6 .179 .220 .231 .450 22 9 0 0 0 0 0
DET (2 yrs) 45 23 21 5 6 0 0 4 8 0 0 1 2 .286 .318 .857 1.175 207 18 1 0 1 0 1
WSH (1 yr) 15 21 20 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .050 .050 .050 .100 -72 1 1 0 1
MLN (1 yr) 25 11 10 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 .500 .545 .500 1.045 192 5 0 0 0 0 0
KCA (1 yr) 21 13 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308 -17 2 1 0 0 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 120 98 93 7 16 0 1 4 10 0 0 3 8 .172 .198 .323 .520 40 30 3 0 2 0 1
NL (1 yr) 25 11 10 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 .500 .545 .500 1.045 192 5 0 0 0 0 0

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 24 SLB AL 33 24 2 2.2 105 .269 .226 .271 .273 .353 .290 .397 .563 .750 50 .217 -2.4 -0.2 .458 .129 .065
1952 25 TOT AL 23 23 0 0.0 94 .045 .045 .257 .045 .337 .045 .376 .091 .712 -74 .000 -5.2 -0.6 .045 .000 .000
1952 25 SLB AL 2 2 0 0.0 99 .000 .000 .264 .000 .344 .000 .384 .000 .728 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1952 25 WSH AL 21 21 0 0.0 94 .050 .050 .257 .050 .336 .050 .375 .100 .710 -72 .000 -4.6 -0.5 .050 .000 .000
1955 28 KCA AL 13 12 0 0.0 102 .154 .154 .266 .154 .346 .154 .397 .308 .742 -17 .000 -2.2 -0.2 .167 .000 .000
1956 29 MLN NL 11 5 3 16.0 98 .714 .500 .257 .545 .323 .500 .406 1.045 .728 192 .912 1.4 0.1 1.200 .100 .000
1957 30 DET AL 22 17 3 4.8 102 .133 .250 .266 .286 .339 .700 .402 .986 .741 158 .538 1.2 0.1 .938 .500 .450 .0
1958 31 TOT AL 7 6 4 17.8 94 .000 .143 .257 .143 .325 .571 .390 .714 .715 91 .931 -0.2 -0.0 .667 .429 .429 .0
1958 31 DET AL 1 0 4 104 1.000 .270 1.000 .339 4.000 .410 5.000 .749 1171 1.4 0.1 3.000 3.000 .0
1958 31 BAL AL 6 6 0 0.0 93 .000 .000 .254 .000 .322 .000 .387 .000 .709 -100 .000 -1.6 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
7 Seasons 109 87 12 3.7 100 .193 .204 .264 .234 .341 .340 .394 .573 .735 55 .423 -7.5 -0.8 .459 .175 .136 .0
162 Game Avg. 122 97 13 3.7 100 .193 .204 .264 .234 .341 .340 .394 .573 .735 55 .423 -7.5 -0.8 .459 .175 .136
BAL (4 yrs) 41 32 2 1.7 103 .212 .179 .268 .220 .348 .231 .395 .450 .743 22 .143 -4.6 -0.5 .344 .103 .051
DET (2 yrs) 23 17 7 11.1 102 .133 .286 .267 .318 .339 .857 .403 1.175 .742 207 .846 2.6 0.3 1.188 .619 .571 .0
WSH (1 yr) 21 21 0 0.0 94 .050 .050 .257 .050 .336 .050 .375 .100 .710 -72 .000 -4.6 -0.5 .050 .000 .000
MLN (1 yr) 11 5 3 16.0 98 .714 .500 .257 .545 .323 .500 .406 1.045 .728 192 .912 1.4 0.1 1.200 .100 .000
KCA (1 yr) 13 12 0 0.0 102 .154 .154 .266 .154 .346 .154 .397 .308 .742 -17 .000 -2.2 -0.2 .167 .000 .000
AL (6 yrs) 98 82 9 3.0 101 .148 .172 .265 .198 .343 .323 .393 .520 .736 40 .326 -8.8 -0.9 .413 .183 .151 .0
NL (1 yr) 11 5 3 16.0 98 .714 .500 .257 .545 .323 .500 .406 1.045 .728 192 .912 1.4 0.1 1.200 .100 .000

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 24 SLB AL 33 0.0% 15.2% 6.1% 3.0% 14% 2.50 6.2 31.0 79%
1952 25 TOT AL 23 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 22.0 96%
1952 25 SLB AL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1952 25 WSH AL 21 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 20.0 95%
1955 28 KCA AL 13 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.50 100%
1956 29 MLN NL 11 0.0% 27.3% 9.1% 0.0% 0% 3.00 3.3 5.0 0.00 64%
1957 30 DET AL 22 13.6% 9.1% 4.6% 13.6% 60% 2.00 10.0 6.7 2.9 6.50 68%
1958 31 TOT AL 7 14.3% 14.3% 0.0% 14.3% 100% 7.0 7.0 7.0 4.00 71%
1958 31 DET AL 1 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 100% 1.0 1.0 0%
1958 31 BAL AL 6 0.0% 16.7% 0.0% 0.0% 6.0 4.00 83%
7 Seasons 109 3.7% 10.1% 3.7% 4.6% 24% 2.75 9.4 25.8 8.6 2.56 81%
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
1955 28 KCA AL 2 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 29 MLN NL 0 0 17% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1957 30 DET AL 0 0 33% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 31 TOT AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 31 DET AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 31 BAL AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 2 0 19% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
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
1955 28 KCA AL 13 100% 2 6 2 0 0 0.51 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 9 1 11% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1956 29 MLN NL 10 100% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 1 1 100% 12 3 25% 1 1 100% 0 0 1
1957 30 DET AL 23 91% 5 1 0 0 0 1.38 3 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 1 100% 3 1 33% 3 2 67% 17 5 29% 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 0
1958 31 TOT AL 7 100% 1 3 0 0 0 2.81 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1958 31 DET AL 1 100% 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 31 BAL AL 6 100% 0 3 0 0 0 2.81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 53 96% 21 10 2 0 0 1.29 4 0 3 3 1 4 0 0 1 2 200% 8 3 38% 6 3 50% 41 9 22% 3 2 67% 2 0 0% 1
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 24 26 33 31 2 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 5 .226 .273 .290 .563 50 9 0 0 0 0 0
1952 25 45 56 53 2 8 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 5 .151 .182 .189 .370 1 10 1 0 1 0 0
1953 26 45 56 53 2 8 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 5 .151 .182 .189 .370 1 10 1 0 1 0 0
1954 27 45 56 53 2 8 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 5 .151 .182 .189 .370 1 10 1 0 1 0 0
1955 28 66 69 66 2 10 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 5 .152 .176 .182 .358 -2 12 2 0 1 0 0
1956 29 91 80 76 3 15 0 1 0 4 0 0 3 8 .197 .228 .224 .452 24 17 2 0 1 0 0
1957 30 132 102 96 7 20 0 1 3 11 0 0 4 10 .208 .240 .323 .563 52 31 3 0 2 0 1
1958 31 145 109 103 8 21 0 1 4 12 0 0 4 11 .204 .234 .340 .573 55 35 3 0 2 0 1

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1951 24 26 34 32 2 7 0 1 0 1 0 2 5 .219 .265 .281 .546 2 25
1952 25 20 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 19
1955 28 22 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 21
1956 29 26 12 11 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 .545 .583 .545 1.129 3 25
1957 30 43 21 20 4 4 0 0 2 7 0 1 2 .200 .238 .500 .738 3 41
1958 31 14 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 4 13
6 Seasons 151 111 107 8 17 0 1 2 11 0 4 11 .159 .189 .234 .423 12 144
162 Game Avg. 162 119 115 9 18 0 1 2 12 0 4 12 .159 .189 .234 .423 13 144

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