Lou Merloni
Louis William Merloni
Born: April 6, 1971
Framingham, MA USA
Primary Position: IF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 188
College: Providence College
Career: 1998-2006
Draft: Round 36 (1992 June Amateur Draft, Boston Red Sox)
Draft: Round 10 (1993 June Amateur Draft, Boston Red Sox)
School: Providence
Minor League Statistics
Lou Merloni compiled a career batting average of .271 with 14 home runs and 125 RBI in his 423-game career with the Boston Red Sox, San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He began playing during the 1998 season and last took the field during the 2006 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 39 | 106 | 96 | 10 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 20 | .281 | .343 | .375 | .718 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 43 | 140 | 126 | 18 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | .254 | .307 | .333 | .640 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 40 | 139 | 128 | 10 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22 | .320 | .341 | .438 | .778 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2001 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 52 | 159 | 146 | 21 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 31 | .267 | .306 | .397 | .703 | 58 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 84 | 222 | 194 | 28 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 35 | .247 | .332 | .392 | .724 | 76 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | NL | San Diego Padres | 65 | 179 | 151 | 20 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 33 | .272 | .362 | .364 | .726 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 15 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .233 | .324 | .267 | .590 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 71 | 214 | 190 | 25 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 41 | .289 | .343 | .426 | .769 | 81 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2005 | AL | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 9 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .211 | .286 | .263 | .549 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 423 | 1223 | 1085 | 138 | 294 | 67 | 7 | 14 | 125 | 9 | 8 | 88 | 213 | .271 | .332 | .384 | .716 | 417 | 38 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 5 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 32 | 22 | 210.0 | 47 | 66 | 3 | 10 | .974 | 4.843 | 3.531 |
| 1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 5 | 3 | 36.7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 2.945 | 2.400 |
| 1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 24 | 17 | 162.0 | 36 | 50 | 4 | 12 | .956 | 4.778 | 3.583 |
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 8 | 7 | 62.0 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 4 | .949 | 5.371 | 4.625 |
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 9 | 6 | 62.0 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 1 | .885 | 3.339 | 2.556 |
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 11.250 | 1.000 |
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2000 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 40 | 35 | 299.7 | 26 | 64 | 7 | 3 | .928 | 2.703 | 2.250 |
| 2001 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 45 | 36 | 332.0 | 54 | 100 | 2 | 19 | .987 | 4.175 | 3.422 |
| 2001 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 5 | 3 | 27.3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | .947 | 5.927 | 3.600 |
| 2001 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2002 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 66 | 47 | 453.3 | 99 | 142 | 3 | 28 | .988 | 4.785 | 3.652 |
| 2002 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 8 | 6 | 58.0 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 1 | .967 | 4.500 | 3.625 |
| 2002 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 5 | 1 | 17.0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .857 | 3.176 | 1.200 |
| 2002 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | .333 |
| 2002 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2003 | NL | San Diego Padres | 3B | 25 | 17 | 162.3 | 12 | 37 | 4 | 3 | .925 | 2.717 | 1.960 |
| 2003 | NL | San Diego Padres | SS | 23 | 16 | 141.3 | 35 | 43 | 1 | 11 | .987 | 4.967 | 3.391 |
| 2003 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 7 | 4 | 45.0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 2.857 |
| 2003 | NL | San Diego Padres | 2B | 10 | 2 | 34.0 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .950 | 5.029 | 1.900 |
| 2003 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 7 | 2 | 27.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 3.333 | 1.429 |
| 2003 | NL | San Diego Padres | 1B | 2 | 0 | 5.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7.941 | 2.500 |
| 2003 | NL | San Diego Padres | OF | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 1.000 |
| 2003 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2004 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 42 | 38 | 297.7 | 282 | 14 | 1 | 18 | .997 | 8.950 | 7.048 |
| 2004 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 10 | 9 | 80.3 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | .955 | 2.353 | 2.100 |
| 2004 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 7 | 4 | 41.0 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 4 | .967 | 6.366 | 4.143 |
| 2004 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 4 | 1 | 19.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.421 | .750 |
| 2005 | AL | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 3B | 4 | 2 | 16.7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.860 | 2.250 |
| 2005 | AL | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2006 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 3 | 3 | 23.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.348 | 2.000 |
| 2006 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 3 | 1 | 17.3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.077 | 1.333 |
| 2006 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 3 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 1.333 |
| Totals | 410 | 284 | 2662.3 | 693 | 682 | 40 | 127 | .972 | 4.648 | 3.354 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .429 | .333 | .762 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | SS | 3 | 1 | 13.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 3.462 | 1.667 |
| Totals | 3 | 1 | 13.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 3.462 | 1.667 |
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