CF Lou Middleton #25
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
09/18/1967
CF LOU MIDDLETON #25 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
91 310 81 14 4 4 30 32 37 .261 .333 .371 9 1.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 50 45 45
Gap 45 50 45 45
Power 45 45 40 45
Eye 45 50 45 45
Avoid K's 60 65 60 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 65
Errors: - 40 75
Arm: 25 45 65
Turn DP: - 40 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: 55
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Ability: 75
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 70
Bunt for Hit: 65
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/17/1967 @ BAL Loss, 2-4 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/16/1967 @ BAL Loss, 1-6 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/15/1967 @ BAL Loss, 7-8 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/14/1967 @ DET Loss, 0-10 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/13/1967 @ DET Win, 3-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1967 @ DET Loss, 3-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/31/1967 @ HOU Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/1967 @ HOU Win, 5-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/27/1967 @ DAL Win, 2-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/26/1967 @ DAL Win, 5-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Usually receives the biggest ovations.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic
Birthday:12/20/1934
Born in:Nashville, TN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$160,000
Signed Through:1967 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 35 Days
Service This Yr:160 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$320,000 total for 2 years
Drafted:1956, 19th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1967 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 91 310 81 14 4 4 30 28 32 37 .261 .333 .371 .704 .320 .110 119
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 78 349 2 0 0 5 4 1 115 22 9 3 75.0 40.2 4.49 1.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   97 32 7 1 2 12 12 9 10 1 0 1 .330 .389 .485 .873
Versus Right   213 49 7 3 2 18 16 23 27 0 4 1 .230 .308 .319 .627
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   26 5 2 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .192 .222 .269 .491
April   71 20 7 1 0 8 8 7 10 1 1 0 .282 .342 .408 .750
June   87 28 2 2 1 10 5 8 10 0 1 0 .322 .379 .425 .804
July   92 19 2 1 3 9 12 13 10 0 2 0 .207 .305 .348 .653
August   34 9 1 0 0 2 2 3 3 0 0 2 .265 .359 .294 .653
September   26 5 2 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .192 .222 .269 .491
Spring Training   53 10 1 0 0 6 6 5 14 2 2 3 .189 .286 .208 .493
Last Year   575 147 24 6 12 65 76 47 84 2 4 4 .256 .315 .381 .696
2 Years Ago   502 121 15 2 8 51 51 54 69 7 11 6 .241 .318 .327 .645
Career   3950 966 118 35 85 426 463 329 547 32 41 50 .245 .308 .357 .665
Home   129 39 4 3 3 14 16 16 15 0 1 1 .302 .384 .450 .833
Road   181 42 10 1 1 16 12 16 22 1 3 1 .232 .296 .315 .611
Grass   310 81 14 4 4 30 28 32 37 1 4 2 .261 .333 .371 .704
Day   182 42 9 3 2 15 18 22 22 1 3 1 .231 .316 .346 .662
Night   128 39 5 1 2 15 10 10 15 0 1 1 .305 .360 .406 .766
As Starter   298 75 13 4 4 28 28 31 36 1 4 2 .252 .325 .362 .688
As Reliever / Substitution   12 6 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .538 .583 1.122
Pinch Hitting   10 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .545 .600 1.145
Close/Late   80 23 4 1 2 8 2 7 11 0 2 0 .287 .345 .438 .782
Inning 1-3   112 34 8 1 1 11 12 8 7 0 1 1 .304 .355 .420 .775
Inning 4-6   90 20 2 2 1 10 12 13 14 1 1 1 .222 .324 .322 .646
Inning 7-9   96 21 3 1 1 7 3 11 16 0 2 0 .219 .299 .302 .601
Extra Innings   12 6 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .833 1.333
0 Outs   129 29 5 1 1 3 14 7 18 0 4 2 .225 .275 .302 .578
1 Outs   76 22 6 2 0 9 5 17 9 1 0 0 .289 .415 .421 .836
2 Outs   105 30 3 1 3 18 9 8 10 0 0 0 .286 .336 .419 .755
Scoring Position   76 21 5 1 1 26 10 11 9 1 4 0 .276 .364 .408 .772
Bases Empty   193 49 8 2 3 3 16 13 23 0 0 2 .254 .308 .363 .670
Runner on 1st   41 11 1 1 0 1 2 8 5 0 0 0 .268 .388 .341 .729
Runner on 2nd   30 11 2 0 1 10 5 6 4 0 4 0 .367 .472 .533 1.006
Runner on 3rd   9 1 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .111 .182 .333 .515
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 3 1 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .176 .263 .235 .498
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 3 1 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .455 .444 .899
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 3 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .800 1.400
Bases Loaded   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   129 31 6 1 1 8 13 16 37 0 0 1 .240 .329 .326 .654
First Pitch   42 8 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .190 .310 .500
Count 0-1   24 6 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 .250 .240 .292 .532
Count 0-2   16 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 1-0   33 9 1 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .273 .424 .697
Count 1-1   40 10 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .268 .325 .593
Count 1-2   44 12 2 0 1 6 7 0 11 0 0 1 .273 .289 .386 .675
Count 2-0   12 6 2 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .917 1.417
Count 2-1   21 8 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .381 .381 .571 .952
Count 2-2   44 7 3 0 0 2 2 0 16 0 0 0 .159 .159 .227 .386
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 3 0 0 0 1 3 10 0 0 0 0 .333 .684 .333 1.018
Full Count   25 8 1 1 0 0 4 16 6 0 0 0 .320 .585 .440 1.025
Behind in Count   84 22 3 0 1 10 8 0 15 1 2 1 .262 .267 .333 .601
Ahead in Count   75 26 5 3 1 11 10 16 0 0 2 0 .347 .462 .533 .995
Batting Leadoff   150 42 8 1 4 14 18 16 16 1 0 1 .280 .351 .427 .778
Batting 2nd   20 7 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 .350 .409 .400 .809
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Batting 6th   38 9 0 2 0 4 6 4 4 0 0 0 .237 .310 .342 .652
Batting 7th   87 17 4 1 0 8 4 9 13 0 4 0 .195 .271 .264 .535
Batting 8th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 9th   7 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .571 .625 .714 1.339
Low Leverage   120 25 3 0 1 4 4 11 12 0 0 0 .208 .275 .258 .533
Medium Leverage   124 37 8 3 2 14 18 16 17 1 1 2 .298 .385 .460 .844
High Leverage   65 19 3 1 1 12 6 5 7 0 3 0 .292 .343 .415 .758
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1958 New York - MLB 23 10 29 7 1 0 2 7 4 4 1 0 5 0 0 .241 .353 .483 .836 129 136 0.5
1959 New York - MLB 24 150 506 116 14 4 10 57 55 46 5 6 66 12 12 .229 .297 .332 .629 76 77 0.9
1960 New York - MLB 25 145 475 111 10 3 12 48 53 27 9 3 62 15 18 .234 .286 .343 .629 77 79 1.3
1961 New York - MLB 26 101 341 75 1 3 7 36 45 18 6 3 49 8 4 .220 .269 .302 .571 57 60 -0.4
1962 New York - MLB 27 85 226 53 8 1 5 18 30 27 1 2 40 9 3 .235 .316 .345 .662 91 92 1.2
1963 New York - MLB 28 136 409 107 8 7 13 53 57 30 6 3 57 20 5 .262 .319 .411 .730 115 118 3.5
1964 Boston - MLB 29 156 577 148 23 5 12 61 64 44 10 5 78 24 10 .256 .318 .376 .694 106 102 3.2
1965 Boston - MLB 30 145 502 121 15 2 8 51 51 54 6 7 69 30 6 .241 .318 .327 .645 92 91 2.6
1966 Boston - MLB 31 155 575 147 24 6 12 65 76 47 4 2 84 20 6 .256 .315 .381 .696 106 108 3.0
1967 Boston - MLB 32 91 310 81 14 4 4 30 28 32 2 1 37 9 3 .261 .333 .371 .704 110 119 1.2
Total MLB 1174 3950 966 118 35 85 426 463 329 50 32 547 147 67 .245 .308 .357 .665 93 95 17.1
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1956 Total - 21 52 231 62 9 2 6 41 56 21 4 1 20 35 5 .268 .339 .403 .741 100 100 0.8
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1959 New York - MLB 24 6 20 7 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 .350 .381 .400 .781 119 125 0.9
1964 Boston - MLB 29 7 29 8 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 5 0 1 .276 .364 .276 .639 93 95 0.2
1966 Boston - MLB 31 6 20 5 0 0 3 6 4 1 1 0 7 0 0 .250 .318 .700 1.018 192 210 -0.4
Total MLB 19 69 20 1 0 3 11 6 6 1 0 16 0 1 .290 .355 .435 .790 129 136
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1958 New York - MLB CF 10 10 37 1 0 38 0 1.000 83.0 4.12 +1.5 1.039
1959 New York - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 New York - MLB CF 145 143 469 10 3 483 4 .992 1251.0 3.45 +4.8 1.017
1959 New York - MLB RF 1 0 4 1 1 5 0 1.000 5.0 9.00 +0.1 1.003
1960 New York - MLB CF 137 134 425 11 1 439 3 .993 1141.2 3.44 +10.7 1.032
1961 New York - MLB CF 97 94 292 8 2 302 2 .993 808.0 3.34 -0.3 1.015
1962 New York - MLB CF 74 60 210 7 1 219 2 .991 548.2 3.56 +2.4 1.015
1963 New York - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 New York - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 New York - MLB CF 124 110 367 6 2 378 5 .987 981.1 3.42 +1.6 1.017
1964 Boston - MLB CF 151 151 532 11 1 548 5 .991 1358.0 3.60 +2.6 1.009
1965 Boston - MLB CF 143 142 440 10 3 457 7 .985 1250.1 3.24 -0.6 1.000
1966 Boston - MLB CF 152 151 445 14 5 462 3 .994 1349.1 3.06 -7.7 .986
1967 Boston - MLB CF 81 78 237 9 3 248 2 .992 711.1 3.11 -10.2 .962
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL CF 1114 1073 3454 87 21 3574 33 .991 9482.2 3.36 +4.7 1.008
TOTAL RF 1 0 4 1 1 5 0 1.000 5.0 9.00 +0.1 1.003
PLAYER HISTORY
11/08/1956 Drafted in the 1956 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 19, 19th overall pick) by the New York Knickerbockers, out of college (North Carolina).
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 35 (50).
04/16/1957 Named the #21 prospect in the MLB
07/11/1957 Named the #14 prospect in the MLB
10/26/1957 Named the #4 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 35 (50).
04/15/1958 Named the #20 prospect in the MLB
07/10/1958 Named the #6 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 40 (50).
07/03/1959 Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/31/1959 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 1 day.
10/01/1959 Wins the MLB NBL Rookie of the Month Award.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (50).
04/06/1960 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/02/1960 Injured (jammed finger),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/15/1960 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (50).
06/30/1961 Injured (tender elbow),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (50).
07/12/1962 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (50).
04/19/1963 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/15/1963 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
12/23/1963 Was traded by the New York Knickerbockers to the Boston Terriers, along with RP Rick Sumner, 3B Larry Moses, and SP Brian Long, in exchange for SP Jack Forbes, SP Danny Abril, RF Ron Nightingale, a 1st round draft pick, and a 2nd round draft pick.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (50).
06/07/1964 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
03/09/1965 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 5 weeks.
03/27/1965 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 weeks.
05/17/1965 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
08/06/1965 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $320,000 with the Boston Terriers organization.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
01/28/1966 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $320,000 with the Boston Terriers organization.
08/19/1966 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
10/03/1966 Goes 5-5 against the New York Empires, with 3 RBI and 1 R.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
04/30/1967 Injured (sore back),out for 3 weeks.
05/13/1967 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
08/11/1967 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1964 151 5
1966 151 5
Year PA Rank
1964 648 9
Year AB Rank
1964 577 7
Year SB Rank
1959 12 9
1963 20 7
1964 24 3
1965 30 2
Year HP Rank
1960 9 2
1961 6 5
1963 6 7
1964 10 3
Year SH Rank
1964 12 10
Year SF Rank
1959 6 7
1965 7 3
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