1971
Born April 6, 1971
Framingham, MA, USA
Lou Merloni Notable
b. April 6, 1971 · Boston Red Sox 1998–2003, San Diego Padres 2003, Cleveland Indians 2004, 2006, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2005
Lou Merloni played for four clubs across nine seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1998 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 2006.
Across 423 games he batted .271, with 294 hits and 138 runs. He finished with 14 home runs, 67 doubles and 9 stolen bases.
He played 138 games at second base, with 271 assists and 11 errors. He turned 53 double plays. He also played 112 games at third base and 101 games at shortstop.
He was born in Framingham, MA, USA on April 6, 1971. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | BOS | 39 | 96 | 10 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 1 | .281 |
| 1999 | BOS | 43 | 126 | 18 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 0 | .254 |
| 2000 | BOS | 40 | 128 | 10 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 1 | .320 |
| 2001 | BOS | 52 | 146 | 21 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 31 | 2 | .267 |
| 2002 | BOS | 84 | 194 | 28 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 35 | 1 | .247 |
| 2003 | BOS/SDP | 80 | 181 | 24 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 26 | 41 | 2 | .265 |
| 2004 | CLE | 71 | 190 | 25 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 41 | 1 | .289 |
| 2005 | LAA | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | CLE | 9 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .211 |
| Career | — | 423 | 1085 | 138 | 294 | 67 | 7 | 14 | 125 | 88 | 213 | 9 | .271 |