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Luis López

Luis López Notable

b. September 4, 1970 · San Diego Padres 1993–1994, 1996, New York Mets 1997–1999, Milwaukee Brewers 2000–2002, Baltimore Orioles 2002, 2004, Cincinnati Reds 2005

Luis López played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the San Diego Padres in 1993 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 2005.

Across 721 games he batted .241, with 390 hits and 171 runs. He finished with 22 home runs, 85 doubles and 10 stolen bases.

He played 297 games at shortstop, with 551 assists and 37 errors. He turned 117 double plays. He also played 211 games at second base and 100 games at third base.

He was born in Cidra, P.R. on September 4, 1970. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1993 SDP 174315 100 1080 .116
1994 SDP 772352965 1612 2015393 .277
1996 SDP 631391025 302 119350 .180
1997 NYM 781781948 1211 1912422 .270
1998 NYM 1172663767 1322 2220602 .252
1999 NYM 681041122 402 1312331 .212
2000 MIL 782012453 1406 279351 .264
2001 MIL 922222260 834 1814440 .270
2002 BAL/MIL 581171123 602 105211 .197
2004 BAL 5688716 501 83200 .182
2005 CIN 172706 300 2160 .222
Career 7211620171390 85722 15110034310 .241

On this day & linked events

1970

Born September 4, 1970

Cidra, , P.R.

1993

Major-league debut: Luis López

Luis López made a major-league debut on September 7, 1993.

2005

Final major-league game: Luis López

Luis López played a final major-league game on June 19, 2005.

Image: Ron Bennett--HUD, public domain