LF Lou Middleton #6
Detroit Wolverines MLB
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/17/1971
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LF LOU MIDDLETON #6 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
95 289 70 13 1 4 21 31 29 .242 .316 .336 2 -0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 45 50
Gap 45 50 45 45
Power 50 55 50 50
Eye 50 55 50 50
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 40
Errors: - 40 70
Arm: 25 45 65
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 50
1st Base: 40 Center Field: 20
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 75
Sacrifice Bunt: 70
Bunt for Hit: 65
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/15/1971 BOS Win, 4-2 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/14/1971 BOS Win, 5-2 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1971 TOR Win, 4-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1971 TOR Win, 7-2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/1971 @ ATL Win, 10-9 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/06/1971 @ ATL Loss, 2-6 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/03/1971 @ NYE Win, 7-2 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/29/1971 @ LAP Win, 9-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/28/1971 @ LAP Win, 6-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/27/1971 @ LAP Win, 5-3 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
He has leadership credentials and has an extensive workout regimen. He is popular in the clubhouse.
High: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic
Birthday:12/20/1934
Born in:Nashville, TN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$150,000
Signed Through:1971 Season
Major Service:13 Years, 35 Days
Service This Yr:164 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1956, 19th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1971 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 95 289 70 13 1 4 21 43 31 29 .242 .316 .336 .651 .304 .093 93
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 64 323 1 0 0 8 1 2 97 18 2 3 40.0 30.3 3.51 -0.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   212 57 12 0 4 17 35 21 16 0 1 1 .269 .338 .382 .720
Versus Right   77 13 1 1 0 4 8 10 13 2 0 0 .169 .258 .208 .466
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   9 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .400 .444 .844
Last Week   13 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 .077 .200 .077 .277
April   58 17 3 1 0 4 10 12 8 1 0 1 .293 .417 .379 .796
May   46 9 1 0 2 6 7 3 2 0 0 0 .196 .245 .348 .593
June   55 18 4 0 1 5 9 2 4 1 0 0 .327 .345 .455 .799
July   64 15 2 0 1 5 8 6 8 0 0 0 .234 .300 .312 .613
August   40 6 2 0 0 1 4 4 5 0 1 0 .150 .227 .200 .427
September   26 5 1 0 0 0 5 4 2 0 0 0 .192 .300 .231 .531
Spring Training   71 17 4 0 1 9 10 6 6 3 2 2 .239 .305 .338 .643
Last Year   243 66 6 0 12 40 50 25 22 0 0 3 .272 .347 .444 .791
2 Years Ago   353 91 8 4 13 51 53 31 41 3 2 5 .258 .324 .414 .738
Career   5177 1290 163 44 122 568 652 441 684 39 47 63 .249 .314 .368 .682
Home   142 34 8 1 1 10 24 15 12 2 1 1 .239 .312 .331 .643
Road   147 36 5 0 3 11 19 16 17 0 0 0 .245 .319 .340 .659
Grass   289 70 13 1 4 21 43 31 29 2 1 1 .242 .316 .336 .651
Day   169 34 7 0 3 16 22 20 14 2 1 1 .201 .286 .296 .582
Night   120 36 6 1 1 5 21 11 15 0 0 0 .300 .359 .392 .750
As Starter   264 66 13 1 4 21 40 27 26 2 0 1 .250 .320 .352 .672
As Reliever / Substitution   25 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 3 0 1 0 .160 .276 .160 .436
Pinch Hitting   24 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 .167 .259 .167 .426
Close/Late   74 17 2 1 1 3 13 12 10 1 1 0 .230 .333 .324 .658
Inning 1-3   114 33 9 0 2 9 19 7 7 1 0 1 .289 .333 .421 .754
Inning 4-6   78 15 2 0 1 8 9 11 8 0 0 0 .192 .292 .256 .549
Inning 7-9   89 22 2 1 1 4 14 11 13 1 0 0 .247 .327 .326 .653
Extra Innings   8 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
0 Outs   136 40 8 1 4 8 32 13 10 0 1 1 .294 .360 .456 .816
1 Outs   74 18 3 0 0 6 7 6 9 2 0 0 .243 .293 .284 .576
2 Outs   79 12 2 0 0 7 4 12 10 0 0 0 .152 .264 .177 .441
Scoring Position   64 13 3 0 0 16 7 10 9 2 1 0 .203 .303 .250 .553
Bases Empty   188 47 9 1 4 4 30 16 15 0 0 1 .250 .312 .372 .685
Runner on 1st   37 10 1 0 0 1 6 5 5 0 0 0 .270 .357 .297 .654
Runner on 2nd   18 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 .111 .200 .222 .422
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Runner on 1st & 2nd   19 7 0 0 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 .368 .429 .368 .797
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 3 1 0 0 6 1 3 1 1 1 0 .333 .462 .444 .906
Bases Loaded   8 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 3 1 0 0 .000 .182 .000 .182
Two Strikes   121 24 5 1 1 5 13 16 29 0 0 1 .198 .297 .281 .578
First Pitch   50 16 2 0 2 7 11 0 0 0 1 0 .320 .320 .480 .800
Count 0-1   30 8 3 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 .267 .258 .367 .625
Count 0-2   14 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 1 .143 .200 .357 .557
Count 1-0   28 8 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .276 .286 .562
Count 1-1   24 6 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .292 .542
Count 1-2   40 6 0 1 0 1 2 0 15 0 0 0 .150 .150 .200 .350
Count 2-0   9 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .444 .778
Count 2-1   14 4 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .571 .857
Count 2-2   31 8 2 0 0 0 5 0 8 0 0 0 .258 .258 .323 .581
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 .000 .909 .000 .909
Count 3-1   12 1 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 .083 .353 .083 .436
Full Count   36 8 3 0 0 3 5 16 2 0 0 0 .222 .462 .306 .767
Behind in Count   84 16 3 1 1 3 6 0 19 1 0 1 .190 .198 .286 .483
Ahead in Count   64 16 2 0 1 8 12 15 0 1 0 0 .250 .388 .328 .716
Batting Leadoff   243 61 13 1 4 19 37 24 23 1 0 1 .251 .320 .362 .682
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   23 5 0 0 0 2 3 3 3 1 0 0 .217 .296 .217 .514
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 9th   20 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 .200 .304 .200 .504
Low Leverage   95 21 2 1 2 3 12 4 9 0 0 0 .221 .253 .326 .579
Medium Leverage   136 38 11 0 1 9 23 16 12 0 0 1 .279 .359 .382 .742
High Leverage   58 11 0 0 1 9 8 10 8 2 1 0 .190 .300 .241 .541
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 .836 129 133 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 76 0.8
1960 New York - MLB 25 145 475 111 10 3 12 48 53 27 9 3 62 15 18 .234 .286 .343 .629 77 77 1.2
1961 New York - MLB 26 101 341 75 1 3 7 36 45 18 6 3 49 8 4 .220 .269 .302 .571 57 58 -0.5
1962 New York - MLB 27 85 226 53 8 1 5 18 30 27 1 2 40 9 3 .235 .316 .345 .662 91 91 1.2
1963 New York - MLB 28 136 409 107 8 7 13 53 57 30 6 3 57 20 5 .262 .319 .411 .730 115 116 3.4
1964 Boston - MLB 29 156 577 148 23 5 12 61 64 44 10 5 78 24 10 .256 .318 .376 .694 106 104 3.3
1965 Boston - MLB 30 145 502 121 15 2 8 51 51 54 6 7 69 30 6 .241 .318 .327 .645 92 92 2.6
1966 Boston - MLB 31 155 575 147 24 6 12 65 76 47 4 2 84 20 6 .256 .315 .381 .696 106 106 2.8
1967 Boston - MLB 32 103 361 98 16 6 7 38 38 38 3 2 43 12 4 .271 .344 .407 .751 132 136 2.3
1968 Boston - MLB 33 108 291 80 16 2 5 22 33 19 3 1 39 11 5 .275 .325 .395 .720 124 125 0.9
1969 New York - MLB 34 126 353 91 8 4 13 51 53 31 5 3 41 14 10 .258 .324 .414 .738 114 115 2.0
1970 New York - MLB 35 77 243 66 6 0 12 40 50 25 3 0 22 11 2 .272 .347 .444 .791 117 119 1.8
1971 Detroit - MLB 36 95 289 70 13 1 4 21 43 31 1 2 29 2 3 .242 .316 .336 .651 84 93 -0.5
Total MLB 1592 5177 1290 163 44 122 568 652 441 63 39 684 188 88 .249 .314 .368 .682 99 100 21.9
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 .781 119 122 0.8
1964 Boston - MLB 29 7 29 8 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 5 0 1 .276 .364 .276 .639 93 98 0.2
1966 Boston - MLB 31 6 20 5 0 0 3 6 4 1 1 0 7 0 0 .250 .318 .700 1.018 192 205 -0.4
1968 Boston - MLB 33 3 9 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .222 .222 .778 1.000 201 215 -0.6
1969 New York - MLB 34 5 14 5 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 3 1 0 .357 .471 .429 .899 164 171 0.5
Total MLB 27 92 27 2 1 4 15 8 9 1 0 21 1 1 .293 .363 .467 .830 141 149
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 93 90 278 9 3 290 3 .990 819.1 3.15 -10.0 .973
1968 Boston - MLB C 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1968 Boston - MLB CF 90 66 214 1 0 215 0 1.000 620.2 3.12 -6.2 .977
1969 New York - MLB 1B 12 9 95 3 11 98 0 1.000 81.0 10.89 +0.3 1.047
1969 New York - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 New York - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 New York - MLB LF 57 48 89 1 0 90 0 1.000 426.2 1.90 +2.7 1.022
1969 New York - MLB CF 31 26 52 4 0 56 0 1.000 216.0 2.33 -1.7 .961
1970 New York - MLB 1B 13 12 101 13 10 116 2 .983 98.2 10.40 -0.2 .983
1970 New York - MLB LF 46 41 76 1 0 78 1 .987 365.1 1.90 -1.4 .990
1970 New York - MLB CF 9 5 12 5 0 17 0 1.000 53.1 2.87 -1.6 .835
1971 Detroit - MLB 1B 30 27 230 23 28 257 4 .984 239.2 9.50 -1.5 .910
1971 Detroit - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Detroit - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Detroit - MLB LF 38 37 65 1 0 66 0 1.000 329.2 1.80 -3.4 .917
TOTAL C 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 55 48 426 39 49 471 6 .987 419.1 9.98 -1.4 .943
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 142 126 230 3 0 234 1 .996 1122.2 1.87 -2.1 .980
TOTAL CF 1256 1182 3773 97 21 3904 34 .991 10480.2 3.32 -4.6 1.005
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.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
04/20/1968 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week.
06/07/1968 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
08/19/1968 Injured (concussion),day-to-day for one week.
09/27/1968 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for one week.
10/31/1968 Declined his contract option.
11/19/1968 Became a free agent.
12/20/1968 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $850,000 with the New York Knickerbockers organization.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
04/17/1969 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
08/25/1970 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
11/17/1970 Became a free agent.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
02/01/1971 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $150,000 with the Detroit Wolverines organization.
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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