#66 Lou Skizas, Third Base, 37 yrs, Montreal Expos Saturday, 10/21/1969 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Lou Skizas
6/2/1932 37 USA,IL, 5"11 185
Third Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Loyal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good GREAT Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 9,000,000 1969 10 Year(s), 11 Days (1731 total Days) 172 Day(s) 10 Year(s), 11 Days (1731 total Days) 13 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
Talent | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 2 7 8 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 10 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.) 2B : 4 (Range), .990 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 8 (Range), .952 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 3 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 10 (Range), .989 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 8 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 10 (Range), .981 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 10 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/25 | NYM | L 0-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/26 | NYM | L 2-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/28 | @SF | W 2-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/29 | @SF | L 3-4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/1 | NYM | L 5-8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/2 | @SD | L 2-3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/4 | @CIN | L 2-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/5 | CHN | L 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/6 | PHI | L 1-10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
10/7 | @LAN | L 2-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 160 | 587 | 142 | 24 | 2 | 27 | 79 | 73 | 46 | 28 | .242 | .297 | .428 | .725 | .649 | .186 |
Projected | 160 | 587 | 142 | 24 | 2 | 27 | 79 | 73 | 46 | 28 | .242 | .297 | .428 | .725 | .649 | .186 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 152 | 640 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 251 | 53 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 72.7 | 4.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 148 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .291 | .364 | .507 | .870 |
vs. RHP | 439 | 99 | 16 | 2 | 19 | 60 | 50 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .226 | .274 | .401 | .675 |
Close/Late | 61 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .230 | .314 | .377 | .691 |
Scoring Position | 120 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .362 | .467 | .828 |
Pinch Hitting | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .286 | .333 | .619 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 79 | 278 | 74 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 46 | 43 | 26 | 10 | .266 | .328 | .504 | .832 |
Road | 81 | 309 | 68 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 30 | 20 | 18 | .220 | .268 | .359 | .627 |
March/April | 24 | 93 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 | .226 | .240 | .376 | .616 |
May | 26 | 93 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 3 | .161 | .243 | .290 | .533 |
June | 27 | 98 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 4 | .337 | .389 | .592 | .981 |
July | 23 | 84 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | .238 | .278 | .476 | .754 |
August | 29 | 102 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 3 | .275 | .345 | .422 | .766 |
Sept/Oct | 31 | 117 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 11 | .214 | .276 | .410 | .686 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1959 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .300 | .700 | 1.000 | LA |
1960 | 73 | 162 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .272 | .326 | .463 | .789 | LA |
1961 | 143 | 504 | 163 | 15 | 4 | 34 | 115 | 94 | 47 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 2 | .323 | .379 | .571 | .950 | LA |
1962 | 150 | 560 | 160 | 22 | 1 | 31 | 97 | 87 | 43 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 4 | .286 | .334 | .495 | .829 | LAN |
1963 | 156 | 572 | 164 | 28 | 4 | 32 | 104 | 91 | 57 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 0 | .287 | .347 | .517 | .865 | LAN |
1964 | 156 | 578 | 177 | 39 | 1 | 31 | 126 | 87 | 43 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 1 | .306 | .350 | .538 | .888 | LAN,NL |
1965 | 154 | 555 | 154 | 28 | 2 | 29 | 100 | 98 | 51 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 1 | .277 | .338 | .492 | .830 | LAN |
1966 | 155 | 582 | 159 | 26 | 0 | 32 | 116 | 100 | 54 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 2 | .273 | .331 | .483 | .814 | LAN |
1967 | 149 | 527 | 148 | 24 | 0 | 23 | 82 | 60 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 5 | 2 | .281 | .323 | .457 | .780 | LAN |
1968 | 155 | 587 | 162 | 30 | 1 | 25 | 96 | 82 | 51 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 12 | 1 | .276 | .333 | .458 | .791 | NYM |
1969 | 160 | 587 | 142 | 24 | 2 | 27 | 79 | 73 | 46 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 3 | .242 | .297 | .428 | .725 | NYM KC |
Total | 1454 | 5224 | 1476 | 245 | 16 | 272 | 948 | 807 | 439 | 12 | 58 | 223 | 48 | 17 | .283 | .336 | .492 | .828 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1956, AAA | 136 | 590 | 199 | 28 | 2 | 56 | 143 | 124 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 6 | .337 | .372 | .676 | 1.048 |
1957, AAA | 135 | 604 | 217 | 33 | 4 | 56 | 141 | 146 | 57 | 26 | 12 | 5 | .359 | .407 | .705 | 1.112 |
1958, AAA | 138 | 651 | 258 | 37 | 4 | 86 | 195 | 192 | 49 | 33 | 12 | 0 | .396 | .427 | .862 | 1.289 |
1959, AAA | 138 | 597 | 217 | 31 | 6 | 60 | 169 | 145 | 62 | 29 | 7 | 3 | .363 | .420 | .737 | 1.157 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1961 | 6 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .367 | .387 | .767 | 1.154 |
1963 | 7 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .517 | .533 | .931 | 1.464 |
Total | 13 | 59 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .441 | .459 | .847 | 1.306 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 41 | 40 | 454 | 34 | 38 | 489 | 1 | .998 | 341.1 | 12.89 | | | | |
Second Base | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
Third Base | 114 | 112 | 57 | 275 | 33 | 343 | 11 | .968 | 1004.0 | 3.07 | | | | |
Leftfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
Centerfield | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 3.00 | | | | |
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Won World Series with Los Angeles (N) in 1963... Was selected to the 1964 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (N) on 7/15/1964... Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1964, hitting .480 with 3 HR, 7 RBI... 9/25/1964: Signed a contract extension with Los Angeles (N), $5,210,000 per year, for 3 years. Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (N) on 10/5/1965... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1966, hitting .476 with 3 HR, 13 RBI... Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Chicago (N) on 8/15/1967... Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/13/1968 to a 2-year deal worth $9,000,000 per year... Won Gold Glove Award at First Base in 1968... Traded from New York (N) to Kansas City on 2/3/1969 (Going to NYM: C Michael AAA. Going to KC: 1B Lou Skizas, 3B Wayne Causey, SS Gary Sutherland, CF Mike Page, 1B Charlie Vinson)... Traded from Kansas City to Montreal on 2/3/1969 (Going to : P Joe Bonikowski, 1B Lou Skizas, P Steve Barber, P Steve Blass, 1B Charlie Vinson. Going to KC: P Denny Mclain)... Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (N) on 7/26/1969...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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SLG 1961 - .571 - 9th
| OPS 1961 - .950 - 9th
| Doubles 1964 - 39 - 7th
| RBI 1964 - 126 - 6th 1966 - 116 - 10th
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