Lou Collier
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| Lou Collier | ||
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| Infielder/Outfielder | ||
| Born: August 21, 1973 | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| June 28, 1997 for the Pittsburgh Pirates |
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| Final game | ||
| September 30, 2004 for the Philadelphia Phillies |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | .241 | |
| Home runs | 8 | |
| Runs batted in | 78 | |
| Teams | ||
| Career highlights and awards | ||
Louis Keith Collier (born August 21, 1973 in Chicago, Illinois) is an infielder/outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1997 through 2004. Collier bats and throws right-handed. He was taken by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 31st round of the 1992 amateur draft.
In 1994, Collier was selected MVP of the South Atlantic League All-Star Game after leading the National League affiliate teams to a 9–5 victory with three hits, including a home run. He reached the Majors in 1997 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, spending two years with them before moving to the Milwaukee Brewers (1999-2001), Montreal Expos (2002), Boston Red Sox (2003) and Philadelphia Phillies (2004). In 1998 with Pittsburgh, he posted career-highs in games played (110), hits (82), runs (30), RBI (34), doubles (13) and triples (6).
In 315 Major League games Collier was a .241 hitter with eight home runs and 78 RBI. In 2007, he was invited by the Philadelphia Phillies to spring training after spending two seasons with the Lucky Goldstar Twins in Korean Baseball Organization.
On June 1, 2007, as a member of the Ottawa Lynx, Collier announced his retirement from professional baseball.[1]
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
- Baseball Almanac
- Retrosheet
[edit] References
- ^ Sun Staff Wire Services, "Sports Sunflashes", The Ottawa Sun, published June 2, 2007, accessed June 4, 2007.
