Lou Skizas Stats

Lou Skizas was born on Thursday, June 2, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois. Skizas was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 19, 1956, with the New York Yankees. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Lou Skizas baseball stats page.
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Lou Skizas

Lou Skizas Autograph on a 1959 Topps (#328)

Lou Skizas Autograph on a 1959 Topps (#328)
 

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Birth Name:   Louis Peter Skizas
Nickname:   The Nervous Greek
Born On:   06-02-1932  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Chicago, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Crane Technical High School (Chicago, IL)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   04-19-1956 (Age 23)
Last Game:   04-30-1959
Draft:   Not Applicable
Lou Skizas

Lou Skizas Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Lou Skizas

Lou Skizas Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1956 24 Yankees 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167
1956 24 Athletics 83 297 39 94 11 3 11 0 39 15 1 17 2 3 0 13 .316 .346 .485
1957 25 Athletics 119 376 34 92 14 1 18 0 44 27 1 15 3 3 2 9 .245 .297 .431
1958 26 Tigers 23 33 4 8 2 0 1 0 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .242 .342 .394
1959 27 White Sox 8 13 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .077 .250 .077
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
4 Years 239 725 80 196 27 4 30 0 86 50 3 37 5 6 2 24 .270 .317 .443
Lou Skizas

Lou Skizas Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1956 Athletics LF 57 55 1,488 137 2.4 134 125 9 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .978 2.43
1956 Athletics RF 18 17 375 23 1.3 22 22 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .957 1.58
1957 Athletics 3B 32 28 690 91 2.8 86 29 57 5 3 n/a n/a n/a .945 3.37
1957 Athletics LF 14 4 168 14 1.0 13 12 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .929 2.09
1957 Athletics RF 69 63 1,551 115 1.7 113 109 4 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .983 1.97
1958 Tigers 3B 4 4 90 10 2.5 8 1 7 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 2.40
1958 Tigers LF 4 2 57 3 0.8 2 2 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 0.95
1958 Tigers RF 1 0 9 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1959 White Sox LF 6 4 78 5 0.8 5 4 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.73
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
RF Totals 88 80 1,935 139 1.6 136 132 4 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .978 1.90
LF Totals 81 65 1,791 159 2.0 154 143 11 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .969 2.32
3B Totals 36 32 780 101 2.8 94 30 64 7 3 n/a n/a n/a .931 3.25
4 Years 205 177 4,506 399 1.9 384 305 79 15 5 n/a n/a n/a .962 2.30
Lou Skizas

Lou Skizas Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1956 Yankees 0 0 .000 6 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 6.0 - - -
1956 Athletics 3 1 .750 10 0 n/a 27.0 17.5 7.6 - - -
1957 Athletics 5 2 .714 24 0 n/a 20.9 25.1 8.5 - - -
1958 Tigers 0 0 .000 15 0 n/a 33.0 33.0 16.5 - - -
1959 White Sox 0 0 .000 3 1 n/a 0.0 6.5 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
4 Years 8 3 .727 58 1 n/a 24.2 19.6 8.4 - - -
Lou Skizas

Lou Skizas Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1956 New York Yankees 45 Undetermined - -
1956 Kansas City Athletics 35 Undetermined - -
1957 Kansas City Athletics 35 Undetermined - -
1958 Detroit Tigers 22 Undetermined - -
1959 Chicago White Sox 3 Undetermined - -




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