Lou Clinton was born on Wednesday, October 13, 1937, in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Clinton was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 22, 1960, with the Boston Red Sox. 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 Clinton baseball stats page.
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Lou Clinton![]() Lou Clinton Autograph on a 1967 Topps Baseball Card (#426 | Checklist) |
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Lou ClintonLou Clinton Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Lou ClintonLou Clinton Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1960 | 23 | Red Sox | 96 | 298 | 37 | 68 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 20 | 1 | 66 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | .228 | .278 | .379 |
| 1961 | 24 | Red Sox | 17 | 51 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .283 | .333 |
| 1962 | 25 | Red Sox | 114 | 398 | 63 | 117 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 75 | 34 | 3 | 79 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .294 | .349 | .540 |
| 1963 | 26 | Red Sox | 148 | 560 | 71 | 130 | 23 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 77 | 49 | 6 | 118 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | .232 | .294 | .416 |
| 1964 | 27 | Red Sox | 37 | 120 | 15 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .258 | .310 | .417 |
| 1964 | 27 | Angels | 91 | 306 | 30 | 76 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 38 | 31 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .248 | .317 | .395 |
| 1965 | 28 | Angels | 89 | 222 | 29 | 54 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .243 | .316 | .338 |
| 1965 | 28 | Athletics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1965 | 28 | Indians | 12 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .243 | .294 |
| 1966 | 29 | Yankees | 80 | 159 | 18 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .220 | .288 | .403 |
| 1967 | 30 | Yankees | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .750 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 8 Years | 691 | 2,153 | 270 | 532 | 112 | 31 | 65 | 3 | 269 | 188 | 14 | 418 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 54 | .247 | .308 | .418 | ||
Lou ClintonLou Clinton Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1960 Red Sox | RF | 89 | 81 | 2,180 | 180 | 2.0 | 174 | 170 | 4 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 2.16 |
| 1961 Red Sox | RF | 13 | 13 | 333 | 33 | 2.5 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.59 |
| 1962 Red Sox | RF | 103 | 97 | 2,655 | 192 | 1.9 | 189 | 183 | 6 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 1.92 |
| 1963 Red Sox | RF | 146 | 146 | 3,934 | 326 | 2.2 | 320 | 313 | 7 | 6 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.20 |
| 1964 Red Sox | RF | 35 | 31 | 840 | 64 | 1.8 | 64 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.06 |
| 1964 Angels | RF | 86 | 83 | 2,228 | 134 | 1.6 | 132 | 120 | 12 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 1.60 |
| 1965 Indians | CF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 1965 Indians | LF | 9 | 9 | 222 | 15 | 1.7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 1.70 |
| 1965 Angels | LF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1965 Angels | RF | 72 | 59 | 1,608 | 114 | 1.6 | 112 | 106 | 6 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 1.88 |
| 1965 Indians | RF | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1965 Athletics | RF | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1966 Yankees | CF | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
| 1966 Yankees | LF | 5 | 3 | 93 | 5 | 1.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.45 |
| 1966 Yankees | RF | 57 | 33 | 1,080 | 82 | 1.4 | 80 | 78 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.00 |
| 1967 Yankees | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| RF Totals | 603 | 544 | 14,888 | 1,125 | 1.9 | 1,103 | 1,057 | 46 | 22 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.00 | |
| LF Totals | 16 | 12 | 324 | 20 | 1.3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 1.58 | |
| CF Totals | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 | |
| 8 Years | 621 | 556 | 15,230 | 1,148 | 1.8 | 1,125 | 1,078 | 47 | 23 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 1.99 | |
Lou ClintonLou Clinton Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1960 Red Sox | 4 | 3 | .571 | 6 | 6 | n/a | 49.7 | 4.5 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
| 1961 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.1 | 17.0 | - | - | - |
| 1962 Red Sox | 2 | 1 | .667 | 10 | 4 | n/a | 22.1 | 5.0 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
| 1963 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 25.5 | 4.7 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
| 1964 Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 40.0 | 3.6 | 20.0 | - | - | - |
| 1964 Angels | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 1 | n/a | 34.0 | 7.7 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
| 1965 Angels | 2 | 3 | .400 | 14 | 4 | n/a | 222.0 | 6.0 | 27.8 | - | - | - |
| 1965 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1965 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 34.0 | 4.9 | 17.0 | - | - | - |
| 1966 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 18 | 8 | n/a | 31.8 | 5.9 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
| 1967 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 8 Years | 12 | 7 | .632 | 68 | 25 | n/a | 33.1 | 5.2 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
Lou ClintonLou Clinton Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1960 Boston Red Sox | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1961 Boston Red Sox | 19, 24 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1962 Boston Red Sox | 24, 6 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1963 Boston Red Sox | 6 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1964 Boston Red Sox | 6 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1964 Los Angeles Angels | 15 | $20,000.00 | - | - |
| 1965 Los Angeles Angels | 15 | $20,000.00 | - | - |
| 1965 Kansas City Athletics | 37 | " " | - | - |
| 1965 Cleveland Indians | 20 | $20,000.00 | - | - |
| 1966 New York Yankees | 40 | $20,000.00 | - | - |
| 1967 New York Yankees | 40 | Undetermined | - | - |
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