Lou Collier
American baseball player (born 1973)
Baseball player
| Lou Collier | |
|---|---|
| Utility player | |
| Born: (1973-08-21) August 21, 1973 (age 50) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: June 28, 1997, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| KBO: 2005, for the LG Twins | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: September 30, 2004, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| KBO: 2006, for the Hanwha Eagles | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .241 |
| Home runs | 8 |
| Runs batted in | 78 |
| KBO statistics | |
| Batting average | .290 |
| Home runs | 22 |
| Runs batted in | 86 |
| Teams | |
Louis Keith Collier (born August 21, 1973) is an American former professional baseball utility player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers, Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies. He was selected by the Pirates in the 31st round of the 1992 Major League Baseball draft.[1] He also served as first base coach for the 2023 United States national baseball team.
Professional career
In 1994, Collier was selected as the most valuable player of the South Atlantic League's 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 LG Twins and Hanwha Eagles in Korea Baseball Organization.
On June 1, 2007, as a member of the Ottawa Lynx, Collier announced his retirement from professional baseball.[2] In 2016, he was listed as a Chicago-based scout for the Kansas City Royals.[3]
Personal life
Collier's son, Cam, was drafted 18th overall by the Cincinnati Reds in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[4]
References
- ^ "Lou Collier Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
- ^ Sun Staff Wire Services, "Sports Sunflashes[usurped]", The Ottawa Sun, published June 2, 2007, accessed June 4, 2007.
- ^ Norris, Josh, ed. (2016). Baseball America 2016 Directory. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-62-6.
- ^ "Breakthrough Series special for Collier family". MLB.com.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Lou Collier at Baseball Almanac
- Lou Collier at Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Professional Baseball League)
- Lou Collier at Korea Baseball Organization
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United States roster – 2023 World Baseball Classic runners-up
- 0 Adam Ottavino
- 1 Jeff McNeil
- 3 Mookie Betts
- 7 Tim Anderson
- 8 Trea Turner
- 10 J. T. Realmuto
- 12 Kyle Schwarber
- 15 Bobby Witt Jr.
- 16 Will Smith
- 20 Pete Alonso
- 21 Kyle Freeland
- 22 Nick Martinez
- 26 Aaron Loup
- 27 Mike Trout
- 28 Nolan Arenado
- 29 Merrill Kelly
- 30 Kyle Tucker
- 31 Cedric Mullins
- 33 Lance Lynn
- 38 Devin Williams
- 39 Miles Mikolas
- 46 Paul Goldschmidt
- 47 Jason Adam
- 49 Kendall Graveman
- 50 Adam Wainwright
- 51 Brady Singer
- 52 Daniel Bard
- 53 David Bednar
- 55 Ryan Pressly
- 66 Kyle Higashioka
- Manager
- 4 Mark DeRosa
- Coaches
- Bench Coach 11 Jerry Manuel
- Bench Coach 34 Brian McCann
- Hitting Coach 24 Ken Griffey Jr.
- Pitching Coach 13 Andy Pettitte
- First Base Coach 6 Lou Collier
- Third Base Coach 14 Dino Ebel
- Bullpen Coach 19 Dave Righetti
- Batting Practice Pitcher 9 Michael Young
- Bullpen Catcher 96 Carlos Muñoz
