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Name	Team	Age
Lou Altenburg	Retired (1975, Age 35)	Died (2024, Age 84)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 25 (1963)	2B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (Majors)	0	4 years (83 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	A-	B
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B+	C-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C-	C+	A-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A	B+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A-	0	1/2/1940
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	1	1
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (---)
C  (37.1 %)	F  (2.9 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1964	PIT	46	70	7	14	2	1	0	7	5	12	0	0	0	.520	.263	.257	.200
1965	PIT	44	87	10	20	4	0	2	8	5	11	2	0	0	.617	.272	.345	.230
1972	PIT	37	128	12	35	3	1	1	8	17	17	3	1	0	.695	.359	.336	.273
1973	PIT	62	226	20	43	7	0	2	23	20	41	0	0	2	.506	.258	.248	.190
1974	PIT	71	247	25	61	7	1	2	25	20	40	3	0	1	.608	.300	.308	.247
1975	PIT	73	223	12	48	7	0	0	16	17	36	2	3	2	.514	.267	.247	.215
Total		333	981	86	221	30	3	7	87	84	157	10	4	5	.569	.286	.283	.225

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1975-11-01	Lou Altenburg has retired from the Pittsburgh Pirates
1972-04-01	The Chicago Pirates have promoted Mike Gipson to the major league team. The Chicago Pirates have promoted Lou Altenburg to the major league team. The Chicago Pirates have sent Bill Chagnon to the minors. The Chicago Pirates have sent Charlie Hamann to the minors.
1966-03-31	The Philadelphia Pirates have promoted Ben Bradley to the major league team. The Philadelphia Pirates have sent Lou Altenburg to the minors.
1965-09-13	The Philadelphia Pirates have promoted Lou Altenburg to the major league team. The Philadelphia Pirates have promoted Victor Carter to the major league team. The Philadelphia Pirates have sent Ben Bradley to the minors. The Philadelphia Pirates have designated Joe Agler for assignment.
1965-09-10	The Philadelphia Pirates have promoted Ben Bradley to the major league team. The Philadelphia Pirates have sent Lou Altenburg to the minors.
1965-03-31	The Milwaukee Pirates have promoted Lou Altenburg to the major league team. The Milwaukee Pirates have sent Drungo Nordyke to the minors.
1964-09-05	The Milwaukee Pirates have promoted Hal Calmar to the major league team. The Milwaukee Pirates have sent Lou Altenburg to the minors.
1964-04-01	The Milwaukee Pirates have promoted Lou Altenburg to the major league team. The Milwaukee Pirates have designated Jim Lopata for assignment.