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Name Team Age
Lou Criger Retired (1990, Age 37) Died (2029, Age 76)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 44
(1972)
C R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Cesar Cedeno League 0 15 years (6 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
A+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- C+ B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- A- D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B- 0 9/26/1953
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 2 4
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (2B)
B+ (68.7 %) (0.0 %) (0.0 %)

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Year Type   Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1972 Minors 27.00 7 / 7 5 / 5 1 / 2 5 / 5 1 / 1 3 / 4 3 / 3 25 / 27
1973 Minors 48.00 6 / 6 9 / 9 1 / 4 3 / 5 10 / 10 6 / 8 4 / 6 39 / 48
1974 Minors 54.00 7 / 7 8 / 12 6 / 7 6 / 7 7 / 7 6 / 7 5 / 7 45 / 54
1975 Minors 57.00 9 / 12 4 / 8 5 / 9 4 / 10 6 / 9 2 / 3 4 / 6 34 / 57
1976 Minors 1.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 1 / 1
1976 Majors 43.96 2 / 8 1 / 8 5 / 6 3 / 8 4 / 5 2 / 2 2 / 6 19 / 43
1977 Majors 59.63 6 / 10 2 / 4 4 / 8 4 / 6 4 / 5 7 / 16 5 / 10 32 / 59
1978 Majors 68.53 162 135 0 3 / 7 4 / 14 4 / 9 1 / 9 4 / 10 5 / 9 2 / 10 23 / 68
1979 Majors 68.71 162 135 0 3 / 15 2 / 12 3 / 12 0 / 3 4 / 7 2 / 11 2 / 8 16 / 68
1980 Majors 40.68 111 63 32 1 / 5 0 / 2 4 / 12 1 / 8 2 / 5 0 / 4 1 / 4 9 / 40
1981 Majors 63.70 162 93 0 1 / 11 2 / 11 2 / 8 0 / 5 3 / 7 0 / 10 0 / 11 8 / 63
1982 Majors 59.02 162 83 0 0 / 6 1 / 11 1 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 11 2 / 59
1983 Majors 46.52 150 38 12 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 10 0 / 6 0 / 10 0 / 46
1984 Majors 43.65 162 39 0 1 / 7 0 / 1 0 / 5 1 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 7 2 / 43
1985 Majors 39.59 162 40 0 0 / 5 1 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 3 1 / 39
1986 Majors 44.96 162 48 0 0 / 7 0 / 10 1 / 3 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 5 1 / 44
1987 Majors 61.56 162 129 0 -2 / 7 -3 / 8 -3 / 10 -5 / 13 -4 / 11 -1 / 9 -2 / 3 -20 / 61
1988 Majors 35.76 162 15 0 -3 / 2 -2 / 7 -5 / 5 -7 / 9 -3 / 2 -3 / 3 0 / 7 -23 / 35
1989 Majors 41.76 158 46 0 -2 / 5 -2 / 5 -3 / 4 0 / 6 -8 / 8 -1 / 6 -3 / 7 -19 / 41
1990 Majors 34.10 162 29 0 -2 / 13 -3 / 7 -4 / 3 -4 / 1 -2 / 5 -2 / 3 -1 / 2 -18 / 34
Total 2039 893 44 37 / 145 29 / 145 22 / 126 12 / 129 28 / 128 26 / 130 23 / 127 177 / 930
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1990-11-01Lou Criger has retired from the St. Louis Cardinals
1989-04-05The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired Lou Criger from the waiver wire.
1989-04-01The New York Spartans have promoted Bob Thorpe to the major league team. The New York Spartans have promoted Aaron Harrelson to the major league team. The New York Spartans have designated Lou Criger for assignment. The New York Spartans have designated Cecil Bithorn for assignment.
1983-04-30Lou Criger of the New York Spartans is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1980-04-03Lou Criger of the New York Yankees! is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
1976-04-03The New York Crush have promoted Lou Criger to the major league team. The New York Crush have sent Mike Koster to the minors.
1974-04-01A trade has been completed between the New York Crush and the St. Louis Cardinals. The St. Louis Cardinals receive Roy Garcia, Don Veras from the New York Crush in exchange for Lou Criger.
1974-04-01A trade has been completed between the New York Crush and the St. Louis Cardinals. The St. Louis Cardinals receive Roy Garcia, Don Veras from the New York Crush in exchange for Lou Criger.
1972-04-01The St. Louis Cardinals have renamed Gene Jones to Lou Criger.