Lou Berberet
1954–1960 · bats L / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Washington Senators (1901-60)
448G
.230AVG
.337OBP
.350SLG
More career statistics
281H
31HR
153RBI
2SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 3 | 6 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 195 | 194 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,449 | 1,447 |
| Batting · Walks | 200 | 198 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 448 | 1,449 | 1,224 | 118 | 281 | 34 | 10 | 31 | 153 | 200 | 195 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 428 | .230 | .337 | .350 | .687 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1957-05-26 to 1957-06-01
10longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 4 walks | 1957-05-26 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 RBI | 1956-07-28 | 1 in 128 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 10 | 2 doubles | 1956-08-21 | 1 in 99 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 236 | 760 | 148 | 14 | 77 | 108 | 96 | .233 | .337 | .351 |
| Away | 212 | 687 | 133 | 17 | 76 | 90 | 98 | .226 | .325 | .349 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 39 | 125 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 19 | .238 | .384 | .317 |
| May | 83 | 296 | 65 | 10 | 30 | 37 | 39 | .256 | .345 | .417 |
| June | 97 | 329 | 61 | 3 | 34 | 37 | 48 | .214 | .298 | .302 |
| July | 89 | 283 | 56 | 7 | 29 | 35 | 35 | .230 | .322 | .352 |
| August | 73 | 218 | 44 | 5 | 21 | 36 | 32 | .249 | .367 | .407 |
| September | 67 | 196 | 31 | 4 | 27 | 29 | 21 | .190 | .306 | .282 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kansas-city-athletics | 64 | 214 | 53 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 20 | .276 | .341 | .406 |
| new-york-yankees | 62 | 187 | 34 | 4 | 18 | 30 | 20 | .225 | .342 | .371 |
| baltimore-orioles | 62 | 198 | 38 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 34 | .217 | .308 | .309 |
| cleveland-guardians | 61 | 211 | 33 | 6 | 21 | 36 | 35 | .194 | .327 | .341 |
| chicago-white-sox | 61 | 191 | 44 | 2 | 25 | 32 | 23 | .278 | .398 | .386 |
| boston-red-sox | 56 | 188 | 34 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 24 | .211 | .287 | .292 |
| detroit-tigers | 42 | 134 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 23 | .223 | .328 | .348 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 35 | 118 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 14 | .180 | .297 | .330 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 |  New York Yankees | 5 | 5 | 2 | – | 3 | – | .400 | – | – |
| 1955 | New York Yankees | 2 | 5 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .400 | – | – |
| 1956 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 95 | 207 | 54 | 4 | 27 | – | .261 | – | – |
| 1957 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 99 | 264 | 69 | 7 | 36 | – | .261 | – | – |
| 1958 | Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 62 | 173 | 36 | 2 | 18 | – | .208 | – | – |
| 1959 |  Detroit Tigers | 100 | 338 | 73 | 13 | 44 | – | .216 | – | – |
| 1960 | Detroit Tigers | 85 | 232 | 45 | 5 | 23 | 2 | .194 | – | – |