Lou Clinton
1960–1967 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Athletics, Los Angeles Angels (1961-64), New York Yankees
691G
.247AVG
.308OBP
.418SLG
More career statistics
532H
65HR
269RBI
12SB
3Rare feats
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 · At bats | 2,153 | 2,152 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 418 | 420 |
| Batting · Walks | 188 | 189 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 691 | 2,379 | 2,153 | 270 | 532 | 112 | 31 | 65 | 269 | 188 | 418 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 901 | .247 | .308 | .418 | .726 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1962-07-02 to 1962-07-13
20longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle | 1962-07-13 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1962-07-13 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1964-06-06 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 335 | 1114 | 243 | 27 | 131 | 94 | 196 | .243 | .303 | .415 |
| Away | 356 | 1265 | 289 | 38 | 138 | 95 | 224 | .250 | .304 | .422 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 69 | 221 | 44 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 47 | .215 | .267 | .366 |
| May | 118 | 354 | 72 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 79 | .228 | .288 | .370 |
| June | 108 | 325 | 61 | 9 | 36 | 27 | 59 | .207 | .271 | .354 |
| July | 117 | 440 | 107 | 18 | 48 | 41 | 76 | .270 | .336 | .492 |
| August | 132 | 476 | 110 | 20 | 69 | 41 | 78 | .261 | .317 | .486 |
| September | 138 | 530 | 131 | 7 | 54 | 34 | 76 | .268 | .311 | .403 |
| October | 9 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | .233 | .242 | .267 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 87 | 291 | 70 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 49 | .261 | .299 | .362 |
| new-york-yankees | 84 | 316 | 67 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 57 | .232 | .291 | .343 |
| detroit-tigers | 83 | 265 | 56 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 55 | .232 | .287 | .382 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 76 | 253 | 68 | 11 | 46 | 19 | 40 | .297 | .344 | .550 |
| cleveland-guardians | 75 | 276 | 60 | 9 | 34 | 26 | 58 | .245 | .312 | .412 |
| baltimore-orioles | 71 | 247 | 53 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 46 | .233 | .279 | .379 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 64 | 232 | 36 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 43 | .171 | .237 | .270 |
| minnesota-twins | 61 | 211 | 56 | 17 | 34 | 20 | 34 | .303 | .360 | .659 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 |  Boston Red Sox | 96 | 297 | 68 | 6 | 37 | 4 | .229 | – | – |
| 1961 | Boston Red Sox | 17 | 51 | 13 | – | 3 | – | .255 | – | – |
| 1962 | Boston Red Sox | 114 | 398 | 117 | 18 | 75 | 2 | .294 | – | – |
| 1963 | Boston Red Sox | 148 | 560 | 130 | 22 | 77 | – | .232 | – | – |
| 1964 | Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 128 | 426 | 107 | 12 | 44 | 4 | .251 | – | – |
| 1965 | California Angels, Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Athletics | 102 | 257 | 60 | 2 | 10 | 2 | .233 | – | – |
| 1966 |  New York Yankees | 80 | 159 | 35 | 5 | 21 | – | .220 | – | – |
| 1967 | New York Yankees | 6 | 4 | 2 | – | 2 | – | .500 | – | – |