Lou Piniella Memorabilia & Collectibles

About Lou Piniella Memorabilia & Collectibles

 Lou Piniella is a former player in the Major League Baseball who started out as a player in the American Legion Baseball. He also played in the PONY League Baseball and had the chance to play with Tony La Russa. He is a product of Jesuit High School of Tampa where he played as a basketball varsity athlete and only started to letter in baseball in college. He went to University of Tampa and was named to an All-American team. He had his first appearance in the Major League Baseball when he was just 21 years old. He played for the Baltimore Orioles in 1964 and had his second period in the major league after three years. He joined the Cleveland Indians and the Seattle Pilots in 1969. After signing with the Pilots, he joined the Kansas City Royals from the 1969 to 1973 season.

 

After his stint with the Royals, he played for the New York Yankees and spent a few seasons in the minor leagues. He was able to win the American League East titles five times. He was also able to appear in two World Championship Series, one in 1977, and the other in 1978. He was able to make 1, 705 hits in his entire MLB playing career.

 

After he retired from playing, he went to manage a few MLB teams and minor league teams. Recently, he was hired as the manager of the Chicago Cubs.

 

You can make your baseball collection a sure hit to your friends and family by having MLB autographed art and autographed MLB photos you can use to give life to your collection room. You can also purchase MLB bedding and pillows and MLB game used autographed items for your compilation.

 

 

About Lou Piniella:

Lou Piniella (full name: Louis Victor Piniella; Sweet Lou) played leftfielder from 1964 until 1984 for the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees. He played for the Orioles in 1964, Indians in 1968, Royals from 1969 - 1973 and Yankees from 1974 - 1984. Over 18 seasons, he played 1747 games, hit 102 home runs, drove in 651 runs, and stole 32 bases. Born on August 28, 1943 in Tampa, FL, Piniella stands 6' 0" and weighs 182 lb. He attended Jesuit (Tampa, FL) high school. His debut was on September 4, 1964 and he played his final game on June 16, 1984. Over his career, Piniella made $128,000. Common misspellings of his name include Louis lew lue lu Lou loe Victor pinella piniela Piniella.