- Lou Collier
Infobox MLB retired
name=Lou Collier
position=Infielder /Outfielder
bgcolor1=#006265
bgcolor2=#522398
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1973|8|21
deathdate=
debutdate=June 28
debutyear= 1997
debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
finaldate=September 30
finalyear=2004
finalteam=Philadelphia Phillies
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.241
stat2label=Home run s
stat2value=8
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=78
teams=
*Pittsburgh Pirates (by|1997-by|1998)
*Milwaukee Brewers (by|1999-by|2001)
*Montreal Expos (by|2002)
*Boston Red Sox (by|2003)
*Philadelphia Phillies (by|2004)
highlights=Louis Keith Collier (born
August 21 ,1973 inChicago, Illinois ) is aninfielder /outfielder who played inMajor League Baseball from by|1997 through by|2004. Collier bats and throws right-handed. He was taken by thePittsburgh Pirates in the 31st round of the 1992 amateur draft.In 1994, Collier was selected
MVP of theSouth Atlantic League All-Star Game after leading theNational League affiliate teams to a 9–5 victory with three hits, including ahome run . He reached the Majors in by|1997 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, spending two years with them before moving to theMilwaukee Brewers (by|1999-by|2001),Montreal Expos (by|2002),Boston Red Sox (by|2003) andPhiladelphia Phillies (by|2004). In 1998 with Pittsburgh, he posted career-highs ingames played (110), hits (82), runs (30), RBI (34), doubles (13) and triples (6).In 315 Major League games Collier was a .241 hitter with eight home runs and 78 RBI. In 2007, he was invited by the Philadelphia Phillies to
spring training after spending two seasons with the Lucky Goldstar Twins inKorean Baseball Organization .On
June 1 ,2007 , as a member of theOttawa Lynx , Collier announced his retirement from professional baseball. [Sun Staff Wire Services, " [http://ottsun.canoe.ca/Sports/OtherSports/2007/06/02/4227907-sun.html Sports Sunflashes] ", TheOttawa Sun , publishedJune 2 ,2007 , accessedJune 4 ,2007 .]French Toast"Friendly" Lou Collier is not only well known for his baseball skills. Lou often kept his teammates happy and motivated by preparing for them his world famous Texas French Toast.
External links
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=collilo01 Baseball Almanac]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pcolll001.htm Retrosheet]References
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
