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Lou Piniella

Manager

Louis Victor Piniella

3536 Games
1827-1709 Record
0.517 Win%
23 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats R
Throws R
Born 8/28/1943
Tampa, FL, USA
MLB Debut 1964-09-04
Final Game 1984-06-16

📊 Career Record

3536 Games Managed
1827 Wins
1709 Losses
0.517 Win Percentage

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

23 seasons
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Lou Piniella — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year Team Lg G W L Win% Rank P-M
1986 NYA AL 162 90 72 0.556 2 N
1987 NYA AL 162 89 73 0.549 4 N
1988 NYA AL 93 45 48 0.484 5 N
1990 CIN NL 162 91 71 0.562 1st 🏆 N
1991 CIN NL 162 74 88 0.457 5 N
1992 CIN NL 162 90 72 0.556 2 N
1993 SEA AL 162 82 80 0.506 4 N
1994 SEA AL 112 49 63 0.438 3 N
1995 SEA AL 145 79 66 0.545 1st 🏆 N
1996 SEA AL 161 85 76 0.528 2 N
1997 SEA AL 162 90 72 0.556 1st 🏆 N
1998 SEA AL 161 76 85 0.472 3 N
1999 SEA AL 162 79 83 0.488 3 N
2000 SEA AL 162 91 71 0.562 2 N
2001 SEA AL 158 112 46 0.709 1st 🏆 N
2002 SEA AL 162 93 69 0.574 3 N
2003 TBA AL 162 63 99 0.389 5 N
2004 TBA AL 161 70 91 0.435 4 N
2005 TBA AL 162 67 95 0.414 5 N
2007 CHN NL 158 82 76 0.519 1st 🏆 N
2008 CHN NL 161 97 64 0.602 1st 🏆 N
2009 CHN NL 161 83 78 0.516 2 N
2010 CHN NL 121 50 71 0.413 5 N

Lou Piniella as a manager

The career managing record for Lou Piniella is 1827-1709 (.517) over 3536 games, from 1986 to 2010. The season table runs through the New York Yankees (1986-1988), the Cincinnati Reds (1990-1992), the Seattle Mariners (1993-2002), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2003-2005), and the Chicago Cubs (2007-2010). The best full season was 2001, 112-46 with the Seattle Mariners. At the other end, 2003 finished 63-99. With the New York Yankees (1986-1988), the finishes read 2nd, 4th, and 5th. The Rank column for the Cincinnati Reds years shows 1st, 5th, and 2nd.

The Rank column for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays years shows 5th, 4th, and 5th. The record opens at 90-72 in 1986 and closes at 50-71 in 2010. Piniella's clubs finished first in 1990, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2007, and 2008. The Lg column places these seasons in the American League and National League. In 1988, Piniella took over a club already in progress that season. Piniella's birth date on file is August 28, 1943, in Tampa, FL, USA. Piniella also played in the majors, from 1964 to 1984, as the player page shows.

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