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Lou Whitaker Stats & Facts

ByTom December 29, 2018December 8, 2021

VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia Lou Whitaker Position: Second BasemanBats: Left • Throws: Right5-11, 160lb (180cm, 72kg)Born: Sunday, May 12, 1957 in Brooklyn, NY USADebut: September 9, 1977 (13,972nd in major league history)vs. BOS 5 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SBLast Game: October 1, 1995 (13,972nd in major league history)vs. BOS 5 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI,…

Rookie Of The Year American League

Detroit Tigers second baseman Lou Whitaker wins the American League Rookie of the Year Award

ByThis Day in Baseball November 22, 1978December 20, 2024

Detroit Tigers second baseman Lou Whitaker wins the American League Rookie of the Year Award with 21 of 28 first-place votes over Paul Molitor of the Milwaukee Brewers. Whitaker will be the youngest AL Rookie of the Year until Mike Trout passes him in 2012.

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1978 American League Rookie of the year

Lou Whitaker Stats & Facts

Detroit Tigers second baseman Lou Whitaker wins the American League Rookie of the Year Award

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