| Lou Collier | |||
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| Utility player | |||
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Born: August 21, 1973 Chicago |
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| MLB debut | |||
| June 28, 1997, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 30, 2004, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .241 | ||
| Home runs | 8 | ||
| Runs batted in | 78 | ||
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Louis Keith Collier (born August 21, 1973 in Chicago) is a former utility player who played in Major League Baseball from 1997 through 2004. Collier batted and threw right-handed. He was taken by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 31st round of the 1992 Major League Baseball draft.
In 1994, Collier was selected MVP of the South Atlantic League All-Star Game after leading the National League affiliate teams to a 9–5 victory with three hits, including a home run. He reached the Majors in 1997 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, spending two years with them before moving to the Milwaukee Brewers (1999-2001), Montreal Expos (2002), Boston Red Sox (2003) and Philadelphia Phillies (2004). In 1998 with Pittsburgh, he posted career-highs in games played (110), hits (82), runs (30), RBI (34), doubles (13) and triples (6).