Lou Limmer
| Lou Limmer | |||
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| First baseman | |||
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Born: March 10, 1925 New York City |
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Died: April 1, 2007 (aged 82) Boca Raton, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 22, 1951, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 26, 1954, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .202 | ||
| Home runs | 19 | ||
| Runs batted in | 62 | ||
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Louis Limmer, known as Lou (March 10, 1925 – April 1, 2007) was a Major League Baseball player in 1951 and 1954 for the Philadelphia Athletics.
Born in Bronx, New York, Limmer graduated from Manhattan High School of Aviation in 1943. Upon graduation, he joined the Army Air Corps, where he served until 1946.
Limmer played first base. He played in the Major Leagues for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1951 and 1954 and played and additional 11 years in the minors. He was in the top five for home runs seven times during his minor league career.
Limmer was signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia Athletics in 1946.
In 1946, in 40 games for the Lexington A's of the North Carolina State League he hit .313.
In 1947 he hit .326 for Lexington, with 24 home runs (3rd in the league) and 95 RBIs (5th in the league) in 405 at bats.
With the Lincoln A's of the Western League in 1948, he broke his neck in August while sliding into third base. He suffered a temporary loss of vision and was out for the season. He hit 28 home runs (second in the league) and had 93 RBIs (6th in the league) in 385 at bats that season.
In 1949, he hit .315 (4th in the league) with a league-leading 29 home runs, and drove in 105 RBIs (3rd) as he scored 100 runs for Lincoln.
He followed that up in 1950, leading the league with both 29 home runs and 111 RBIs for the St. Paul Saints of the American Association, earning "Rookie of the Year" honors.
Limmer holds the distinction of having hit the last home run and last base hit for the Athletics before their move to Kansas City.
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