Yankeeography

Lou Piniella (3x2)

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Lou Piniella is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and manager. He played with the Yankees for 11 seasons, winning five AL East titles (1976–78, 1980 and 1981), four AL pennants (1976–78 and 1981), and two World Series championships (1977–78). After center fielder Mickey Rivers was traded during the 1979 season, Piniella became the Yankees' lead-off hitter. He made one All-Star team and compiled 1705 lifetime hits despite not playing full-time for just under half of his career.