Julio Lugo to retire
The veteran infielder is currently playing in the Caribbean Series in Mexico, but is planning to hang up his cleats for good when the tournament ends on Friday.
- Born: 1975/11/16
- Age: 36
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 175
- Bats/Throws: R / R
- Seasons: 12
- Place of birth: Barahona, Dom. Rep.
- Drafted by: the Houston Astros in 1994 (43rd round)
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 59 | 230 | 36 | 67 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 26 | 31 | 17 | 7 | .291 | .368 | .357 | |
| 1996 | 101 | 393 | 60 | 116 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 50 | 32 | 75 | 24 | 11 | .295 | .350 | .427 | |
| 1997 | 125 | 505 | 89 | 135 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 61 | 46 | 99 | 35 | 8 | .267 | .329 | .408 | |
| 1998 | 128 | 509 | 81 | 154 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 62 | 49 | 72 | 51 | 18 | .303 | .367 | .438 | |
| 1999 | 116 | 445 | 77 | 142 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 44 | 53 | 25 | 11 | .319 | .381 | .463 | |
| 2000 | Astros | 116 | 420 | 78 | 119 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 37 | 93 | 22 | 9 | .283 | .346 | .431 |
| 2000 | 24 | 101 | 22 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 7 | .327 | .393 | .475 | |
| 2001 | Astros | 140 | 513 | 93 | 135 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 46 | 116 | 12 | 11 | .263 | .326 | .372 |
| 2002 | Astros | 88 | 322 | 45 | 84 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 74 | 9 | 3 | .261 | .322 | .388 |
| 2003 | Rays | 117 | 433 | 58 | 119 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 53 | 35 | 88 | 10 | 3 | .275 | .333 | .427 |
| 2003 | Astros | 22 | 65 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | .246 | .338 | .292 |
| 2003 | 139 | 498 | 64 | 135 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 55 | 44 | 100 | 12 | 4 | .271 | .333 | .410 | |
| 2004 | Rays | 157 | 581 | 83 | 160 | 41 | 4 | 7 | 75 | 54 | 106 | 21 | 5 | .275 | .338 | .396 |
| 2005 | Rays | 158 | 616 | 89 | 182 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 61 | 72 | 39 | 11 | .295 | .362 | .403 |
| 2006 | Dodgers | 49 | 146 | 16 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 6 | 5 | .219 | .278 | .267 |
| 2006 | Rays | 73 | 289 | 53 | 89 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 47 | 18 | 4 | .308 | .373 | .498 |
| 2006 | 122 | 435 | 69 | 121 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 39 | 76 | 24 | 9 | .278 | .341 | .421 | |
| 2007 | Red Sox | 147 | 570 | 71 | 135 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 73 | 48 | 82 | 33 | 6 | .237 | .294 | .349 |
| 2008 | Red Sox | 82 | 261 | 27 | 70 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 34 | 51 | 12 | 4 | .268 | .355 | .330 |
| 2009 | Cardinals | 51 | 148 | 24 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 0 | .277 | .351 | .432 |
| 2009 | Red Sox | 37 | 109 | 16 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 0 | .284 | .352 | .367 |
| 2009 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .316 | .294 | |
| 2010 | Orioles | 93 | 241 | 26 | 60 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 50 | 5 | 7 | .249 | .298 | .282 |
| 2011 | Braves | 22 | 44 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .208 | .136 |
| 2011 | 13 | 52 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .231 | .286 | .365 | |
| Career Total | 1352 | 4758 | 688 | 1279 | 238 | 34 | 80 | 475 | 439 | 876 | 198 | 69 | .269 | .333 | .384 | |
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