Lou Whitaker Baseball player

Louis Rodman Whitaker, Jr. (born May 12, 1957) nicknamed Sweet Lou, is a former Major League Baseball player. Whitaker was a second baseman for the Detroit Tigers from 1977 to 1995. Along with teammate Alan Trammell, Whitaker is perhaps best known as half of the longest running "double play" combination in major league history.

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Lou Whitaker
Alias (AKA)Whitaker Louis Rodman Jr.; Sweet Lou
Birth dateMay 12, 1957
Birth place
Brooklyn

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Baseball player

Career startSeptember 09, 1977
Career endOctober 01, 1995
batting sideLeft
former teams
Detroit Tigers
position
Second baseman
teams
Detroit Tigers
throwing sideRight

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