Julio Lugo — 23 | SS

Fast Facts about Julio Lugo

Julio Lugo

Date of Birth: 16 November 1975

Place of Birth: Barahona, Dominican Republic

Height: 6-1 Weight: 175

College: Connors State JC

Drafted: 1994 (Houston Astros)

Years Pro: 9

Years with Red Sox: 2

Bats: R

Throws: R

SEASON AB R H HR RBI BB SB AVG

2000 — HOU 420 78 119 10 40 37 22 .283

2001 — HOU 513 93 135 10 37 46 12 .263

2002 — HOU 322 45 84 8 35 28 9 .261

2003 — HOU 65 6 16 0 2 9 2 .246

2003 — TAM 433 58 119 15 53 35 10 .275

2004 — TAM 581 83 160 7 75 54 21 .275

2005 — TAM 616 89 182 6 57 61 39 .295

2006 — TAM 289 53 89 12 27 27 18 .308

2006 — LAD 146 16 32 0 10 12 6 .219

2007 — BOS 570 71 135 8 73 48 33 .237

2008 — BOS 261 27 70 1 22 34 12 .268

TOTAL 4216 619 1141 77 431 391 184 .271

Lugo became the fifth regular starter at shortstop in the last four years in Boston following Nomar Garciaparra, Orlando Cabrera, Edgar Renteria, and Alex Rodriguez.
Boston's "Mother's Day Miracle" on 13 May 2007, in which the Red Sox rallied from a 5-0 deficit with one out in the ninth to beat Baltimore at Fenway Park, was capped by Lugo's bouncing ground ball to the right of former Sox first baseman Kevin Millar, who fielded the hit and then attempted to toss the ball to pitcher Chris Ray covering first. Instead, Ray dropped the ball as both the tying and winning runs crossed the plate.
Lugo finishes the season with 33 steals to lead the Red Sox; that total was the highest since Johnny Damon led the team with 31 in 2002 and 30 in 2003.

13 May 2007 - Dubbed the "Mother's Day Miracle" by the Boston media, the Red Sox rally from a one-out, 5-0 deficit and win 6-5 over the Orioles at Fenway Park. Boston scores four runs to get within one, then score the final two on a two-out single by shortstop Julio Lugo combined with an fielding error by pitcher Chris Ray as he covers first.