1907
Born March 15, 1907
Alma, MO, USA
Lou Fette Notable
Lou Fette played for three clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Bees in 1937 and closing with the Boston Braves in 1945.
He went 41 and 40 with a 3.15 earned run average, pitching 691 innings in 109 games. He struck out 194, completed 51 of his 97 starts and threw 14 shutouts. Across 110 games he batted .186, with 44 hits and 10 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He led the league in shutouts two times between 1937 and 1939, topping out at 6.
He was an All-Star in 1939.
He was born in Alma, MO, USA on March 15, 1907, and died on January 3, 1981. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1939 |
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1937 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | BSN | 36 | 92 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .239 |
| 1938 | BSN | 33 | 85 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .188 |
| 1939 | BSN | 27 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .061 |
| 1940 | BRO/BSN | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .375 |
| 1945 | BSN | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 110 | 236 | 10 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 29 | 0 | .186 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | BSN | 20 | 10 | 35 | 33 | 0 | 259.0 | 243 | 83 | 81 | 70 | 2.88 |
| 1938 | BSN | 11 | 13 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 239.2 | 235 | 84 | 79 | 83 | 3.15 |
| 1939 | BSN | 10 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 146.0 | 123 | 48 | 61 | 35 | 2.96 |
| 1940 | BRO/BSN | 0 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 35.1 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 5.09 |
| 1945 | BSN | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11.0 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5.73 |
| Career | — | 41 | 40 | 109 | 97 | 1 | 691.0 | 658 | 242 | 248 | 194 | 3.15 |
On this day & linked events
1981
Died January 3, 1981
1937
Major-league debut: Lou Fette
Lou Fette made a major-league debut on April 26, 1937.
1945
Final major-league game: Lou Fette
Lou Fette played a final major-league game on June 22, 1945.