Lou Koupal Notable

b. December 19, 1898 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1925–1926, Brooklyn Robins 1928–1929, Philadelphia Phillies 1929–1930, St. Louis Browns 1937

Lou Koupal played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1925 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1937.

He went 10 and 21 with a 5.58 earned run average, pitching 335.3 innings in 101 games. He struck out 87. Across 102 games he batted .106, with 11 hits and 6 runs.

He was born in Tabor, SD, USA on December 19, 1898, and died on December 8, 1961. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1925	PIT	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1926	PIT	6	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.250
1928	BRO	17	9	0	1	0	0	0	3	.111
1929	BRO/PHI	33	46	2	5	1	0	0	7	.109
1930	PHI	13	12	0	1	0	0	0	4	.083
1937	SLB	26	32	2	3	0	3	1	5	.094
Career	—	102	104	6	11	1	3	1	20	.106

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1925	PIT	0	0	6	0	0	9.0	14	9	7	0	9.00
1926	PIT	0	2	6	2	0	19.2	22	7	8	7	3.20
1928	BRO	1	0	17	1	1	37.1	43	10	15	10	2.41
1929	BRO/PHI	5	6	33	15	6	127.0	155	70	54	35	4.96
1930	PHI	0	4	13	4	0	36.2	52	35	17	11	8.59
1937	SLB	4	9	26	13	0	105.2	150	77	55	24	6.56
Career	—	10	21	101	35	7	335.1	436	208	156	87	5.58

On this day & linked events

1898

Born December 19, 1898

Tabor, SD, USA

1961

Died December 8, 1961

1925

Major-league debut: Lou Koupal

Lou Koupal made a major-league debut on April 17, 1925.

1937

Final major-league game: Lou Koupal

Lou Koupal played a final major-league game on September 26, 1937.