1921
Born June 27, 1921
Apache, OK, USA
Lou Kretlow Notable
b. June 27, 1921 · Detroit Tigers 1946, 1948–1949, St. Louis Browns 1950, 1953, Chicago White Sox 1950–1953, Baltimore Orioles 1954–1955, Kansas City Athletics 1956
Lou Kretlow played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1946 and closing with the Kansas City Athletics in 1956.
He went 27 and 47 with a 4.87 earned run average, pitching 785.3 innings in 199 games. He struck out 450, completed 22 of his 104 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 200 games he batted .114, with 27 hits and 7 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Apache, OK, USA on June 27, 1921, and died on September 12, 2007. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | DET | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1948 | DET | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1949 | DET | 25 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .000 |
| 1950 | CHW/SLB | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1951 | CHW | 26 | 48 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 0 | .083 |
| 1952 | CHW | 19 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .050 |
| 1953 | CHW/SLB | 31 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .172 |
| 1954 | BAL | 32 | 51 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 0 | .157 |
| 1955 | BAL | 15 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .091 |
| 1956 | KCA | 25 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .061 |
| Career | — | 200 | 237 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 118 | 0 | .114 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | DET | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 1948 | DET | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23.1 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4.63 |
| 1949 | DET | 3 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 76.0 | 85 | 52 | 69 | 40 | 6.16 |
| 1950 | CHW/SLB | 0 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 35.2 | 42 | 28 | 45 | 24 | 7.07 |
| 1951 | CHW | 6 | 9 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 137.0 | 129 | 64 | 74 | 89 | 4.20 |
| 1952 | CHW | 4 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 79.0 | 52 | 26 | 56 | 63 | 2.96 |
| 1953 | CHW/SLB | 1 | 5 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 101.2 | 105 | 54 | 82 | 52 | 4.78 |
| 1954 | BAL | 6 | 11 | 32 | 20 | 0 | 166.2 | 169 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 4.37 |
| 1955 | BAL | 0 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 38.1 | 50 | 35 | 27 | 26 | 8.22 |
| 1956 | KCA | 4 | 9 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 118.2 | 121 | 70 | 74 | 61 | 5.31 |
| Career | — | 27 | 47 | 199 | 104 | 1 | 785.1 | 781 | 425 | 522 | 450 | 4.87 |
On this day & linked events
2007
Died September 12, 2007
1946
Major-league debut: Lou Kretlow
Lou Kretlow made a major-league debut on September 26, 1946.
1956
Final major-league game: Lou Kretlow
Lou Kretlow played a final major-league game on September 23, 1956.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain