Lou North Notable

b. June 15, 1891 · Detroit Tigers 1913, St. Louis Cardinals 1917, 1920–1924, Boston Braves 1924

Lou North played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1913 and closing with the Boston Braves in 1924. His longest stay was with the St. Louis Cardinals, from 1920 to 1924.

He went 21 and 16 with a 4.43 earned run average, pitching 463 innings in 172 games. He struck out 199. Across 174 games he batted .197, with 27 hits and 12 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 1 double.

He led the league in saves once, in 1921, with 7.

He was born in Elgin, IL, USA on June 15, 1891, and died on May 15, 1974. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1913	DET	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1917	STL	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000
1920	STL	26	31	2	7	1	0	0	3	1	7	.226
1921	STL	40	19	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	4	.158
1922	STL	53	47	5	11	0	1	1	5	1	3	.234
1923	STL	34	22	3	4	0	0	0	1	1	5	.182
1924	BSN/STL	15	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	.154
Career	—	174	137	12	27	1	1	1	10	4	25	.197

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1913	DET	0	1	1	1	0	6.0	10	10	9	3	15.00
1917	STL	0	0	5	0	0	11.1	14	5	4	4	3.97
1920	STL	3	2	24	6	1	88.0	90	32	32	37	3.27
1921	STL	4	4	40	0	7	86.1	81	34	32	28	3.54
1922	STL	10	3	53	11	4	149.2	164	74	64	84	4.45
1923	STL	3	4	34	3	1	71.2	90	41	31	24	5.15
1924	BSN/STL	1	2	15	4	0	50.0	60	32	28	19	5.76
Career	—	21	16	172	25	13	463.0	509	228	200	199	4.43

On this day & linked events

1891

Born June 15, 1891

Elgin, IL, USA

1974

Died May 15, 1974

1913

Major-league debut: Lou North

Lou North made a major-league debut on August 22, 1913.

1924

Final major-league game: Lou North

Lou North played a final major-league game on July 20, 1924.

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