1926
Born September 8, 1926
St. Louis, MO, USA
Lou Sleater Notable
b. September 8, 1926 · St. Louis Browns 1950–1952, Washington Senators 1952, Kansas City Athletics 1955, Milwaukee Braves 1956, Detroit Tigers 1957–1958, Baltimore Orioles 1958
Lou Sleater played for six clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1950 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1958.
He went 12 and 18 with a 4.70 earned run average, pitching 300 innings in 131 games. He struck out 152 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 145 games he batted .204, with 21 hits and 8 runs. He finished with 4 home runs.
He was born in St. Louis, MO, USA on September 8, 1926, and died on March 25, 2013. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | SLB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | SLB | 25 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .226 |
| 1952 | SLB/WSH | 19 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .045 |
| 1955 | KCA | 21 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 |
| 1956 | MLN | 25 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .500 |
| 1957 | DET | 41 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 1958 | BAL/DET | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 |
| Career | — | 145 | 103 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .204 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | SLB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 1951 | SLB | 1 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 81.0 | 88 | 46 | 53 | 33 | 5.11 |
| 1952 | SLB/WSH | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 65.2 | 65 | 30 | 35 | 23 | 4.11 |
| 1955 | KCA | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 25.2 | 33 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 7.71 |
| 1956 | MLN | 2 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 45.2 | 42 | 16 | 27 | 32 | 3.15 |
| 1957 | DET | 3 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 69.1 | 61 | 29 | 28 | 43 | 3.76 |
| 1958 | BAL/DET | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 10.22 |
| Career | — | 12 | 18 | 131 | 21 | 5 | 300.2 | 306 | 157 | 172 | 152 | 4.70 |
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