Lou Brissie
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Leland Victor Brissie
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 4", Weight 215 lb.
- School Presbyterian College
- Debut September 28, 1947
- Final Game September 1, 1953
- Born June 5, 1924 in Anderson, SC USA
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[edit] Biographical Information
Lou Brissie pitched seven seasons in the majors, winning 44 games and saving 29. He was most successful as a rookie in 1948, when he won 14 games and led the league in strikeouts per nine innings, and in 1949 when he won 16 games and was named to the All Star team. His main teammates were Eddie Joost, Ferris Fain, Sam Chapman, Elmer Valo and Hank Majeski.
Brissie was a paratrooper corporal in World War II. In Italy he led a patrol of 12 men into a battle zone and was the only survivor. Brissie suffered severe leg injuries in the war but was able to surmount them and make it to the majors.
Brissie is the most recent major league player to come from Presbyterian College (as of 2006), a school that also produced Chick Galloway. Prior to his college days, he had played in the textile leagues as a teenager. He was featured in Sport Magazine in 1948 in an article on the textile leagues.
After his playing days he became national director for American Legion Baseball.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- AL All-Star (1949)
- 15 Wins Seasons: 1 (1949)
- 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 2 (1949 & 1950)
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