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Lou North
Louis Alexander North
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: June 15, 1891 in Elgin, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: August 22, 1913
Final Game: July 20, 1924
Died: May 15, 1974 in Shelton, CT
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1913 22 DET AL 0 1 .000 15.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 10 11 10 1 9 3 0 0 0 37 19 3.167 15.0 1.5 13.5 4.5 0.33
1917 26 STL NL 0 0 3.97 5 0 5 0 0 0 11.1 14 5 5 1 4 4 0 0 0 46 67 1.588 11.1 0.8 3.2 3.2 1.00
1920 29 STL NL 3 2 .600 3.27 24 6 10 3 0 1 88.0 90 42 32 3 32 37 2 1 2 369 94 1.386 9.2 0.3 3.3 3.8 1.16
1921 30 STL NL 4 4 .500 3.54 40 0 26 0 0 7 86.1 81 39 34 5 32 28 1 0 4 358 102 1.309 8.4 0.5 3.3 2.9 0.88
1922 31 STL NL 10 3 .769 4.45 53 11 20 4 0 4 149.2 164 90 74 4 64 84 6 1 2 663 87 1.523 9.9 0.2 3.8 5.1 1.31
1923 32 STL NL 3 4 .429 5.15 34 3 17 0 0 1 71.2 90 50 41 8 31 24 3 0 1 331 75 1.688 11.3 1.0 3.9 3.0 0.77
1924 33 TOT NL 1 2 .333 5.76 15 4 2 1 0 0 50.0 60 37 32 2 28 19 0 0 1 227 66 1.760 10.8 0.4 5.0 3.4 0.68
1924 33 STL NL 0 0 6.75 6 0 0 0 0 0 14.2 15 12 11 1 9 8 0 0 0 64 56 1.636 9.2 0.6 5.5 4.9 0.89
1924 33 BSN NL 1 2 .333 5.35 9 4 2 1 0 0 35.1 45 25 21 1 19 11 0 0 1 163 72 1.811 11.5 0.3 4.8 2.8 0.58
7 Seasons 21 16 .568 4.43 172 25 80 8 0 13 463.0 509 274 228 24 200 199 12 2 10 2031 82 1.531 9.9 0.5 3.9 3.9 1.00
162 Game Avg. 7 6 .568 4.43 59 9 28 3 0 4 160 176 95 79 8 69 69 4 1 3 701 82 1.531 9.9 0.5 3.9 3.9 1.00
STL (6 yrs) 20 13 .606 4.20 162 20 78 7 0 13 421.2 454 238 197 22 172 185 12 2 9 1831 86 1.485 9.7 0.5 3.7 3.9 1.08
BSN (1 yr) 1 2 .333 5.35 9 4 2 1 0 0 35.1 45 25 21 1 19 11 0 0 1 163 72 1.811 11.5 0.3 4.8 2.8 0.58
DET (1 yr) 0 1 .000 15.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 10 11 10 1 9 3 0 0 0 37 19 3.167 15.0 1.5 13.5 4.5 0.33
NL (6 yrs) 21 15 .583 4.29 171 24 80 8 0 13 457.0 499 263 218 23 191 196 12 2 10 1994 85 1.510 9.8 0.5 3.8 3.9 1.03
AL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 15.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 10 11 10 1 9 3 0 0 0 37 19 3.167 15.0 1.5 13.5 4.5 0.33
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1913 22 DET AL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1917 26 STL NL 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1920 29 STL NL 26 33 31 2 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 7 .226 .250 .258 .508 47 8 0 1 1
1921 30 STL NL 40 20 19 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .158 .200 .158 .358 -3 3 0 0 1
1922 31 STL NL 53 50 47 5 11 0 1 1 5 0 0 1 3 .234 .250 .340 .590 54 16 0 2 1
1923 32 STL NL 34 23 22 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .182 .217 .182 .399 8 4 0 0 1
1924 33 TOT NL 15 13 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .154 .154 .154 .308 -16 2 0 0 1
1924 33 STL NL 6 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 35 1 0 0 /1
1924 33 BSN NL 9 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .111 .111 .111 .222 -39 1 0 0 /1
7 Seasons 174 144 137 12 27 1 1 1 10 0 0 4 25 .197 .220 .241 .461 25 33 0 3
162 Game Avg. 162 134 128 11 25 1 1 1 9 0 4 23 .197 .220 .241 .461 25 31 0 3
STL (6 yrs) 164 133 126 12 26 1 1 1 10 0 0 4 23 .206 .231 .254 .485 32 32 0 3
BSN (1 yr) 9 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .111 .111 .111 .222 -39 1 0 0
DET (1 yr) 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 173 142 135 12 27 1 1 1 10 0 0 4 25 .200 .223 .244 .467 27 33 0 3
AL (1 yr) 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1913 DET AL 22 P 1 2 0 1 1 0 .500 1.00 .950 1.80
1917 STL NL 26 P 5 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 1.00 .960 1.78
1920 STL NL 29 P 24 21 2 18 1 0 .952 0.83 .957 1.75
1921 STL NL 30 P 40 17 4 11 2 1 .882 0.38 .959 1.52
1922 STL NL 31 P 53 59 9 49 1 3 .983 1.09 .956 1.29
1923 STL NL 32 P 34 21 3 18 0 2 1.000 0.62 .957 1.34
1924 TOT NL 33 P 15 12 2 8 2 0 .833 0.67 .967 1.42
1924 STL NL 33 P 6 3 0 2 1 0 .667 0.33 .967 1.42
1924 BSN NL 33 P 9 9 2 6 1 0 .889 0.89 .967 1.42
7 Seasons P 172 137 20 110 7 6 .949 0.76 .958 1.45
7 Seasons TOT 172 137 20 110 7 6 .949 0.76 .907 1.45

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1921 NL--40--10th
1922 NL--53--1st

Saves s c a p y
1921 NL--7--1st
1922 NL--4--2nd

Strikeouts s c a p y
1922 NL--84--7th

Games Finished s c a p y
1921 NL--26--1st
1922 NL--20--3rd
1923 NL--17--7th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 7 (324), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 15 (1234), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1467), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

June 12, 1924: Purchased by the Boston Braves from the St. Louis Cardinals.

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