Lou Kretlow

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: June 27, 1921 in Apache, OK us

Died: September 12, 2007 in Enid, OK

Buried: Memorial Park Cemetery, Enid, OK

High School: Putnam City HS (Oklahoma City, OK)

Schools: University of Central Oklahoma (Edmond, OK), University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)

Debut: September 26, 1946 (Age 25-091d, 10,203rd in major league history)
vs. SLB 9.0 IP, 7 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER, W

Last Game: September 23, 1956 (Age 35-088d)
vs. CHW 3.0 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Louis Henry Kretlow

Nicknames: Lena

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.8

ERA

4.87

199

104

785.1

450

WHIP

1.659

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-22 / in Starts: 7-7
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 31 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	15 (7-4-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 31 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	20 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In
N Berry	1
J Groth	0

Most Driven In By
V Wertz	1
D Kokos	1

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	98	4 (3)	Apr 18	CHW		CLE	W,7-6	2-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	.91	0.038	2.10	0.05%	0.28	P
2	99	8 (3)	Apr 24	CHW	@	SLB	W,3-0	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	100	16 (7)	May 2	CHW		NYY	W,8-7	2-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
4	101	17	May 3 (1)	CHW		PHA	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
5	102	26 (8)	May 12	CHW	@	BOS	W,9-7	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.50	-0.013	1.71	-0.03%	-0.17	P
6	103	27	May 13	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9						P
7	104	34 (6)	May 22	CHW	@	DET	L,0-7	3-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9						P
8	105	42 (7)	May 30 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,6-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.84	-0.024	2.88	-0.05%	-0.24	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	106	46 (3)	Jun 3	CHW		NYY	L,2-18	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from Chicago White Sox to St. Louis Browns
10	107	74	Jul 1	SLB	@	CHW	L,4-13	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
11	108	77 (2)	Jul 5 (1)	SLB		DET	L,7-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
12	109	81 (3)	Jul 8	SLB		CLE	W,6-3	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	1.03	0.023	.00	0.00%	0.45	P
13	110	85 (3)	Jul 12 (1)	SLB	@	DET	L,7-8	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	1.07	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
14	111	92 (6)	Jul 19 (2)	SLB		WSH	L,4-13	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	.84	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
15	112	94 (1)	Jul 23	SLB		PHA	L,4-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9						P
16	113	95	Jul 24 (1)	SLB		BOS	L,0-8	4-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	9	.07	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.02	P
17	114	101 (5)	Jul 29	SLB	@	PHA	L,3-9	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	9	.89	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.47	P
18	115	103 (1)	Jul 31	SLB	@	NYY	L,5-11	2-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	9	.16	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.28	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
19	116	108 (4)	Aug 6	SLB	@	BOS	W,8-7	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9	1.59	-0.085	.00	0.00%	-1.02	P
20	117	111 (2)	Aug 9 (2)	SLB	@	WSH	L,3-12	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9	.02	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
21	118	115 (3)	Aug 13	SLB		DET	W,1-0	GS-10	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	9	1.34	-0.089	.00	0.00%	-0.61	P
22	119	119 (3)	Aug 18 (1)	SLB	@	CHW	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.182	.143	.325	9	.79	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
23	120	124 (4)	Aug 22	SLB	@	CLE	L,1-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.136	.174	.136	.310	9	.73	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
24	121	128 (3)	Aug 27 (2)	SLB		PHA	W,3-1	GS-0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.208	.240	.208	.448	9						P
25	122	131 (2)	Aug 30 (2)	SLB		WSH	L,3-9	2-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.231	.200	.431	9	.76	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	123	133 (1)	Sep 2	SLB		NYY	L,1-9	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.231	.200	.431	9						P
27	124	134	Sep 3	SLB		NYY	L,5-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.231	.200	.431	9						P
28	125	137 (2)	Sep 6	SLB		DET	L,2-5	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.231	.200	.431	9						P
29	126	139 (1)	Sep 7 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	L,7-10	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.231	.200	.431	9						P
30	127	143 (3)	Sep 12	SLB	@	BOS	L,6-7	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.207	.179	.385	9	.83	-0.073	.00	0.00%	-1.03	P
31	128	150 (6)	Sep 20 (2)	SLB	@	CHW	L,2-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.207	.179	.385	9						P
							9-22		31	28	2	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	16	0	2		0	0	0	0	.179	.207	.179	.385		.80	-0.386	.30	-0.02%	-4.00

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