Lou Tost

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: June 1, 1911 in Cumberland, WA us

Died: February 21, 1967 in Santa Clara, CA

Buried: Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA

Debut: April 20, 1942 (Age 30-323d, 7,341st in MLB history)
vs. BRO 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: April 24, 1947 (Age 35-327d)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: Louis Eugene Tost

Pronunciation: \TOAST\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.3

W

L

ERA

3.65

G

GS

SV

IP

155.1

SO

WHIP

1.384

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1934	23	SAC	AA	0	0		18.00	1	0					1.0	4	4	2		1								5.000	36.0		9.0			SAC PCL
1936	25	NYG-min	C	15	14	.517	4.45	40						261.0	301	194	129		129								1.648	10.4		4.4			MSK WA
1937	26	MIS	AA	9	8	.529	3.53	39						204.0	220	102	80		82								1.480	9.7		3.6			MIS PCL
1938	27	HOL	AA	11	16	.407	3.48	39	28					220.0	214	97	85		91								1.386	8.8		3.7			HOL PCL
1939	28	HOL	AA	5	10	.333	4.98	33	16					121.0	141	66	67		41								1.504	10.5		3.0			HOL PCL
1940	29	HOL	AA	4	6	.400	4.07	46	8					135.0	140	79	61		50								1.407	9.3		3.3			HOL PCL
1941	30	HOL	AA	13	10	.565	3.85	47	26		13	1		243.0	273	138	104		71	112	2	0	8				1.416	10.1		2.6	4.1	1.58	HOL PCL
1942	31	BSN	NL	10	10	.500	3.53	35	22	5	5	1	0	147.2	146	66	58	12	52	43	4	0	3	633	94	4.03	1.341	8.9	0.7	3.2	2.6	0.83
1943	32	BSN	NL	0	1	.000	5.40	3	1	1	0	0	0	6.2	10	5	4	2	4	3	0	0	0	32	67	7.21	2.100	13.5	2.7	5.4	4.1	0.75

1946	35	SLE	AAA	16	13	.552	2.70	33	32		19	7		240.0	204	83	72		68	158	5	0	8				1.133	7.7		2.6	5.9	2.32	SLE PCL
1947	36	PIT-min	AAA	11	12	.478	4.35	25	24	0	12	1		178.0	208	108	86		54	98	4	0	4				1.472	10.5		2.7	5.0	1.81	INA AA
1947	36	PIT	NL	0	0		9.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	64	2.50	3.000	27.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1948	37	OLD,SAC	AAA	12	15	.444	3.70	42			11	1		226.0	236	114	93		68	107	1	0	4				1.345	9.4		2.7	4.3	1.57	OLD,SAC PCL
1949	38	OLD	AAA	14	7	.667	4.00	43	17		6	2		157.1	156	89	70		48	78	4	1	1				1.297	8.9		2.7	4.5	1.63	OLD PCL
1950	39	OLD	AAA	6	5	.545	4.98	30	11		3	1		94.0	101	60	52		40	47	0	5	1				1.500	9.7		3.8	4.5	1.18	OLD PCL
1951	40	WEN	B	10	6	.625	2.77	19			11	1		117.0	131	52	36	6	35	70	0	2	3				1.419	10.1	0.5	2.7	5.4	2.00	WEN WINT
1952	41	BOS-min	C					17																									SJO CALL
3 Yrs				10	11	.476	3.65	39	23	6	5	1	0	155.1	159	72	63	14	56	46	4	0	3	671	92	4.16	1.384	9.2	0.8	3.2	2.7	0.82
162 Game Avg.				11	12	.476	3.65	43	25	7	5	1	0	170	174	79	69	15	61	50	4	0	3	736	92	4.16	1.384	9.2	0.8	3.2	2.7	0.82

BSN (2 yrs)				10	11	.476	3.62	38	23	6	5	1	0	154.1	156	71	62	14	56	46	4	0	3	665	92	4.17	1.374	9.1	0.8	3.3	2.7	0.82
PIT (1 yr)				0	0		9.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	64	2.50	3.000	27.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Similarity Scores

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