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, 7,336th 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	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
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
1942	31	BSN	NL	10	10	.500	3.53	35	22	5	5	1	0	147.2	146	66	58	12	52	0	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	0	3	0	0	0	32	67	7.21	2.100	13.5	2.7	5.4	4.1	0.75

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	0	6	64	2.50	3.000	27.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
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	0	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	0	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	0	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	0	6	64	2.50	3.000	27.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Player Value--Pitching

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

Player News

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Player Value--Batting

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

Standard Fielding

Appearances

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Transactions

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