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	0-15 / in Starts: 0-5
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 12 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	12 (6-3-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 12 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	7 (4-2-1)

Most Driven In
H Smith	1
W Miranda	1

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 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	161	1	Apr 11	BAL	@	WSH	L,5-12	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	1.38	0.153	3.49	0.23%	1.03	P
2	162	2	Apr 12	BAL		BOS	L,1-7	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	2.44	-0.038	5.42	-0.05%	-0.29	P
3	163	5 (2)	Apr 17 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	L,9-12	GS-5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.16	-0.095	1.97	-0.10%	-1.36	P
4	164	8 (2)	Apr 21	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-14	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.66	-0.017	.98	-0.02%	-0.23	P
5	165	14 (5)	Apr 27	BAL	@	DET	L,3-11	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
6	166	16 (1)	Apr 30	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	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
7	167	19 (2)	May 3	BAL	@	KCA	L,3-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
8	168	24 (4)	May 8 (2)	BAL	@	WSH	L,7-15	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	6						P
9	169	26 (1)	May 11	BAL		KCA	L,0-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	1.12	-0.056	.77	-0.02%	-0.49	P
10	170	29 (2)	May 15 (2)	BAL		CLE	L,0-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9						P
11	171	32 (2)	May 20	BAL	@	NYY	L,5-7	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	1.10	-0.012	.61	0.00%	-0.20	P
12	172	38 (5)	May 25 (2)	BAL		BOS	L,2-5	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.95	-0.022	.25	0.00%	-0.27	P
13	173	44 (5)	May 30 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-8	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						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
14	174	47 (2)	Jun 2	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-9	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
15	175	50 (2)	Jun 5 (1)	BAL	@	DET	L,0-10	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
							0-15		12	11	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182		1.14	-0.087	1.81	0.04%	-1.97

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