Lou Polli
| Lou Polli | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: July 9, 1901 Baveno, Italy | |||
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Died: December 19, 2000 (aged 99) Berlin, Vermont | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 18, 1932, for the St. Louis Browns | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 7, 1944, for the New York Giants | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 0–2 | ||
| Strikeouts | 11 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.68 | ||
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Louis Americo Polli (July 9, 1901 – December 19, 2000), nicknamed "Crip", was a professional baseball relief pitcher.
Polli first played in the majors with the St. Louis Browns in 1932, pitching 6.2 innings with a 5.40 earned run average.
Polli would not play again in the major leagues until 1944, a period of 12 seasons, when he pitched 35.2 innings for the New York Giants, with a 4.54 earned run average. Polli's MLB career ERA was 4.68.
One of the greatest pitchers in minor-league history, the lanky righthander was the first major league player born in Italy to appear in the major leagues first major league player born in Italy, being one of only seven Italian-born players in MLB as of 2017, who compiled a career minor league lifetime mark of 236-226 through 22 seasons.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
See also
- Alex Liddi, the first player both born and raised in Italy to play in MLB