Lou Polli
Pitcher, Baseball Player
1901 – 2000
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Who was Lou Polli?
Louis Americo Polli, 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, when he pitched 35.2 innings for the New York Giants, with a 4.54 earned run average. Polli's career ERA was 4.68.
He was the first major league player born in Italy, with only seven Italian-born players appearing in MLB as of 2011.
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- Born
- Jul 9, 1901
Baveno - Profession
- Lived in
- Baveno
- Died
- Dec 19, 2000
Berlin
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on July 23, 2013
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