Lou Kretlow
1946–1956 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics, St. Louis Browns
200G
.114AVG
.171OBP
.123SLG
27H
0HR
12RBI
0SB
27–47W–L
786IP
451K
4.85ERA
104GS
1SV
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | 268 | 236 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | .114 | .171 | .123 | .294 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 786.3 | 199 | 104 | 22 | 27 | 47 | 1 | 785 | 480 | 424 | 62 | 522 | 451 | 0 | 0 | 4.85 | 1.662 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1946-09-26 to 1948-09-19
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1953-08-13 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | 8 walks allowed | 1953-04-18 | 1 in 511 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1952-07-30 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 108 | 137 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 61 | .124 | .190 | .132 |
| Away | 92 | 131 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 58 | .104 | .130 | .113 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 18 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .105 | .150 | .105 |
| May | 42 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | .038 | .097 | .038 |
| June | 29 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 | .075 | .133 | .075 |
| July | 39 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 30 | .096 | .109 | .096 |
| August | 40 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 28 | .115 | .172 | .115 |
| September | 31 | 52 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 23 | .217 | .269 | .261 |
| October | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 34 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | .122 | .114 | .122 |
| cleveland-guardians | 30 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | .172 | .242 | .207 |
| detroit-tigers | 28 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .045 | .188 | .045 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 24 | 48 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16 | .163 | .188 | .163 |
| new-york-yankees | 24 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | .143 | .138 | .143 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 21 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .087 | .125 | .087 |
| chicago-white-sox | 19 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .048 | .087 | .048 |
| st-louis-browns | 14 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | .087 | .154 | .130 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 |  Detroit Tigers | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .500 | 9 | 4 |
| 1948 | Detroit Tigers | 5 | 8 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .500 | 23 | 9 |
| 1949 | Detroit Tigers | 25 | 26 | – | – | 1 | – | .000 | 76 | 41 |
| 1950 | Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Browns | 21 | 7 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 35 | 24 |
| 1951 |  Chicago White Sox | 26 | 48 | 4 | – | 5 | – | .083 | 137 | 89 |
| 1952 | Chicago White Sox | 19 | 20 | 1 | – | – | – | .050 | 79 | 63 |
| 1953 | Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Browns | 31 | 28 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .179 | 101 | 52 |
| 1954 |  Baltimore Orioles | 32 | 51 | 8 | – | 1 | – | .157 | 166 | 82 |
| 1955 | Baltimore Orioles | 15 | 11 | 1 | – | 2 | – | .091 | 38 | 26 |
| 1956 |  Kansas City Athletics | 25 | 33 | 2 | – | – | – | .061 | 119 | 61 |