Lou Possehl

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: April 12, 1926 in Chicago, IL us

Died: October 7, 1997 in Sarasota, FL

High School: Steinmetz HS (Chicago, IL)

School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)

Debut: August 25, 1946 (Age 20-135d, 10,166th in major league history)
vs. CIN 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: June 4, 1952 (Age 26-053d)
vs. CIN 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Louis Thomas Possehl

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Relatives: Grandson of George Rooks

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.3

ERA

5.26

51.1

WHIP

1.675

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Team Record in Appearances: 0-4 / in Starts: 0-1

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 4, Entered with runners on base: 1

1952 Pitching Game Log

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1952 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	12	7	Apr 21	PHI		NYG	L,4-10	3-5		99	3.0	2	3	3	1	2	1	0	9.00	6.39	12	3	4	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	.16	-0.050	.33	-0.06%	-1.70	3t --3 0 out d4	5t 3 out d7
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
2	13	16	May 4(2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,7-8	6-7		12	2.0	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	7.20	8.19	9	2	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	-0.013	.22	-0.01%	-0.07	6b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d4
3	14	37	May 31	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-5	GS-6	L(0-1)	26	5.2	8	4	2	2	1	0	0	5.06	5.48	28	11	8	1	4	6	40			1	0	0	26	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.40	-0.281	1.11	-0.13%	-1.45	1b start tie	6b -2- 2 out d2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	15	41	Jun 4	PHI	@	CIN	L,8-10	4-5		3	2.0	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	4.97	6.50	9	2	4	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	-0.002	.03	0.00%	-0.07	4b --- 0 out d6	5b 3 out d7
							0-4		W-L:0-1	3.0	12.2	12	9	7	7	4	3	0	4.97	6.50	58	0.95		3%	11%	10	40	1	100%	1	0	0	51	2	1	1	0	0	0	.75	-0.346	.65	-0.21%	-3.30

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