Lou Polli
Encyclopedia
Louis Americo Polli was a professional baseball
relief pitcher
. Polli first played in the majors with the St. Louis Browns
in , 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 six Italian-born players appearing in MLB as of 2010.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
relief pitcher
Relief pitcher
A relief pitcher or reliever is a baseball or softball pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher is removed due to injury, ineffectiveness, fatigue, ejection, or for other strategic reasons, such as being substituted by a pinch hitter...
. Polli first played in the majors with the St. Louis Browns
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
in , pitching 6.2 innings
Innings pitched
In baseball, innings pitched are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher on the pitching mound in a game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. One out counts as one-third of an inning, and two...
with a 5.40 earned run average
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
. Polli would not play again in the major leagues until 1944, when he pitched 35.2 innings for the New York Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
, 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 six Italian-born players appearing in MLB as of 2010.