Lou Polli, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lou Polli

Italian baseball player

Date of Birth: 09-Jul-1901

Place of Birth: Baveno, Piedmont, Italy

Date of Death: 19-Dec-2000

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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?2/3 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?2/3 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, being one of only seven Italian-born players in MLB as of 2017.
Polli compiled a career minor league lifetime mark of 236–226 through 22 seasons.At the time of his death in 2000, aged 99, Polli was the oldest living former MLB player.