- Lou Kretlow
Louis Henry Kretlow (
June 27 1921 —September 12 2007 ) [http://www.legacy.com/oklahoman/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=94505263] was an American baseballpitcher who played for theDetroit Tigers (1946 and 1948-49), St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles (1950 and 1953-55),Chicago White Sox (1950-53) andKansas City Athletics (1956).A native of
Apache, Oklahoma , Lou Kretlow had, in ten seasons, a 27-47 Win-Loss record, 199 Games (104 Started), 22 Complete Games, 3 Shutouts, 43 Games Finished, 1 Save, 785 ⅓ innings Pitched, 781 Hits Allowed, 479 Runs Allowed, 425 Earned Runs Allowed, 62 Home Runs Allowed, 522 Walks, 450 Strikeouts, 10 Hit Batsmen, 25 Wild Pitches, 3,586 Batters Faced, a 4.87 ERA and a 1.659 WHIP.Before professional baseball, he attended the
University of Oklahoma (1941-1942) and served in theU.S. Army Air Corps duringWorld War II (1943-1945). After his baseball career Kretlow owned an Oklahoma oil company and became a golf pro at Meadowlake Golf Course inEnid, Oklahoma . In 1961, Lou set a world record when he scored ahole-in-one on a 427-yard par 4 at Lake Hefner Golf Club inOklahoma City . This shot on a straight-away hole with an actual wooden wood and old style ball prompted Duffy Martin, the developer of Guthrie's Cedar Valley Golf Club, to say “If Lou had the kind of equipment they are using now, Tiger Woods couldn’t carry Lou’s jock strap,”.Lou Kretlow died in
Enid, Oklahoma of natural causes at the age of 86.References
* [http://www.enidnews.com/sportslocal/local_story_262001656.html Lou Kretlow biographical appreciation from "The Enid News and Eagle" of]
September 19 2007
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Lou_Kretlow baseball-reference.com]ee also
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Chicago White Sox all-time roster
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