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Lou
Polchow		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 0
 
Born: March 14, 1881 in Mankato, MN.
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1902 21 DET AL   10 2 3 2 5 6 6 10 10 10
1903 22 DET AL   10 2 2 2 5 6 6 10 10 10
1904 23 WS1 AL $ 325,000 10 2 3 2 5 6 6 10 10 10
1905 24 WS1 AL $ 325,000 10 2 3 2 6 7 7 10 10 10
1906 25 WS1 AL $ 325,000 10 3 3 3 6 7 7 10 10 10
1907 26 WS1 AL $ 300,000 10 2 3 3 6 7 6 9 9 9
1908 27 WS1 AL   10 2 3 3 6 7 6 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings   10 2 2 2 5 6 6 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 325,000 10 3 3 3 6 7 7 10 10 10
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1902 21 DET AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1903 22 DET AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1904 23 WS1 AL $ 325,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1905 24 WS1 AL $ 325,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1906 25 WS1 AL $ 325,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1907 26 WS1 AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1908 27 WS1 AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 325,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1902 21 AAA   17 6 .739 26 26 16 3 0 215.0 181 72 18 62 208 3.01 .226 .282 .348 .629  
1903 22 DET AL 2 4 .333 12 8 0 0 0 56.7 63 36 0 24 25 5.72 .289 .365 .417 .783 0.6
    AAA   7 3 .700 11 11 8 3 0 95.7 68 24 2 31 142 2.26 .196 .262 .236 .498  
1905 24 AAA   15 10 .600 28 28 23 5 0 239.0 177 50 6 58 290 1.88 .203 .253 .262 .515  
1906 25 AAA   11 12 .478 27 27 20 7 0 235.0 173 37 0 60 267 1.42 .206 .259 .248 .507  
1907 26 WS1 AL 2 2 .500 5 5 3 0 0 39.3 45 16 0 11 13 3.66 .290 .331 .400 .731 1.5
    AAA   6 4 .600 13 12 8 2 0 106.0 67 23 2 31 123 1.95 .179 .242 .227 .469  
1908 27 A   15 7 .682 27 27 15 8 0 228.0 136 39 9 69 296 1.54 .170 .236 .232 .468  
2 Years Sim 4 6 .400 17 13 3 0 0 96.0 108 52 0 35 38 4.88 .290 .352 .410 .762 2.1
5 Years AAA 56 35 .615 105 104 75 20 0 890.7 666 206 28 242 1030 2.08 .206 .262 .273 .534  
1 Years A 15 7 .682 27 27 15 8 0 228.0 136 39 9 69 296 1.54 .170 .236 .232 .468  
6 Years Minors 71 42 .628 132 131 90 28 0 1118.7 802 245 37 311 1326 1.97 .199 .257 .265 .521  
Season Average 2 3 .400 8 6 1 0 0 48.0 54 26 0 17 19 4.88 .290 .352 .410 .762  
Career Highs 2 4 .500 12 8 3 0 0 56.7 63 36 0 24 25 5.72 .290 .365 .417 .783  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   58 28 0 15 23   .299 .349 .412 .762
vs LH   50 24 0 20 15   .279 .352 .408 .760
Home 0 3 .000 8 5 0 0 0 35.7 44 27 0 15 17 6.81 .308 .373 .469 .842
Away 4 3 .571 9 8 3 0 0 60.3 64 25 0 20 21 3.73 .278 .336 .374 .710
June 3 1 .750 5 5 1 0 0 35.7 35 17 0 13 14 4.29 .263 .329 .361 .690
July 1 5 .167 8 8 2 0 0 54.3 64 30 0 20 19 4.97 .299 .359 .425 .784
August 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 5.7 9 5 0 2 5 7.95 .360 .407 .560 .967
Sep/Oct 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1903 22 DET AL 12 25 3 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 12 .080 .080 .160 .240 -1.0 0.0
1904 23 A   90 359 28 34 7 0 8 17 1 0 18 195 .095 .138 .181 .319 1.2  
1907 26 WS1 AL 5 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .077 .077 .077 .154 -0.5 0.0
2 Years Sim 17 38 5 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 21 .079 .079 .132 .211 -1.5 0.0
1 Years A 90 359 28 34 7 0 8 17 1 0 18 195 .095 .138 .181 .319 1.2  
162 Game Average 362 47 28 0 9 0 19 0 0 0 200 .079 .079 .132 .211 -14.6  
Career Highs 12 25 3 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 12 .080 .080 .160 .240 -0.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   29 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 .069 .069 .138 .207 -1.1
vs LH   9 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.3
Home 8 16 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .063 .063 .063 .125 -0.9
Away 9 22 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 .091 .091 .182 .273 -0.4
RISP   11 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.5
Close/Late   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
June 5 15 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 .067 .067 .200 .267 -0.3
July 8 20 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.7
August 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1903 22 DET AL P 12 8 56.7 3 11 0 0 1.000 2.22    
1907 26 WS1 AL P 5 5 39.3 3 12 0 0 1.000 3.43    
Career Totals   17 13 96.0 6 23 0 0 1.000 2.72    
Career Highs   12 8 56.7 3 12 0 0 1.000 3.43    
History
Drafted in 4th round, 61st overall pick, by Detroit in 1902
Injured on 7/28/1902 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Earned first career win on 6/21/1903
Had first career hit (triple) on 6/25/1903, off Mordecai Brown (BOS)
Was claimed off waivers by Chicago (A) on 9/10/1903
Released by Chicago (A) on 10/6/1903
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/28/1904 to a 3-year deal worth $325,000 per year
Injured on 3/14/1907 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 7/14/1907 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season
 
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