Lou Kretlow

Louis Henry Kretlow was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in the Major [League Baseball|Major Leagues (MLB)] for the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, and Kansas City Athletics. The native of Apache, Oklahoma, threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed. Kretlow attended the University of Oklahoma, and appeared in two games for the Sooners baseball|Sooners]. He left college and served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, before beginning his pro career in 1946.
Over ten MLB seasons, Kretlow posted a 27–47 won–lost record in 199 games pitched, with 22 complete games, three shutouts, 43 games finished, one save, a 4.87 earned run average and 1.659 hits per innings pitched|WHIP]. In innings pitched, he allowed 781 hits, 479 runs and 522 bases on balls. He was credited with 450 strikeouts.
Lou Kretlow died in Enid of natural causes at the age of 86. Kretlow's funeral occurred in Enid, Oklahoma.