Lou Polli
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Lou Polli (July 9, 1901 - December 19, 2000) was a professional baseball relief pitcher. Polli first played in the majors with the St. Louis Browns, pitching six and two thirds innings with a 5.40 earned run average. Polli would not play again in the major leagues until 1944, when he pitched thirty=five and two thirds innings for the New York Giants, with a 4.54 earned run average. Polli's career ERA was 4.68.
He was the first of only six Major League players born in Italy. [1]