Lou Kretlow Autographs
Louis Henry Kretlow (June 27, 1921 – September 12, 2007) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in the Major Leagues (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers (1946; 1948–49), St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles (1950, 1953, 1954–55), Chicago White Sox (1950–53), and Kansas City Athletics (1956). The native of Apache, Oklahoma, threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg). Kretlow attended the University of Oklahoma, and appeared in two games for the Sooners. He left college and served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II (1943–45), before beginning his pro career in 1946.
Over ten MLB seasons, Kretlow posted a 27–47 won–lost record in 199 games pitched (104 started), with 22 complete games, three shutouts, 43 games finished, one save, a 4.87 earned run average and 1.659 WHIP. In 785+1⁄3 innings pitched, he allowed 781 hits, 479 runs (425 earned) 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.
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Current items with a signature of Lou Kretlow
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| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 2025 Lou Kretlow Autographed 1/1 UNIQUES | $75.00 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Lou Kretlow
The most expensive item with a signature of Lou Kretlow (1952 Topps Lou Kretlow Signed Indians Baseball Card #42 PSA/DNA Certified Auto 6) was sold in October 2025 for $198.00 while the cheapest item (Lou Kretlow signed/autographed card 1945 Detroit Tigers) found a new owner for $0.01 in January 2014. The month with the most items sold (9) was July 2025 with an average selling price of $36.50 for an autographed item of Lou Kretlow. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2025 with $126.98 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.01 was January 2014. In average, an autographed item from Lou Kretlow is worth $14.99.
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Lou Kretlow signed Baseball Trading Cards by Manufacturer
