| Lou Nordyke | |
| Position: | First baseman |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 1876 8, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Brighton, Iowa |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | April 18 |
| Debutteam: | St. Louis Browns |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | June 27 |
| Finalteam: | St. Louis Browns |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Games played |
| Stat1value: | 25 |
| Stat2label: | Hits |
| Stat2value: | 13 |
| Stat3label: | Batting average |
| Stat3value: | .245 |
| Teams: | |
Louis Ellis Nordyke (August 7, 1876 - September 27, 1945) was an American Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the St. Louis Browns for one season, from April 18 to June 27, 1906.[1] He was sold to the Browns by the Tacoma Tigers of the Pacific Coast League, after having previously been on their Champion 1904–1905 team.[1] [2] He was a popular player with both fans and his fellow players in 1903, when he played for the Spokane Indians, also of the PCL.[3] Nordyke later rejoined the team in 1909, and won the league's batting championship.[3] He also played for the 1907 St. Paul Saints. In total, Nordyke played professional baseball from 1901 to 1914.[4]
After his baseball career, he spent time as a security guard at a bank. Nordyke died at the age of 69, of a heart attack[4] in Los Angeles. His remains were cremated and interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.[1]