| Lou Polli | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | July 9, 1901 |
| Birth Place: | Baveno, Italy |
| Death Place: | Berlin, Vermont |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | April 18 |
| Debutyear: | 1932 |
| Debutteam: | St. Louis Browns |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | July 7 |
| Finalyear: | 1944 |
| Finalteam: | New York Giants |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 0–2 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 11 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 4.68 |
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Louis Americo Polli (July 9, 1901 – December 19, 2000), nicknamed "Crip", was a professional baseball relief pitcher.
Polli first played in the majors with the St. Louis Browns in 1932, pitching 6 innings with a 5.40 earned run average.
Polli would not play again in the major-leagues until 1944, a period of 12 seasons, when he pitched 35 innings for the New York Giants, with a 4.54 earned run average. Polli's MLB career ERA was 4.68.
One of the greatest pitchers in minor-league history, the lanky righthander was the first major league player born in Italy, being one of only seven Italian-born players in MLB as of 2017. Polli compiled a career minor league lifetime mark of 236–226 through 22 seasons.[1]
At the time of his death in 2000, aged 99, Polli was the oldest living former MLB player.[1]