Lou Possehl

{{short description|American baseball player (1926-1997)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Lou Possehl

| image = Lou Possehl.jpg

| alt =

| caption =

| position = Pitcher

| birth_date = {{birth date|1926|4|12}}

| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|1997|10|07|1926|04|12}}

| death_place = Sarasota, Florida, U.S.

| bats = Right

| throws = Right

| debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = August 25

| debutyear = 1946

| debutteam = Philadelphia Phillies

| finalleague = MLB

| finaldate = June 4

| finalyear = 1952

| finalteam = Philadelphia Phillies

| stat1label = Win–loss record

| stat1value = 2–5

| stat3label = Strikeouts

| stat3value = 22

| stat2label = Earned run average

| stat2value = 5.26

| statleague = MLB

| stat4label = Innings pitched

| stat4value = 51{{fraction|1|3}}

| awards =

| teams =

• Philadelphia Phillies ({{baseball year|1946}}–{{baseball year|1948}}, {{baseball year|1951}}–{{baseball year|1952}})

}}

Louis Thomas Possehl (April 12, 1926 – October 7, 1997) was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, he played in parts of five Major League seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies (1946–48; 1951–52).{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/posselo01.shtml|title=Lou Possehl Statistics and History|website=baseball-reference.com|publisher=sports-reference.com|accessdate=December 19, 2016}} He was born in Chicago, Illinois, stood {{convert|6|ft|2|in}} tall and weighed {{convert|180|lb}}.

Possehl appeared in 15 Major League games, eight as a starting pitcher. In 51{{fraction|1|3}} innings pitched, he surrendered 62 hits and 24 bases on balls, with 22 strikeouts. In his only complete game, on September 20, 1948, he defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 7–4 at Shibe Park, allowing eight hits and four walks.