{{Short description|American baseball player (1911–1967)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox baseball biography | name =Lou Tost | image = | alt = | caption = | position =Pitcher | birth_date ={{Birth date|1911|06|01|mf=yes}} | birth_place =Cumberland, Washington, US | death_date ={{death date and age|mf=yes|1967|02|21|1911|06|01}}<!-- some sources list February 22; see talk page --> | death_place =Santa Clara, California, US | bats =Left | throws =Left |debutleague = MLB | debutdate =April 20 | debutyear =1942 | debutteam =Boston Braves |finalleague = MLB | finaldate =April 24 | finalyear =1947 | finalteam =Pittsburgh Pirates |statleague = MLB | stat1label =Win–loss record | stat1value =10–11 | stat3label =Strikeouts | stat3value =46 | stat2label =Earned run average | stat2value =3.65 | awards = | teams = *Boston Braves ({{mlby|1942}}–{{mlby|1943}}) *Pittsburgh Pirates ({{mlby|1947}}) }}
'''Louis Eugene Tost''' (June 1, 1911 – February 21, 1967) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played three seasons with the Boston Braves (1942–43) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1947).<ref name=data>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tostlo01.shtml |title=Lou Tost Stats |website=baseball-reference.com |publisher=sports-reference.com |access-date=March 22, 2019}}</ref>
From 1944 to 1945, Tost served in the United States Navy during World War II.<ref>{{cite book|title=The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia|year=2007|publisher=Sterling Publishing|isbn=978-1-4027-4771-7|pages=1551}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Baseball in Wartime – Lou Tost |url=http://baseballinwartime.com/player_biographies/tost_lou.htm |website=BaseballinWartime.com |access-date=March 22, 2019}}</ref>
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==External links== {{Baseballstats |mlb=123418 |espn= |br=t/tostlo01 |fangraphs=|brm=tost--001lou |retro=Ptostl101}}
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