Kyle Lohse
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| St. Louis Cardinals – No. 26 | |
| Starting pitcher | |
| Born: October 4, 1978 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| June 22, 2001 for the Minnesota Twins | |
| Career statistics (through May 1, 2011) |
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| Win-Loss | 100–106 |
| Earned run average | 4.71 |
| Strikeouts | 1,008 |
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Kyle Matthew Lohse (
/ˈloʊʃ/; born October 4, 1978 in Chico, California) is a right-handed starting pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. Originally drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1996 (29th round), Lohse was traded to the Minnesota Twins in 1999 in a deal involving Rick Aguilera. Lohse made his MLB debut with the Twins on June 22, 2001.
Lohse is a member of the Nomlaki tribe, based in northern California.[1] As of the 2008 season, Lohse was one of three active non-Hispanic Native American players in Major League Baseball.[1]
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[edit] High school career
At Hamilton Union High School in Hamilton City, California, Lohse played basketball, baseball, and football. While playing baseball, he was an All-Conference pick in all four years of high school.
[edit] Major leagues
2002 was Lohse's first full year as a starter, when he posted a 13–8 record with an ERA of 4.23. He followed that with success in 2003, starting 33 games and going 14–11 with a 4.61 ERA. In 2004, he did not fare as well, going 9–13 with a 5.34 ERA. Lohse has been to one ALCS, with the Twins in 2002.
Lohse has a fastball in the low 90s and his dominant pitch is his curveball. On May 17, 2006, he was sent down to AAA Rochester, and the Twins called up replacement pitcher Boof Bonser. On June 9, Matt Guerrier broke his thumb and Lohse was recalled.
On July 31, 2006, Lohse was traded to the Cincinnati Reds for minor league pitcher Zach Ward. Lohse made his first start for the Reds on August 17, 2006.
On July 30, 2007, Lohse was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for minor league pitcher Matt Maloney. After his departure from the Reds, Lohse's performance improved dramatically, and in 10 starts with the Phillies, Lohse went 2–0, receiving a large number of non-decisions due to late offensive rallies by the Phillies lineup. His ERA as a Phillie fell to 4.44.
On March 14, 2008, Lohse signed a one-year deal with the St. Louis Cardinals[2] worth $4.25 million.[3]
Lohse was one of the biggest surprises for the Cardinals in the first half of the 2008 season, going 11–2 with a 3.39 ERA. He was later suspended for five games for throwing at Reds' pitcher Edinson Volquez. Lohse appealed the ruling and pitched as he awaited a decision on his appeal: however, Lohse eventually dropped his appeal and served his suspension in full.
Lohse and the Cardinals agreed to a four-year, $41-million contract extension on September 29, 2008.[4]
On April 17, 2010, in a 20-inning game against the New York Mets, Lohse entered the game playing left field in the 18th inning while shortstop Felipe López pitched.
On August 28, 2011, Lohse won his 100th game as a pitcher when the Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 7–4.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Mallozzi, Vincent M. "The American Indians of America’s Pastime", The New York Times, published June 8, 2008, accessed June 10, 2008.
- ^ Matthew Leach (March 14, 2008). "Lohse signs contract with Cards". St. Louis Cardinals.MLB.com. http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080314&content_id=2425942&vkey=spt2008news&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
- ^ Joe Strauss (March 13, 2008). "Lohse agrees to one-year deal with Cards". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/ACFA084AAA7A730B8625740B006B79E6?OpenDocument. Retrieved March 13, 2008.
- ^ Matthew Leach (September 29, 2008). "Lohse, Cards agree to four-year deal". St. Louis Cardinals.MLB.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080929&content_id=3572845&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Lohse player profile page at stlcardinals.scout.com
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- Cincinnati Reds players
- Minnesota Twins players
- Baseball players from California
- Edmonton Trappers players
- Native American sportspeople
- People from Glenn County, California
- People from Chico, California
- Rochester Red Wings players
