LB, as we call him, played for the Athletics and later for the Indians. He was a leftie and played on a bad leg that was almost blown off in WWII. He still lives in Augusta, GA and still remembers so much. I have not been able to find much about his career, baseball cards, etc.
2006-07-04 10:37:04 · 3 answers · asked by golfproducts.com 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
This link is for his lifetime stats in the majors.
2006-07-04 17:38:14 · answer #1 · answered by JerH1 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
See the link below, which also links to the Baseball Almanac entry on Lou Brissie (the correct spelling of his name).
Critically injured by German artillery in 1944, Brissie persuaded doctors not to amputate his injured leg, and he made his debut for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1947 under Connie Mack. Brissie wore a metal shin guard to protect the leg, which he needed one day when Ted Williams lined a shot up the middle and off the leg. Williams was thoroughly frightened that he may have hurt Brissie, but Brissie got up and jokingly remarked, "I thought you were supposed to pull the ball, Ted!" Nonetheless, for the rest of the day Brissie pitched so that Willams would pull the ball.
2006-07-04 12:28:31 · answer #2 · answered by BroadwayPhil 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mlb.com said that no one by that name played baseball. but what do they know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-07-04 11:06:13 · answer #3 · answered by j_nirvana75 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋