Louis Laddie Koupal (December 19, 1898 – December 8, 1961) born in

Tabor, South Dakota Tabor (pronounced "TAY'-bur") is a town in Bon Homme County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 407 at the 2020 census. History The town is named after the town of Tábor in the Czech Republic, the native land of a large share of t ...

, was a

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for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1925–26), Brooklyn Robins (1928–29), Philadelphia Phillies (1929–30) and

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(1937). Koupal was of Czech descent. As a rookie in

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, he appeared in six games, all in relief, for the Pirates, who would go on to win the

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, though Koupal did not pitch in the postseason. In six seasons, Koupal had a 10–21 won-lost record, 101 appearances, with 35 starts, 12 complete games, 40 games finished, 7 saves, innings pitched, 436 hits allowed, 255 runs allowed, 208 earned runs allowed, 23 home runs allowed, 156 walks allowed, 87 strikeouts, 5 hit batsmen, 11 wild pitches, 1,560 batters faced and a career ERA of 5.58. Koupal died in San Gabriel, California at the age of 62.

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(Baseball BioProject) 1898 births 1961 deaths Baseball players from South Dakota Major League Baseball pitchers Pittsburgh Pirates players Brooklyn Robins players Philadelphia Phillies players St. Louis Browns players People from Bon Homme County, South Dakota Hastings Cubs players Omaha Buffaloes players Kansas City Blues (baseball) players Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Indianapolis Indians players Baltimore Orioles (International League) players Portland Beavers players Mission Reds players Sacramento Senators players Seattle Indians players San Francisco Seals (baseball) players Tacoma Tigers players Merced Bears players American people of Czech descent