Peanuts Lowrey
| Peanuts Lowrey | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: August 27, 1917 Culver City, California | |||
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Died: July 2, 1986 (aged 68) Inglewood, California | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 14, 1942, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 30, 1955, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .273 | ||
| Home runs | 37 | ||
| Runs batted in | 479 | ||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
Harry Lee "Peanuts" Lowrey (August 27, 1917 – July 2, 1986) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs (1942–43; 1945–49), Cincinnati Reds (1949–50), St. Louis Cardinals (1950–54) and Philadelphia Phillies (1955).
He was born in Culver City, California, and nicknamed as a child by an uncle who, remarking on Lowrey's small size, said, "Why, he's no bigger than a peanut."[1] While Lowrey was growing up in Los Angeles, he worked as a child actor on the Our Gang comedies.[2][3]
Lowrey the ballplayer stood 5 feet, 8½ inches (1.74 m) tall, weighed 170 pounds (77 kg) and threw and batted right-handed. In a 13-season career, Lowrey posted a .273 batting average with 1,177 hits, 37 home runs and 479 RBI in 1,401 games played. In his late career, he became known as one of the top pinch hitters in the Major Leagues. He set an MLB record with seven consecutive pinch hits in 1952, and the following season made 21 pinch hits to fall one shy of the then-MLB all-time record.[4]
He missed the 1944 season while serving in the Army with the Military Police unit. Lowrey was discharged after six months and rejoined the Chicago Cubs in 1945.[5]
After a brief managing career in minor league baseball, Lowrey returned to the Major Leagues as a coach with the Phillies (1960–66), San Francisco Giants (1967–68), Montreal Expos (1969), Cubs (1970–71; 1977–81) and California Angels (1972).
Lowrey died in Inglewood, California, at the age of 68.
References
- ↑ Spink, C.C. Johnson, pub., The 1967 Official Baseball Register. St. Louis: The Sporting News, 1967
- ↑ http://www.baseballinwartime.com/player_biographies/lowrey_peanuts.htm
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0523224/bio
- ↑ The Associated Press, October 12, 1954
- ↑ Bedingfield, Gary. "Peanuts Lowrey". Gary Bedingfield's Baseball in Wartime. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
External links
- Baseball Library
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Peanuts Lowrey at Find a Grave
- Retrosheet
| Preceded by Dick Carter |
Philadelphia Phillies third base coach 1960–1963 |
Succeeded by George Myatt |
| Preceded by Al Vincent |
Philadelphia Phillies first base coach 1964–1966 |
Succeeded by Don Hoak |
| Preceded by Franchise established |
Montreal Expos third base coach 1969 |
Succeeded by Dick Williams |