1885
Born January 15, 1885
Sandborn, IN, USA
Grover Lowdermilk Notable
b. January 15, 1885 · St. Louis Cardinals 1909, 1911, Chicago Cubs 1912, St. Louis Browns 1915, 1917–1919, Detroit Tigers 1915–1916, Cleveland Indians 1916, Chicago White Sox 1919–1920
Grover Lowdermilk played for six clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1909 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1920.
He went 23 and 39 with a 3.58 earned run average, pitching 590.3 innings in 122 games. He struck out 296, completed 30 of his 73 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 122 games he batted .131, with 25 hits and 7 runs. He finished with 6 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Sandborn, IN, USA on January 15, 1885, and died on March 31, 1968. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | STL | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .100 |
| 1911 | STL | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .111 |
| 1912 | CHC | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1915 | DET/SLB | 45 | 80 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 0 | .125 |
| 1916 | CLE/DET | 11 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .167 |
| 1917 | SLB | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1918 | SLB | 13 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .250 |
| 1919 | CHW/SLB | 27 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | .086 |
| 1920 | CHW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 122 | 191 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 70 | 1 | .131 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | STL | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 29.0 | 28 | 20 | 30 | 14 | 6.21 |
| 1911 | STL | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 33.1 | 37 | 27 | 33 | 15 | 7.29 |
| 1912 | CHC | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13.0 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 9.69 |
| 1915 | DET/SLB | 13 | 18 | 45 | 34 | 0 | 250.1 | 200 | 90 | 157 | 148 | 3.24 |
| 1916 | CLE/DET | 1 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 51.2 | 52 | 18 | 48 | 28 | 3.14 |
| 1917 | SLB | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19.0 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1.42 |
| 1918 | SLB | 2 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 80.0 | 74 | 28 | 38 | 25 | 3.15 |
| 1919 | CHW/SLB | 5 | 5 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 108.2 | 101 | 31 | 47 | 49 | 2.57 |
| 1920 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Career | — | 23 | 39 | 122 | 73 | 0 | 590.1 | 534 | 235 | 376 | 296 | 3.58 |
On this day & linked events
1968
Died March 31, 1968
1909
Major-league debut: Grover Lowdermilk
Grover Lowdermilk made a major-league debut on July 3, 1909.
1920
Final major-league game: Grover Lowdermilk
Grover Lowdermilk played a final major-league game on May 12, 1920.
Image: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), public domain