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John Lowenstein

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b. January 27, 1947 · Cleveland Indians 1970–1977, Texas Rangers 1978, Baltimore Orioles 1979–1985

Earl Weaver used him against right-handed pitching and nothing else, and in 1982 that produced .320 with 24 home runs and 66 runs batted in from 322 at bats. He was thirty-five. He hit 15 more the following year for the club that won the World Series.

Sixteen seasons gave him 881 hits, 116 home runs, 441 runs batted in, 446 walks and a .253 average. Cleveland had him for eight years and used him at second, third and the outfield; Baltimore had him for seven and used him as a weapon.

He told reporters he wanted the fans to wave blank placards, and that he warmed up by standing in front of a mirror. He broadcast Orioles games for a decade afterward. The 1991 ballot gave him one vote of 443.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
Player of the Week 1 1982

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1970 CLE 1743511 311 6191 .256
1971 CLE 581401526 504 916281 .186
1972 CLE 681511632 816 2120432 .212
1973 CLE 983054289 1616 4023415 .292
1974 CLE 14050865123 1428 48538536 .242
1975 CLE 912653764 5112 33282815 .242
1976 CLE 932293347 822 14253511 .205
1977 CLE 811492436 614 1221291 .242
1978 TEX 771762839 835 21372916 .222
1979 BAL 971973350 8211 34303716 .254
1980 BAL 1041963861 804 2732297 .311
1981 BAL 831891947 706 2022327 .249
1982 BAL 12232269103 15224 6654597 .320
1983 BAL 1223105287 13215 6049552 .281
1984 BAL 1052703464 1308 2833541 .237
1985 BAL 122602 000 2230 .077
Career 13683476510881 13718116 441446596128 .253

On this day & linked events

1947

Born January 27, 1947

Wolf Point, MT, USA

1970

Major-league debut: John Lowenstein

John Lowenstein made a major-league debut on September 2, 1970.

1985

Final major-league game: John Lowenstein

John Lowenstein played a final major-league game on May 4, 1985.

Image: Cleveland Indians / Axel Studio, public domain