Peanuts Lowrey Notable

b. August 27, 1917 · Chicago Cubs 1942–1943, 1945–1949, Cincinnati Reds 1949–1950, St. Louis Cardinals 1950–1954, Philadelphia Phillies 1955

Peanuts Lowrey played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1942 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1955.

Across 1,401 games he batted .273, with 1,177 hits and 564 runs. He finished with 37 home runs, 186 doubles and 48 stolen bases.

He played 978 games in the outfield, with 2,113 putouts and 38 errors. He also played 144 games at third base.

He was an All-Star in 1946.

He was born in Culver City, CA, USA on August 27, 1917, and died on July 2, 1986. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1946

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1942	CHC	27	58	4	11	0	0	1	4	4	4	0	.190
1943	CHC	130	480	59	140	25	12	1	63	35	24	13	.292
1945	CHC	143	523	72	148	22	7	7	89	48	27	11	.283
1946	CHC	144	540	75	139	24	5	4	54	56	22	10	.257
1947	CHC	115	448	56	126	17	5	5	37	38	26	2	.281
1948	CHC	129	435	47	128	12	3	2	54	34	31	2	.294
1949	CHC/CIN	127	420	66	115	21	2	4	35	46	19	4	.274
1950	CIN/STL	108	320	44	75	14	0	2	15	42	8	0	.234
1951	STL	114	370	52	112	19	5	5	40	35	12	0	.303
1952	STL	132	374	48	107	18	2	1	48	34	13	3	.286
1953	STL	104	182	26	49	9	2	5	27	15	21	1	.269
1954	STL	74	61	6	7	1	2	0	5	9	9	0	.115
1955	PHI	54	106	9	20	4	0	0	8	7	10	2	.189
Career	—	1401	4317	564	1177	186	45	37	479	403	226	48	.273

On this day & linked events

1917

Born August 27, 1917

Culver City, CA, USA

1986

Died July 2, 1986

1942

Major-league debut: Peanuts Lowrey

Peanuts Lowrey made a major-league debut on April 14, 1942.

1955

Final major-league game: Peanuts Lowrey

Peanuts Lowrey played a final major-league game on August 30, 1955.

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