1924
Born May 30, 1924
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Turk Lown Notable
b. May 30, 1924 · Chicago Cubs 1951–1954, 1956–1958, Cincinnati Redlegs 1958, Chicago White Sox 1958–1962
Turk Lown played for three clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1951 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1962.
He went 55 and 61 with a 4.12 earned run average, pitching 1,032 innings in 504 games. He struck out 574 and threw 1 shutout. Across 506 games he batted .164, with 35 hits and 13 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 4 doubles.
He led the league in saves once, in 1959, with 15.
He was born in Brooklyn, NY, USA on May 30, 1924, and died on July 8, 2016. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | CHC | 31 | 39 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .205 |
| 1952 | CHC | 33 | 50 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .140 |
| 1953 | CHC | 49 | 48 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .125 |
| 1954 | CHC | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | CHC | 61 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .217 |
| 1957 | CHC | 67 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 1958 | CHC/CHW/CIN | 42 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .300 |
| 1959 | CHW | 60 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
| 1960 | CHW | 45 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1961 | CHW | 60 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 1962 | CHW | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 506 | 214 | 13 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 48 | 0 | .164 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | CHC | 4 | 9 | 31 | 18 | 0 | 127.0 | 125 | 77 | 90 | 39 | 5.46 |
| 1952 | CHC | 4 | 11 | 33 | 19 | 0 | 156.2 | 154 | 76 | 93 | 73 | 4.37 |
| 1953 | CHC | 8 | 7 | 49 | 12 | 3 | 148.1 | 166 | 85 | 84 | 76 | 5.16 |
| 1954 | CHC | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 6.14 |
| 1956 | CHC | 9 | 8 | 61 | 0 | 13 | 110.2 | 95 | 44 | 78 | 74 | 3.58 |
| 1957 | CHC | 5 | 7 | 67 | 0 | 12 | 93.0 | 74 | 39 | 51 | 51 | 3.77 |
| 1958 | CHC/CHW/CIN | 3 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 8 | 56.1 | 63 | 27 | 43 | 53 | 4.31 |
| 1959 | CHW | 9 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 15 | 93.1 | 73 | 30 | 42 | 63 | 2.89 |
| 1960 | CHW | 2 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 67.1 | 60 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 3.88 |
| 1961 | CHW | 7 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 11 | 101.0 | 87 | 31 | 35 | 50 | 2.76 |
| 1962 | CHW | 4 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 6 | 56.1 | 58 | 19 | 25 | 40 | 3.04 |
| Career | — | 55 | 61 | 504 | 49 | 73 | 1032.0 | 978 | 472 | 590 | 574 | 4.12 |
On this day & linked events
2016
Died July 8, 2016
1951
Major-league debut: Turk Lown
Turk Lown made a major-league debut on April 24, 1951.
1962
Final major-league game: Turk Lown
Turk Lown played a final major-league game on September 22, 1962.
Image: Bowman, public domain