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Peanuts Lowrey
Harry Lee Lowrey

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 170 lb.

Debut April 14, 1942
Final Game August 30, 1955
Born August 27, 1917 in Culver City, CA
Died July 2, 1986 in Inglewood, CA

Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1937. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1942 24 CHC NL  27   58    4   11   0  0   1    4   0      4   4  .190  .242  .241   44   14   2           0   0
 1943 25 CHC NL 130  480   59  140  25 12   1   63  13     35  24  .292  .340  .400  114  192  11           0  13
 1945 27 CHC NL 143  523   72  148  22  7   7   89  11     48  27  .283  .343  .392  106  205  21           0   8 MVP-26
 1946 28 CHC NL 144  540   75  139  24  5   4   54  10     56  22  .257  .328  .343   92  185  17           1  11 MVP-34,AS
 1947 29 CHC NL 115  448   56  126  17  5   5   37   2     38  26  .281  .339  .375   93  168   6           1   7 MVP-24
 1948 30 CHC NL 129  435   47  128  12  3   2   54   2     34  31  .294  .347  .349   92  152   7           1  11
 1949 31 TOT NL 127  420   66  115  21  2   4   35   4     46  19  .274  .347  .362   90  152   9           1  16
         CHC NL  38  111   18   30   5  0   2   10   3      9   8  .270  .325  .369   88   41   2           0   4
         CIN NL  89  309   48   85  16  2   2   25   1     37  11  .275  .354  .359   91  111   7           1  12
 1950 32 TOT NL 108  320   44   75  14  0   2   15   0     42   8  .234  .325  .297   64   95   6           1  12
         CIN NL  91  264   34   60  14  0   1   11   0     36   7  .227  .320  .292   62   77   6           0  11
         STL NL  17   56   10   15   0  0   1    4   0      6   1  .268  .349  .321   74   18   0           1   1
 1951 33 STL NL 114  370   52  112  19  5   5   40   0  1  35  12  .303  .366  .422  110  156  12           2  12
 1952 34 STL NL 132  374   48  107  18  2   1   48   3  2  34  13  .286  .352  .353   96  132   5           4  10
 1953 35 STL NL 104  182   26   49   9  2   5   27   1  0  15  21  .269  .325  .423   93   77   1           0   8
 1954 36 STL NL  74   61    6    7   1  2   0    5   0  0   9   9  .115  .222  .197   10   12   0   2       0   2
 1955 37 PHI NL  54  106    9   20   4  0   0    8   2  0   7  10  .189  .237  .226   25   24   0   1   0   0   8
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons    1401 4317  564 1177 186 45  37  479  48  3 403 226  .273  .336  .362   92 1564  97   3   0  11 118
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        499   65  136  22  5   4   55   6  0  47  26  .273  .336  .362   92  181  11   0   0   1  14
 Career High    144  540   75  148  25 12   7   89  13  2  56  31  .303  .366  .422  114  205  21   2   0   4  16
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1942 24 CHC NL   64   49    3   1.6    84| .190  .251| .242  .322| .241  .349| .483  .672|  44  .178  -4.2  -0.5     
 1943 25 CHC NL  526  364   65   4.8    89| .292  .264| .340  .332| .400  .358| .740  .690| 114  .590   7.1   0.8     
 1945 27 CHC NL  592  404   70   4.6    95| .283  .271| .343  .340| .392  .374| .735  .714| 106  .537   3.2   0.3     
 1946 28 CHC NL  614  429   61   3.8    91| .257  .260| .328  .335| .343  .364| .671  .699|  92  .473  -5.4  -0.6     
 1947 29 CHC NL  493  335   57   4.5   102| .281  .269| .339  .344| .375  .399| .714  .743|  93  .488  -4.9  -0.5     
 1948 30 CHC NL  477  325   53   4.3    99| .294  .264| .347  .338| .349  .391| .696  .728|  92  .487  -4.5  -0.4     
 1949 31 TOT NL  476  330   52   4.2   104| .274  .270| .347  .344| .362  .404| .709  .748|  90  .463  -4.7  -0.5     
         CHC NL  122   87   13   4.0   101| .270  .267| .325  .340| .369  .399| .694  .739|  88  .438  -1.8  -0.2     
         CIN NL  354  243   39   4.3   105| .275  .272| .354  .345| .359  .406| .713  .752|  91  .470  -2.8  -0.3     
 1950 32 TOT NL  369  263   31   3.2   109| .234  .271| .325  .348| .297  .420| .622  .767|  64  .322 -15.6  -1.5     
         CIN NL  306  221   25   3.0   108| .227  .269| .320  .346| .292  .418| .612  .764|  62  .306 -13.5  -1.3     
         STL NL   63   42    6   3.8   112| .268  .275| .349  .353| .321  .427| .670  .780|  74  .403  -2.1  -0.2     
 1951 33 STL NL  419  283   56   5.3   104| .303  .269| .366  .343| .422  .407| .788  .750| 110  .574   5.8   0.6   0%
 1952 34 STL NL  417  284   46   4.3    97| .286  .262| .352  .334| .353  .389| .705  .724|  96  .519  -1.0  -0.1  60%
 1953 35 STL NL  198  142   25   4.7   110| .269  .274| .325  .345| .423  .427| .748  .773|  93  .484  -2.2  -0.2 100%
 1954 36 STL NL   72   58    3   1.4   110| .115  .275| .222  .347| .197  .426| .419  .772|  10  .094  -8.4  -0.8   0%
 1955 37 PHI NL  114   95    5   1.4   104| .189  .263| .237  .334| .226  .417| .463  .750|  25  .100 -11.3  -1.1 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 13 Seasons     4831 3361  527   4.2    99| .273  .266| .336  .339| .362  .389| .698  .729|  92  .481 -45.8  -4.5     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1942 24 CHC NL OF 19 43 2 1 1 .978 .980 2.37 2.15 7 15 0 1943 25 CHC NL OF 113 315 13 6 4 .982 .977 2.90 2.27 0 113 0 SS 16 20 39 3 4 .952 .955 3.69 4.97 2B 3 6 10 1 3 .941 .970 5.33 5.40 1945 27 CHC NL OF 138 280 17 4 1 .987 .978 2.15 2.33 125 14 0 SS 2 1 2 1 0 .750 .938 1.50 4.75 1946 28 CHC NL OF 126 308 15 7 3 .979 .977 2.56 2.16 73 60 0 AS 3B 20 22 34 5 2 .918 .952 2.80 2.84 AS 1947 29 CHC NL 3B 91 83 194 16 21 .945 .947 3.04 2.80 OF 25 50 2 1 0 .981 .977 2.08 2.19 18 6 1 2B 6 5 4 0 0 1.000 .978 1.50 5.18 1948 30 CHC NL OF 103 225 9 4 2 .983 .978 2.27 2.20 63 43 0 3B 9 9 15 1 2 .960 .941 2.67 2.81 2B 2 4 5 0 0 1.000 .968 4.50 4.85 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.60 1949 31 TOT NL OF 109 258 8 3 2 .989 .977 2.44 2.25 105 4 1 CHC NL OF 31 56 1 2 0 .966 .978 1.84 2.25 28 3 1 3B 1 1 1 1 0 .667 .952 2.00 3.00 CIN NL OF 78 202 7 1 2 .995 .977 2.68 2.25 77 1 0 1950 32 TOT NL OF 76 158 4 3 1 .982 .978 2.13 2.14 69 3 6 TOT NL 2B 7 21 17 0 4 1.000 .974 5.43 5.13 CIN NL OF 72 153 4 2 1 .987 .978 2.18 2.14 66 2 6 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.10 STL NL 2B 6 21 16 0 4 1.000 .974 6.17 5.13 3B 5 5 15 1 2 .952 .948 4.00 3.00 OF 4 5 0 1 0 .833 .980 1.25 2.15 3 1 0 1951 33 STL NL OF 85 220 6 4 3 .983 .981 2.66 2.23 13 74 0 3B 11 5 18 5 2 .821 .954 2.09 3.10 2B 3 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 5.07 1952 34 STL NL OF 106 174 3 4 1 .978 .981 1.67 2.10 63 35 6 3B 6 2 17 3 1 .864 .955 3.17 2.92 1953 35 STL NL OF 38 42 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.13 2.11 3 10 25 2B 10 22 19 3 6 .932 .972 4.10 4.83 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 1954 36 STL NL OF 12 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.42 2.18 3 1 9 1955 37 PHI NL OF 28 35 1 1 0 .973 .978 1.29 2.10 6 9 14 2B 2 2 4 0 1 1.000 .968 3.00 5.00 1B 1 7 1 0 1 1.000 .988 8.00 9.10
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1955 37 PHI NL 1B 1 7 1 0 1 1.000 .988 8.00 9.10 1943 25 CHC NL 2B 3 6 10 1 3 .941 .970 5.33 5.40 1947 29 CHC NL 2B 6 5 4 0 0 1.000 .978 1.50 5.18 1948 30 CHC NL 2B 2 4 5 0 0 1.000 .968 4.50 4.85 1950 32 TOT NL 2B 7 21 17 0 4 1.000 .974 5.43 5.13 CIN NL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.10 STL NL 2B 6 21 16 0 4 1.000 .974 6.17 5.13 1951 33 STL NL 2B 3 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 5.07 1953 35 STL NL 2B 10 22 19 3 6 .932 .972 4.10 4.83 1955 37 PHI NL 2B 2 2 4 0 1 1.000 .968 3.00 5.00 1946 28 CHC NL 3B 20 22 34 5 2 .918 .952 2.80 2.84 1947 29 CHC NL 3B 91 83 194 16 21 .945 .947 3.04 2.80 1948 30 CHC NL 3B 9 9 15 1 2 .960 .941 2.67 2.81 1949 31 CHC NL 3B 1 1 1 1 0 .667 .952 2.00 3.00 1950 32 STL NL 3B 5 5 15 1 2 .952 .948 4.00 3.00 1951 33 STL NL 3B 11 5 18 5 2 .821 .954 2.09 3.10 1952 34 STL NL 3B 6 2 17 3 1 .864 .955 3.17 2.92 1953 35 STL NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 1942 24 CHC NL OF 19 43 2 1 1 .978 .980 2.37 2.15 7 15 0 1943 25 CHC NL OF 113 315 13 6 4 .982 .977 2.90 2.27 0 113 0 1945 27 CHC NL OF 138 280 17 4 1 .987 .978 2.15 2.33 125 14 0 1946 28 CHC NL OF 126 308 15 7 3 .979 .977 2.56 2.16 73 60 0 1947 29 CHC NL OF 25 50 2 1 0 .981 .977 2.08 2.19 18 6 1 1948 30 CHC NL OF 103 225 9 4 2 .983 .978 2.27 2.20 63 43 0 1949 31 TOT NL OF 109 258 8 3 2 .989 .977 2.44 2.25 105 4 1 CHC NL OF 31 56 1 2 0 .966 .978 1.84 2.25 28 3 1 CIN NL OF 78 202 7 1 2 .995 .977 2.68 2.25 77 1 0 1950 32 TOT NL OF 76 158 4 3 1 .982 .978 2.13 2.14 69 3 6 CIN NL OF 72 153 4 2 1 .987 .978 2.18 2.14 66 2 6 STL NL OF 4 5 0 1 0 .833 .980 1.25 2.15 3 1 0 1951 33 STL NL OF 85 220 6 4 3 .983 .981 2.66 2.23 13 74 0 1952 34 STL NL OF 106 174 3 4 1 .978 .981 1.67 2.10 63 35 6 1953 35 STL NL OF 38 42 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.13 2.11 3 10 25 1954 36 STL NL OF 12 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.42 2.18 3 1 9 1955 37 PHI NL OF 28 35 1 1 0 .973 .978 1.29 2.10 6 9 14 1943 25 CHC NL SS 16 20 39 3 4 .952 .955 3.69 4.97 1945 27 CHC NL SS 2 1 2 1 0 .750 .938 1.50 4.75 1948 30 CHC NL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.60
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total OF 978 2113 81 38 18 .983 .978 2.24 2.21 548 387 62 3B 144 127 294 32 30 .929 .948 2.92 2.84 2B 33 65 60 4 14 .969 .973 3.79 5.04 SS 19 21 41 4 4 .939 .954 3.26 4.93 1B 1 7 1 0 1 1.000 .988 8.00 9.10 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 1175 2333 477 78 67 .973 .973 2.39 2.41
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1945   WS    CHC DET     L   7  29   4   9  1  0  0   0   1   2  .310  .333  .345   0  0   1   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1946   CHC NL       2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      0   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0  .500  .500  .500 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1946 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1945-NL-26-0.01
1946-NL-34-0.01
1947-NL-24-0.01
Car-1205-0.03 shares

At Bats
1946 NL-540-8

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1946 NL-614-10

Runs
1946 NL-75-10

Triples
1943 NL-12-3

RBI
1945 NL-89-10

Stolen Bases
1943 NL-13-2

Sac. Hits
1945 NL-21-2
1946 NL-17-3
1951 NL-12-7

Grounded into Double Plays
1949 NL-16-8

Power/Speed Number
1945 NL-8.6-10

At Bats per Strikeout
1946 NL-24.5-6
1949 NL-22.1-3

Outs
1946 NL-429-3

Oldest Player
1955 NL-37-10

       

Gray Ink: Batting - 11 (1306) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 9.7 (1756) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 6.5 (1315) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1937 Season: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.

June 15, 1949: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Harry Walker to the Cincinnati Reds for Frank Baumholtz and Hank Sauer.

September 7, 1950: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Cincinnati Reds.

October 19, 1954: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

February 11, 1955: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 3, 1955: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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