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Turk Lown
Omar Joseph Lown
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 30, 1924 in Brooklyn, NY
High School: Brooklyn (Brooklyn, NY)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 24, 1951
Final Game: September 22, 1962
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1951 27 CHC NL 4 9 .308 5.46 31 18 5 3 1 0 127.0 125 80 77 14 90 39 1 0 7 584 75 1.693 8.9 1.0 6.4 2.8 0.43
1952 28 CHC NL 4 11 .267 4.37 33 19 4 5 0 0 156.2 154 87 76 13 93 73 3 0 5 704 88 1.577 8.8 0.7 5.3 4.2 0.78
1953 29 CHC NL 8 7 .533 5.16 49 12 17 2 0 3 148.1 166 93 85 20 84 76 2 0 6 682 86 1.685 10.1 1.2 5.1 4.6 0.90
1954 30 CHC NL 0 2 .000 6.14 15 0 6 0 0 0 22.0 23 18 15 1 15 16 0 0 5 106 68 1.727 9.4 0.4 6.1 6.5 1.07
1956 32 CHC NL 9 8 .529 3.58 61 0 47 0 0 13 110.2 95 49 44 10 78 12 74 1 0 1 489 106 1.563 7.7 0.8 6.3 6.0 0.95
1957 33 CHC NL 5 7 .417 3.77 67 0 47 0 0 12 93.0 74 45 39 10 51 4 51 0 0 4 393 103 1.344 7.2 1.0 4.9 4.9 1.00
1958 34 TOT MLB 3 5 .375 4.31 42 0 20 0 0 8 56.1 63 32 27 3 43 6 53 0 0 2 268 88 1.882 10.1 0.5 6.9 8.5 1.23
1958 34 TOT NL 0 2 .000 5.17 15 0 5 0 0 0 15.2 14 10 9 2 15 2 13 0 0 0 73 79 1.851 8.0 1.1 8.6 7.5 0.87
1958 34 CHC NL 0 0 4.50 4 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 2 2 2 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 16 87 1.250 4.5 0.0 6.8 9.0 1.33
1958 34 CIN NL 0 2 .000 5.40 11 0 4 0 0 0 11.2 12 8 7 2 12 2 9 0 0 0 57 77 2.057 9.3 1.5 9.3 6.9 0.75
1958 34 CHW AL 3 3 .500 3.98 27 0 15 0 0 8 40.2 49 22 18 1 28 4 40 0 0 2 195 92 1.893 10.8 0.2 6.2 8.9 1.43
1959 35 CHW AL 9 2 .818 2.89 60 0 37 0 0 15 93.1 73 32 30 12 42 4 63 2 1 1 391 131 1.232 7.0 1.2 4.1 6.1 1.50
1960 36 CHW AL 2 3 .400 3.88 45 0 16 0 0 5 67.1 60 31 29 6 34 6 39 0 0 0 292 98 1.396 8.0 0.8 4.5 5.2 1.15
1961 37 CHW AL 7 5 .583 2.76 59 0 36 0 0 11 101.0 87 37 31 13 35 3 50 0 0 1 416 141 1.208 7.8 1.2 3.1 4.5 1.43
1962 38 CHW AL 4 2 .667 3.04 42 0 20 0 0 6 56.1 58 21 19 3 25 5 40 1 0 1 249 129 1.473 9.3 0.5 4.0 6.4 1.60
11 Seasons 55 61 .474 4.12 504 49 255 10 1 73 1032.0 978 525 472 105 590 40 574 10 1 33 4574 96 1.519 8.5 0.9 5.1 5.0 0.97
162 Game Avg. 7 8 .474 4.12 62 6 31 1 0 9 127 120 65 58 13 73 71 1 0 4 562 96 1.519 8.5 0.9 5.1 5.0 0.97
CHC (7 yrs) 30 44 .405 4.60 260 49 127 10 1 28 661.2 639 374 338 68 414 16 333 7 0 28 2974 88 1.591 8.7 0.9 5.6 4.5 0.80
CHW (5 yrs) 25 15 .625 3.19 233 0 124 0 0 45 358.2 327 143 127 35 164 22 232 3 1 5 1543 120 1.369 8.2 0.9 4.1 5.8 1.41
CIN (1 yr) 0 2 .000 5.40 11 0 4 0 0 0 11.2 12 8 7 2 12 2 9 0 0 0 57 77 2.057 9.3 1.5 9.3 6.9 0.75
NL (7 yrs) 30 46 .395 4.61 271 49 131 10 1 28 673.1 651 382 345 70 426 18 342 7 0 28 3031 87 1.600 8.7 0.9 5.7 4.6 0.80
AL (5 yrs) 25 15 .625 3.19 233 0 124 0 0 45 358.2 327 143 127 35 164 22 232 3 1 5 1543 120 1.369 8.2 0.9 4.1 5.8 1.41

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1959 35 CHW AL WS L LAD 0 0 0.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 13 0.900 5.4 0.0 2.7 8.1 3.00
1 WS 0 0 0.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 13 0.900 5.4 0.0 2.7 8.1 3.00

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1951 27 CHC NL 31 45 39 4 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 5 .205 .279 .231 .510 38 9 2 0 2 1
1952 28 CHC NL 33 57 50 3 7 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 11 .140 .173 .200 .373 3 10 0 0 5 1
1953 29 CHC NL 49 52 48 3 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 8 .125 .160 .146 .306 -20 7 2 0 2 1
1954 30 CHC NL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1956 32 CHC NL 61 26 23 2 5 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 11 .217 .280 .435 .715 90 10 0 0 1 0 0 1
1957 33 CHC NL 67 11 10 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 .273 .200 .473 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1958 34 TOT MLB 42 11 10 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .300 .300 .300 .600 66 3 0 0 1 0 0 1
1958 34 TOT NL 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1958 34 CHC NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1958 34 CIN NL 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1958 34 CHW AL 27 10 9 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .333 .333 .333 .667 86 3 0 0 1 0 0 1
1959 35 CHW AL 60 13 12 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 .308 .250 .558 56 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1960 36 CHW AL 45 8 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .333 .400 .733 98 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
1961 37 CHW AL 60 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1962 38 CHW AL 42 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Seasons 506 241 214 13 35 4 2 1 10 0 0 13 48 .164 .211 .215 .426 15 46 4 0 14 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 77 69 4 11 1 1 0 3 0 0 4 15 .164 .211 .215 .426 15 15 1 0 4
CHC (7 yrs) 261 191 170 12 28 3 2 1 8 0 0 11 36 .165 .215 .224 .439 18 38 4 0 10 0 0
CHW (5 yrs) 234 49 43 1 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 12 .163 .200 .186 .386 6 8 0 0 4 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (7 yrs) 272 192 171 12 28 3 2 1 8 0 0 11 36 .164 .214 .222 .437 17 38 4 0 10 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 234 49 43 1 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 12 .163 .200 .186 .386 6 8 0 0 4 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1959 35 CHW AL WS LAD L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1951 CHC NL 27 P 31 32 9 23 0 1 1.000 1.03 .959 0.96
1952 CHC NL 28 P 33 46 12 33 1 2 .978 1.36 .952 0.98
1953 CHC NL 29 P 49 45 12 33 0 4 1.000 0.92 .953 0.87
1954 CHC NL 30 P 15 0 22.0 9 2 6 1 0 .889 3.27 0.53 .967 2.09 0.87
1956 CHC NL 32 P 61 0 110.2 23 9 13 1 1 .957 1.79 0.36 .965 2.05 0.83
1957 CHC NL 33 P 67 0 93.0 28 5 22 1 4 .964 2.61 0.40 .961 2.06 0.82
1958 TOT MLB 34 P 42 0 56.4 12 6 5 1 1 .917 1.76 0.26 .967 1.97 0.80
1958 TOT NL 34 P 15 0 15.2 3 2 0 1 0 .667 1.15 0.13 .967 2.01 0.77
1958 CHC NL 34 P 4 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.02 0.78
1958 CIN NL 34 P 11 0 11.2 3 2 0 1 0 .667 1.54 0.18 .967 2.01 0.77
1958 CHW AL 34 P 27 0 40.2 9 4 5 0 1 1.000 1.99 0.33 .967 1.95 0.82
1959 CHW AL 35 P 60 0 93.1 24 2 21 1 0 .958 2.22 0.38 .954 2.05 0.85
1960 CHW AL 36 P 45 0 67.1 19 4 13 2 1 .895 2.27 0.38 .968 1.96 0.78
1961 CHW AL 37 P 59 0 101.0 23 6 15 2 1 .913 1.87 0.36 .957 2.05 0.83
1962 CHW AL 38 P 42 0 56.1 22 7 14 1 1 .955 3.36 0.50 .959 2.08 0.79
11 Seasons P 504 0 600.0 283 74 198 11 16 .961 4.08 0.54 .958 2.04 0.84
11 Seasons TOT 504 0 600.0 283 74 198 11 16 .961 4.08 0.54 .919 2.04 0.84

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1953 NL  49 (5th)
1956 NL  61 (5th)
1957 NL  67 (1st)
1959 AL  60 (2nd)
1960 AL  45 (8th)
1961 AL  59 (2nd)

Saves s c a p y
1956 NL  13 (3rd)
1957 NL  12 (3rd)
1958 AL  8 (5th)
1959 AL  15 (1st)
1961 AL  11 (6th)
Career  73 (178th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1951 NL  90 (6th)
1952 NL  93 (5th)
1953 NL  84 (6th)
1956 NL  78 (10th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1951 NL  7 (5th)
1952 NL  5 (7th)
1953 NL  6 (9th)
1954 NL  5 (7th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1956 NL  47 (1st)
1957 NL  47 (1st)
1959 AL  37 (1st)
1961 AL  36 (6th)
Career  255 (154th)

Oldest s c a p y
1962 AL  born 1924-05-30 (6th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 4 (461), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 21 (1024), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 7 (1101), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1498), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1942 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

November 16, 1950: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1950 rule 5 draft.

May 8, 1958: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Hersh Freeman.

June 23, 1958: Selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the Cincinnati Redlegs.

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