Peanuts Lowrey
Harry Lee Lowrey
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 170 lb.

Born: August 27, 1917 in Culver City, CA
High School: Hamilton (Los Angeles, CA)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1937. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1942
Final Game: August 30, 1955
Died: July 2, 1986 in Inglewood, CA
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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
1942 24 CHC NL 27 64 58 4 11 0 0 1 4 0 4 4 .190 .242 .241 .483 44 14 0 0 2 O
1943 25 CHC NL 130 526 480 59 140 25 12 1 63 13 35 24 .292 .340 .400 .740 114 192 13 0 11 *O6/4
1945 27 CHC NL 143 592 523 72 148 22 7 7 89 11 48 27 .283 .343 .392 .735 106 205 8 0 21 *O/6 MVP-26
1946 28 CHC NL 144 614 540 75 139 24 5 4 54 10 56 22 .257 .328 .343 .671 92 185 11 1 17 *O5 AS,MVP-34
1947 29 CHC NL 115 493 448 56 126 17 5 5 37 2 38 26 .281 .339 .375 .714 93 168 7 1 6 5O/4 MVP-24
1948 30 CHC NL 129 477 435 47 128 12 3 2 54 2 34 31 .294 .347 .349 .696 92 152 11 1 7 *O/546
1949 31 TOT NL 127 476 420 66 115 21 2 4 35 4 46 19 .274 .347 .362 .709 90 152 16 1 9 *O/5
1949 31 CHC NL 38 122 111 18 30 5 0 2 10 3 9 8 .270 .325 .369 .694 88 41 4 0 2 O/5
1949 31 CIN NL 89 354 309 48 85 16 2 2 25 1 37 11 .275 .354 .359 .714 91 111 12 1 7 O
1950 32 TOT NL 108 369 320 44 75 14 0 2 15 0 42 8 .234 .325 .297 .622 64 95 12 1 6 O/45
1950 32 CIN NL 91 306 264 34 60 14 0 1 11 0 36 7 .227 .320 .292 .612 62 77 11 0 6 O/4
1950 32 STL NL 17 63 56 10 15 0 0 1 4 0 6 1 .268 .349 .321 .671 74 18 1 1 0 /45O
1951 33 STL NL 114 419 370 52 112 19 5 5 40 0 1 35 12 .303 .366 .422 .788 110 156 12 2 12 O5/4
1952 34 STL NL 132 417 374 48 107 18 2 1 48 3 2 34 13 .286 .352 .353 .705 96 132 10 4 5 *O/5
1953 35 STL NL 104 198 182 26 49 9 2 5 27 1 0 15 21 .269 .325 .423 .748 93 77 8 0 1 O4/5
1954 36 STL NL 74 72 61 6 7 1 2 0 5 0 0 9 9 .115 .222 .197 .419 11 12 2 0 0 2 9/7
1955 37 PHI NL 54 114 106 9 20 4 0 0 8 2 0 7 10 .189 .237 .226 .463 25 24 8 0 0 1 0 9/8743
13 Seasons 1401 4831 4317 564 1177 186 45 37 479 48 3 403 226 .273 .336 .362 .698 92 1564 118 11 97 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 559 499 65 136 22 5 4 55 6 47 26 .273 .336 .362 .698 92 181 14 1 11
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
CHC (7 yrs) 726 2888 2595 331 722 105 32 22 311 41 224 142 .278 .336 .369 .705 98 957 54 3 66
STL (5 yrs) 441 1169 1043 142 290 47 11 12 124 4 3 99 56 .278 .344 .379 .723 94 395 33 7 18 2
CIN (2 yrs) 180 660 573 82 145 30 2 3 36 1 73 18 .253 .338 .328 .667 78 188 23 1 13
PHI (1 yr) 54 114 106 9 20 4 0 0 8 2 0 7 10 .189 .237 .226 .463 25 24 8 0 0 1 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1942 24 CHC NL 64 49 3 1.6 84 .189 .190 .251 .242 .322 .241 .349 .483 .672 44 .178 -4.2 -0.5 .383 .121 .052 .0
1943 25 CHC NL 526 364 65 4.8 89 .305 .292 .264 .340 .332 .400 .358 .740 .690 114 .590 7.1 0.8 .680 .208 .108 1.9
1945 27 CHC NL 592 404 70 4.6 95 .288 .283 .271 .343 .340 .392 .374 .735 .714 106 .537 3.2 0.3 .689 .222 .109 8.6
1946 28 CHC NL 614 429 61 3.8 91 .263 .257 .260 .328 .335 .343 .364 .671 .699 92 .473 -5.4 -0.6 .612 .207 .085 5.7
1947 29 CHC NL 493 335 57 4.5 102 .290 .281 .269 .339 .344 .375 .399 .714 .743 93 .488 -4.9 -0.5 .635 .183 .094 2.9
1948 30 CHC NL 477 325 53 4.3 99 .313 .294 .264 .347 .338 .349 .391 .696 .728 92 .487 -4.5 -0.4 .594 .138 .055 2.0
1949 31 TOT NL 476 330 52 4.2 104 .280 .274 .270 .347 .344 .362 .404 .709 .748 90 .463 -4.7 -0.5 .632 .207 .088 4.0
1949 31 CHC NL 122 87 13 4.0 101 .277 .270 .267 .325 .340 .369 .399 .694 .739 88 .438 -1.8 -0.2 .624 .207 .099 2.4
1949 31 CIN NL 354 243 39 4.3 105 .280 .275 .272 .354 .345 .359 .406 .714 .752 91 .470 -2.8 -0.3 .636 .207 .084 1.3
1950 32 TOT NL 369 263 31 3.2 109 .235 .234 .271 .325 .348 .297 .420 .622 .767 64 .322 -15.6 -1.5 .537 .194 .063 .0
1950 32 CIN NL 306 221 25 3.0 108 .230 .227 .270 .320 .346 .292 .418 .612 .764 62 .306 -13.5 -1.3 .526 .201 .064 .0
1950 32 STL NL 63 42 6 3.8 112 .259 .268 .275 .349 .353 .321 .427 .671 .780 74 .403 -2.1 -0.2 .595 .161 .054 .0
1951 33 STL NL 419 283 56 5.3 104 .303 .303 .269 .366 .343 .422 .407 .788 .750 110 .574 5.8 0.6 .708 .211 .119 .0
1952 34 STL NL 417 284 46 4.3 97 .294 .286 .262 .352 .334 .353 .389 .705 .724 96 .519 -1.0 -0.1 .613 .160 .067 1.5
1953 35 STL NL 198 142 25 4.7 110 .282 .269 .274 .325 .345 .423 .427 .748 .773 93 .484 -2.2 -0.2 .660 .242 .154 1.7
1954 36 STL NL 72 58 3 1.4 109 .130 .115 .274 .222 .345 .197 .424 .419 .769 11 .094 -8.3 -0.8 .375 .230 .082
1955 37 PHI NL 114 95 5 1.4 104 .206 .189 .263 .237 .334 .226 .417 .463 .750 25 .100 -11.3 -1.1 .351 .123 .038 .0
13 Seasons 4831 3361 527 4.2 99 .281 .273 .266 .336 .339 .362 .389 .698 .729 92 .481 -45.7 -4.5 .620 .193 .090 41.8
162 Game Avg. 559 389 61 4.2 99 .281 .273 .266 .336 .339 .362 .389 .698 .729 92 .481 -45.7 -4.5 .620 .193 .090 5
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
CHC (7 yrs) 2888 1993 322 4.3 95 .288 .278 .265 .336 .337 .369 .377 .705 .714 98 .506 -10.4 -1.1 .636 .193 .091 28.6
STL (5 yrs) 1169 809 136 4.5 103 .285 .278 .268 .344 .341 .379 .406 .723 .747 94 .503 -7.7 -0.7 .636 .197 .101 6.0
CIN (2 yrs) 660 464 64 3.7 106 .257 .253 .271 .338 .346 .328 .412 .667 .758 78 .396 -16.3 -1.6 .583 .204 .075 1.5
PHI (1 yr) 114 95 5 1.4 104 .206 .189 .263 .237 .334 .226 .417 .463 .750 25 .100 -11.3 -1.1 .351 .123 .038 .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
1945 27 CHC NL WS DET L 7 31 29 4 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .310 .333 .345 .678 10 2 0 1 0 0
1 WS 7 31 29 4 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .310 .333 .345 .678 10 2 0 1 0 0

All-Star Batting

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Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1946 CHC NL 28 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1942 24 CHC NL 64 1.6% 6.3% 6.3% 1.6% 9% 1.00 14.5 58.0 14.5 83%
1943 25 CHC NL 526 0.2% 4.6% 6.7% 7.2% 27% 0.69 20.0 480.0 7.6 87%
1945 27 CHC NL 592 1.2% 4.6% 8.1% 6.1% 24% 0.56 19.4 74.7 5.9 83%
1946 28 CHC NL 614 0.7% 3.6% 9.1% 5.4% 24% 0.39 24.5 135.0 10.0 84%
1947 29 CHC NL 493 1.0% 5.3% 7.7% 5.5% 21% 0.68 17.2 89.6 12.1 85%
1948 30 CHC NL 477 0.4% 6.5% 7.1% 3.6% 13% 0.91 14.0 217.5 8.1 84%
1949 31 TOT NL 476 0.8% 4.0% 9.7% 5.7% 24% 0.41 22.1 105.0 12.0 83%
1949 31 CHC NL 122 1.6% 6.6% 7.4% 5.7% 23% 0.89 13.9 55.5 11.1 83%
1949 31 CIN NL 354 0.6% 3.1% 10.5% 5.7% 24% 0.30 28.1 154.5 12.4 84%
1950 32 TOT NL 369 0.5% 2.2% 11.4% 4.3% 21% 0.19 40.0 160.0 21.3 84%
1950 32 CIN NL 306 0.3% 2.3% 11.8% 4.9% 25% 0.19 37.7 264.0 24.0 84%
1950 32 STL NL 63 1.6% 1.6% 9.5% 1.6% 7% 0.17 56.0 56.0 14.0 86%
1951 33 STL NL 419 1.2% 2.9% 8.4% 6.9% 26% 0.34 30.8 74.0 9.3 84%
1952 34 STL NL 417 0.2% 3.1% 8.2% 5.0% 20% 0.38 28.8 374.0 7.8 86%
1953 35 STL NL 198 2.5% 10.6% 7.6% 8.1% 33% 1.40 8.7 36.4 6.7 79%
1954 36 STL NL 72 0.0% 12.5% 12.5% 4.2% 43% 1.00 6.8 12.2 0.75 75%
1955 37 PHI NL 114 0.0% 8.8% 6.1% 3.5% 20% 1.43 10.6 13.3 1.13 85%
13 Seasons 4831 0.8% 4.7% 8.3% 5.6% 23% 0.56 19.1 116.7 9.0 1.00 84%
MLB Averages
PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1954 36 STL NL 0 0 38% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0% 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1955 37 PHI NL 2 0 33% 45 2 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 30% 7 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 2
13 Seasons 2 0 34% 58 48 3 533% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 23% 9 6 1 2 2 0 2 0 2
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1954 36 STL NL 51 45% 7 39 4 0 3 1.43 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2 18% 9 2 22% 40 3 8% 5 1 20% 1 0 0% 21
1955 37 PHI NL 112 35% 20 15 2 0 1 1.65 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 34 8 24% 12 5 42% 85 7 8% 8 3 38% 6 3 50% 2
13 Seasons 163 38% 1177 54 6 0 4 1.49 37 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 97 9700% 45 118 262% 21 7 33% 125 10 8% 13 4 31% 7 3 43% 23
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1942 24 27 64 58 4 11 0 0 1 4 0 4 4 .190 .242 .241 .483 44 14 0 0 2
1943 25 157 590 538 63 151 25 12 2 67 13 39 28 .281 .329 .383 .712 107 206 13 0 13
1944 26 157 590 538 63 151 25 12 2 67 13 39 28 .281 .329 .383 .712 107 206 13 0 13
1945 27 300 1182 1061 135 299 47 19 9 156 24 87 55 .282 .336 .387 .724 106 411 21 0 34
1946 28 444 1796 1601 210 438 71 24 13 210 34 143 77 .274 .334 .372 .706 101 596 32 1 51
1947 29 559 2289 2049 266 564 88 29 18 247 36 181 103 .275 .335 .373 .708 99 764 39 2 57
1948 30 688 2766 2484 313 692 100 32 20 301 38 215 134 .279 .337 .369 .706 98 916 50 3 64
1949 31 815 3242 2904 379 807 121 34 24 336 42 261 153 .278 .338 .368 .706 97 1068 66 4 73
1950 32 923 3611 3224 423 882 135 34 26 351 42 303 161 .274 .337 .361 .698 93 1163 78 5 79
1951 33 1037 4030 3594 475 994 154 39 31 391 42 1 338 173 .277 .340 .367 .707 95 1319 90 7 91
1952 34 1169 4447 3968 523 1101 172 41 32 439 45 3 372 186 .277 .341 .366 .707 95 1451 100 11 96
1953 35 1273 4645 4150 549 1150 181 43 37 466 46 3 387 207 .277 .340 .368 .709 95 1528 108 11 97
1954 36 1347 4717 4211 555 1157 182 45 37 471 46 3 396 216 .275 .339 .366 .704 94 1540 110 11 97 2
1955 37 1401 4831 4317 564 1177 186 45 37 479 48 3 403 226 .273 .336 .362 .698 92 1564 118 11 97 3 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1942 24 29 68 63 5 13 0 0 1 5 0 5 4 .206 .265 .254 .519 4 27
1943 25 136 553 513 70 158 28 14 1 75 15 40 25 .308 .358 .423 .781 77 130
1945 27 149 599 548 76 156 23 7 7 94 12 51 28 .285 .346 .391 .736 74 143
1946 28 151 640 576 89 157 27 6 5 64 11 63 23 .273 .345 .366 .712 72 144
1947 29 120 510 469 59 132 18 5 5 39 2 40 27 .281 .339 .373 .712 60 115
1948 30 135 497 459 51 138 13 3 2 59 2 37 32 .301 .354 .355 .709 57 129
1949 31 132 482 434 67 117 21 2 4 35 4 47 20 .270 .342 .355 .697 53 127
1950 32 113 376 332 43 76 14 0 2 15 0 43 8 .229 .319 .289 .608 30 108
1951 33 118 420 382 53 114 19 5 5 41 0 36 12 .298 .362 .414 .776 57 114
1952 34 138 435 394 53 115 19 2 1 53 3 37 14 .292 .359 .358 .716 50 132
1953 35 108 201 186 25 48 9 2 5 26 1 15 22 .258 .313 .409 .722 24 104
1954 36 78 77 65 7 8 1 2 0 6 0 10 9 .123 .234 .200 .434 3 74
1955 37 57 117 109 10 19 4 0 0 9 2 7 11 .174 .222 .211 .433 5 54
13 Seasons 1464 4975 4530 608 1251 196 48 38 521 52 431 235 .276 .340 .366 .706 566 1401
162 Game Avg. 162 551 501 67 138 22 5 4 58 6 48 26 .276 .340 .366 .706 63 1401

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1946 *

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1945-NL-26-1%
1946-NL-34-1%
1947-NL-24-1%
0.03 Career Shares (1221st)

At Bats s c a p y
1946 NL--540--8th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1946 NL--614--10th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1946 NL--75--10th

Triples s c a p y
1943 NL--12--3rd

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1945 NL--89--10th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1943 NL--13--2nd

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1945 NL--21--2nd
1946 NL--17--3rd
1951 NL--12--7th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1949 NL--16--8th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1945 NL--8.6--10th

AB per SO s c a p y
1946 NL--24.545--6th
1949 NL--22.105--4th
Career--19.100--122nd

Outs Made s c a p y
1946 NL--429--3rd

Oldest s c a p y
1955 NL--born 1917-08-27--10th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 11 (1201), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1340), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 10 (1815), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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