Turk Lown

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: May 30, 1924 in Brooklyn, NY us

Died: July 8, 2016 in Pueblo, CO

Buried: Roselawn Cemetery, Pueblo, CO

High School: Brooklyn Technical HS (Brooklyn, NY)

Last Game: September 22, 1962 (Age 38-115d)
vs. NYY 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Omar Joseph Lown

Pronunciation: \LAUN (rhymes with town)\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.5

ERA

4.12

504

1032.0

574

WHIP

1.519

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1942	18	-2.7	Valdosta	GAFL	D	BRO	18	8	.692	1.94	2.79	30						232.0	170	72	50		113							1.220	6.6		4.4

1946	22	-3.4	Newport News	PIED	B	BRO	2	5	.286	3.60	5.22	9			4	1		50.0	49	29	20		31		19	2	0	2		1.600	8.8		5.6	3.4	0.61
1947	23	-0.9	Pueblo	WL	A	BRO	13	7	.650	4.50	5.78	33			14	0		190.0	172	122	95		133		129	4		14		1.605	8.1		6.3	6.1	0.97
1948	24	0.4	Pueblo	WL	A	BRO	17	6	.739	4.08	4.50	27			17	0		192.0	191	96	87		112		161	8		13		1.578	9.0		5.3	7.5	1.44
1949	25		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	BRO	9	8	.529	3.44	4.25	31	18		6	2		144.0	111	68	55		108		103	1	0	3		1.521	6.9		6.8	6.4	0.95
1949	25	-1.7	Montreal	IL	AAA	BRO	1	7	.125	3.97	5.16	19	7		2	0		68.0	57	39	30		54		48	0	0	2		1.632	7.5		7.1	6.4	0.89
1949	25	-3.1	Fort Worth	TL	AA	BRO	8	1	.889	2.96	3.43	12	11		4	2		76.0	54	29	25		54		55	1	0	1		1.421	6.4		6.4	6.5	1.02
1950	26	-0.4	Montreal	IL	AAA	BRO	13	9	.591	3.49	4.18	29	28		14	1		209.0	181	97	81		122		104	4	0	10		1.450	7.8		5.3	4.5	0.85
1951	27	-1.6	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	4	9	.308	5.46	5.67	31	18	5	3	1	0	127.0	125	80	77	14	90	4	39	1	0	7	584	1.693	8.9	1.0	6.4	2.8	0.43
1952	28	-0.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	4	11	.267	4.37	5.00	33	19	4	5	0	0	156.2	154	87	76	13	93	10	73	3	0	5	704	1.577	8.8	0.7	5.3	4.2	0.78
1953	29	0.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	8	7	.533	5.16	5.64	49	12	17	2	0	3	148.1	166	93	85	20	84	2	76	2	0	6	682	1.685	10.1	1.2	5.1	4.6	0.90
1954	30	-0.6	Los Angeles	PCL	Opn	CHC	5	3	.625	2.47	3.70	30	0		0	0		73.0	54	30	20	0	46		52	1	0	2		1.370	6.7	0.0	5.7	6.4	1.13
1954	30	1.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	0	2	.000	6.14	7.36	15	0	6	0	0	0	22.0	23	18	15	1	15	2	16	0	0	5	106	1.727	9.4	0.4	6.1	6.5	1.07
1955	31	1.3	Los Angeles	PCL	Opn	CHC	12	5	.706	2.13	4.18	61	2		0	0		114.0	91	53	27	4	49		96	4	0	1		1.228	7.2	0.3	3.9	7.6	1.96
1956	32	3.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	9	8	.529	3.58	3.98	61	0	47	0	0	13	110.2	95	49	44	10	78	12	74	1	0	1	489	1.563	7.7	0.8	6.3	6.0	0.95
1957	33	5.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	5	7	.417	3.77	4.35	67	0	47	0	0	12	93.0	74	45	39	10	51	4	51	0	0	4	393	1.344	7.2	1.0	4.9	4.9	1.00
1958	34		3 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	CHC-CIN	3	5	.375	4.31	5.11	42	0	20	0	0	8	56.1	63	32	27	3	43	6	53	0	0	2	268	1.882	10.1	0.5	6.9	8.5	1.23
1958	34	5.7	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	3	3	.500	3.98	4.87	27	0	15	0	0	8	40.2	49	22	18	1	28	4	40	0	0	2	195	1.893	10.8	0.2	6.2	8.9	1.43
1958	34	6.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	0	0		4.50	4.50	4	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	2	2	2	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	16	1.250	4.5	0.0	6.8	9.0	1.33
1958	34	6.3	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	0	2	.000	5.40	6.17	11	0	4	0	0	0	11.2	12	8	7	2	12	2	9	0	0	0	57	2.057	9.3	1.5	9.3	6.9	0.75
1959	35	6.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	9	2	.818	2.89	3.09	60	0	37	0	0	15	93.1	73	32	30	12	42	4	63	2	1	1	391	1.232	7.0	1.2	4.1	6.1	1.50
1960	36	8.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	2	3	.400	3.88	4.14	45	0	16	0	0	5	67.1	60	31	29	6	34	6	39	0	0	0	292	1.396	8.0	0.8	4.5	5.2	1.15
1961	37	9.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	7	5	.583	2.76	3.30	59	0	36	0	0	11	101.0	87	37	31	13	35	3	50	0	0	1	416	1.208	7.8	1.2	3.1	4.5	1.43
1962	38	10.3	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	4	2	.667	3.04	3.36	42	0	20	0	0	6	56.1	58	21	19	3	25	5	40	1	0	1	249	1.473	9.3	0.5	4.0	6.4	1.60
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (11 seasons)					Majors		55	61	.474	4.12	4.58	504	49	255	10	1	73	1032.0	978	525	472	105	590	58	574	10	1	33	4574	1.519	8.5	0.9	5.1	5.0	0.97
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		89	51	.636	3.25	4.24	250	48		55	4		1204.0	1019	567	435	4	714		664	24	0	45		1.439	7.6		5.3
All Levels (18 Seasons)							144	112	.563	3.65	4.40	754	97	255	65	5	73	2236.0	1997	1092	907	109	1304	58	1238	34	1	78	4574	1.476	8.0		5.2

Opn (2 seasons)					Minors		17	8	.680	2.26	3.99	91	2		0	0		187.0	145	83	47	4	95		148	5	0	3		1.283	7.0	0.2	4.6	7.1	1.56
AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		14	16	.467	3.61	4.42	48	35		16	1		277.0	238	136	111		176		152	4	0	12		1.495	7.7		5.7	4.9	0.86
AA (1 season)					Minors		8	1	.889	2.96	3.43	12	11		4	2		76.0	54	29	25		54		55	1	0	1		1.421	6.4		6.4	6.5	1.02
A (2 seasons)					Minors		30	13	.698	4.29	5.14	60			31	0		382.0	363	218	182		245		290	12		27		1.592	8.6		5.8	6.8	1.18
B (1 season)					Minors		2	5	.286	3.60	5.22	9			4	1		50.0	49	29	20		31		19	2	0	2		1.600	8.8		5.6	3.4	0.61
D (1 season)					Minors		18	8	.692	1.94	2.79	30						232.0	170	72	50		113							1.220	6.6		4.4