John Lowenstein
[edit] Biography
John Lowenstein (John Lee Lowenstein) was born on January 27, 1947 in Wolf Point, Montana. He made his Major League debut on September 2, 1970 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1971, his rookie year, he hit .186 with 4 home runs and 9 RBI. Lowenstein played for the Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 16 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was John Lowenstein's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1982, when he slugged 24 home runs, hit for a .320 average and knocked in 66 runs. However, others believe that it was 1974, when he stole 36 bases.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1970
| CLE
| A
| 17
| 43
| 5
| 11
| 1
| 6
| .256
| .273
| .442
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1971
| CLE
| A
| 58
| 140
| 15
| 26
| 4
| 9
| .186
| .269
| .307
| 5
| 0
| 16
| 28
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1972
| CLE
| A
| 68
| 151
| 16
| 32
| 6
| 21
| .212
| .304
| .397
| 8
| 1
| 20
| 43
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| 98
| 305
| 42
| 89
| 6
| 40
| .292
| .338
| .410
| 16
| 1
| 23
| 41
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 9
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| 140
| 508
| 65
| 123
| 8
| 48
| .242
| .313
| .325
| 14
| 2
| 53
| 85
| 2
| 6
| 36
| 2
| 6
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| 91
| 265
| 37
| 64
| 12
| 33
| .242
| .313
| .404
| 5
| 1
| 28
| 28
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 2
| 4
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| 93
| 229
| 33
| 47
| 2
| 14
| .205
| .283
| .284
| 8
| 2
| 25
| 35
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 3
| 4
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| 81
| 149
| 24
| 36
| 4
| 12
| .242
| .335
| .376
| 6
| 1
| 21
| 29
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 6
|
| 1978
| TEX
| A
| 77
| 176
| 28
| 39
| 5
| 21
| .222
| .363
| .386
| 8
| 3
| 37
| 29
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 2
| 2
|
| 1979
| BAL
| A
| 97
| 197
| 33
| 50
| 11
| 34
| .254
| .351
| .482
| 8
| 2
| 30
| 37
| 1
| 1
| 16
| 3
| 2
|
| 1980
| BAL
| A
| 104
| 196
| 38
| 61
| 4
| 27
| .311
| .403
| .413
| 8
| 0
| 32
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 2
|
| 1981
| BAL
| A
| 83
| 189
| 19
| 47
| 6
| 20
| .249
| .329
| .381
| 7
| 0
| 22
| 32
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 8
|
| 1982
| BAL
| A
| 122
| 322
| 69
| 103
| 24
| 66
| .320
| .415
| .602
| 15
| 2
| 54
| 59
| 1
| 3
| 7
| 10
| 6
|
| 1983
| BAL
| A
| 122
| 310
| 52
| 87
| 15
| 60
| .281
| .374
| .481
| 13
| 2
| 49
| 55
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 2
|
| 1984
| BAL
| A
| 105
| 270
| 34
| 64
| 8
| 28
| .237
| .319
| .374
| 13
| 0
| 33
| 54
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 5
|
| 1985
| BAL
| A
| 12
| 26
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .077
| .138
| .077
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1368
| 3476
| 510
| 881
| 116
| 441
| .253
| .337
| .403
| 137
| 18
| 446
| 596
| 9
| 27
| 128
| 30
| 58
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1970
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 2
| 17
| 1
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .778
|
| 1970
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 10
| 7
| 67
| 12
| 31
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1971
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 29
| 25
| 214
| 81
| 59
| 2
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1971
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 7
| 3
| 27
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 18
| 9
| 86
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1971
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1971
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 8
| 6
| 52
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1971
| CLE
| A
| SS
| 3
| 3
| 25
| 5
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1972
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 56
| 36
| 372.2
| 77
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 3
| 3
| 30
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 29
| 11
| 139.2
| 30
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 3.1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 27
| 22
| 203
| 42
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 37
| 29
| 264.1
| 43
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .918
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 9
| 6
| 60.1
| 9
| 15
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 26
| 21
| 177
| 49
| 64
| 1
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 4
| 4
| 32
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 52
| 44
| 390.1
| 62
| 5
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| 1973
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 12
| 11
| 94
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 89
| 85
| 706.2
| 175
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 8
| 7
| 60
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 28
| 27
| 224
| 23
| 63
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 6
| 3
| 33
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 100
| 95
| 799.2
| 200
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 12
| 10
| 85
| 88
| 8
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 4
| 0
| 15
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 19
| 13
| 125
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 3
| 2
| 25
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 36
| 31
| 287.2
| 56
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 17
| 16
| 137.2
| 26
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 32
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| CLE
| A
| 3B
| 8
| 5
| 54.1
| 5
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 29
| 23
| 203
| 37
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 19
| 15
| 137.1
| 38
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 9
| 9
| 75
| 81
| 3
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 61
| 48
| 429.1
| 97
| 7
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 13
| 10
| 89
| 21
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| DH
| 19
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| CF
| 5
| 3
| 30
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| LF
| 18
| 14
| 128
| 31
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 39
| 28
| 265.1
| 62
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| RF
| 17
| 11
| 107.1
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 14
| 6
| 73.1
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1978
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 21
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 16
| 6
| 76.1
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1978
| TEX
| A
| 3B
| 25
| 21
| 187
| 22
| 41
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1979
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 46
| 29
| 270
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 40
| 15
| 157
| 47
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1979
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 72
| 45
| 433
| 120
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1979
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| BAL
| A
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 92
| 52
| 496.1
| 128
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1980
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 88
| 47
| 461.1
| 121
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1980
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 6
| 5
| 35
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 9
| 3
| 34.2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 74
| 54
| 467.1
| 100
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1981
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 68
| 51
| 432.2
| 94
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1982
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 110
| 91
| 783
| 196
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 112
| 92
| 791
| 202
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 107
| 98
| 713
| 155
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1983
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 107
| 98
| 713
| 155
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1983
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 67
| 53
| 434.1
| 94
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1984
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 2
| 14
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 67
| 53
| 434.1
| 95
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1984
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 22
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 4
| 4
| 22
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 4
| 4
| 22
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 72
| 53
| 478
| 145
| 164
| 3
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 127
| 86
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 200
| 134
| 1238
| 256
| 14
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 73
| 62
| 550.2
| 60
| 138
| 12
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 693
| 526
| 4503
| 1050
| 36
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 4
| 3
| 27
| 5
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 30
| 21
| 188.1
| 202
| 13
| 4
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 48
| 35
| 327.1
| 91
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 908
| 695
| 6068.1
| 1391
| 55
| 23
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Cleveland Indians in the 18th round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1968).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Rick Cerone to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Rico Carty (December 6, 1976).
- Traded by Toronto Blue Jays to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Hector Torres (March 29, 1977).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Tom Buskey to Texas Rangers in exchange for Willie Horton and David Clyde (February 28, 1978).
- Claimed on waivers by Baltimore Orioles from Texas Rangers (November 27, 1978).
- Granted free agency (November 10, 1982).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (February 24, 1983).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (May 21, 1985).
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