Dave Rowe (baseball)
David Elwood Rowe (October 9, 1854 – December 9, 1930) was an American Major League Baseball center fielder and manager from Cold Spring Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. His brother, Jack Rowe also played and managed in the Major leagues.[1] Over the course of Rowe's career, he had 383 hits and a .263 batting average. He appeared in four games as a pitcher during his career, and in a game on July 24, 1882, Rowe allowed 35 runs to score, although only 12 of them were earned; it remains the record for most runs scored against a pitcher in major league history.[2]
| Dave Rowe | |||
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| Center fielder | |||
| Born: October 9, 1854 Cold Spring Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania | |||
| Died: December 9, 1930 (aged 76) Glendale, California | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 30, 1877, for the Chicago White Stockings | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| June 17, 1888, for the Kansas City Cowboys | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Games played | 347 | ||
| Runs scored | 223 | ||
| Batting average | .263 | ||
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As Player
As Manager | |||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
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Rowe died in Glendale, California at the age of 76, and is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale.[3]
References
- Jack Rowe Baseball-Reference player page
- The Sports Answer Book. Grosset and Dunlap, Inc. 1966. pp. 51.
- SABR Newsletter May 1993
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Dave Rowe at Find a Grave
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