Kid Lowe

Kid Lowe
Kid Lowe
	Third baseman
	Born: July 27, 1900; Mobile, Alabama
	Died: November 19, 1988 (aged 88); Memphis, Tennessee
	Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1921, for the Indianapolis ABCs
Last appearance
	1931, for the Memphis Red Sox
Teams
	Indianapolis ABCs (1921); Detroit Stars (1922, 1924); Memphis Red Sox (1925–1929); Nashville Elite Giants (1930); Memphis Red Sox (1931);

William McKinley Lowe (July 27, 1900 – November 19, 1988), nicknamed "Kid", was an American Negro league third baseman who played from 1921 to 1931 for the Indianapolis ABCs, Detroit Stars, Memphis Red Sox, and Nashville Elite Giants.

A native of Mobile, Alabama, Lowe coached baseball at Booker T. Washington High School after his playing career had ended. In 1937, he formed his own semi-pro barnstorming team, which featured such notable players as Verdell Mathis.[1]

Lowe died in Memphis, Tennessee in 1988 at age 88.

References

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues) and Seamheads

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