Wade Rowdon

Wade Lee Rowdon (born September 7, 1960 in Riverhead, New York) is a retired Major League Baseball player who played from 1984 to 1988 with the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs and the Baltimore Orioles.

Wade Rowdon
Third Baseman/Pinch Hitter/Leftfielder
Born: (1960-09-07) September 7, 1960
Riverhead, New York
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 8, 1984, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
June 19, 1988, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
Batting average.217
Home runs1
Runs batted in16
Teams

Rowdon attended Stetson University, where he was named team MVP in 1980.[1] In 1980 and 1981, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League,[2] tying a league record with three homers in a single game,[3] and being named the league's Outstanding Pro Prospect.

On June 9, 1987, Rowdon hit a home run in four consecutive at bats while playing for the Iowa Cubs.[4]

References

  1. 1987 Topps baseball card # 569
  2. "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  3. Bruce Hack (July 12, 2008). "Three-HR Game by Mets' Dominguez was Eighth in History". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  4. http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061118&content_id=145269&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp
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