Harry Lee "Peanuts" Lowrey (August 27, 1917 â€" July 2, 1986) was an
American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the
Chicago Cubs (1942â€"43; 1945â€"49), Cincinnati Reds (1949â€"50), St.
Louis Cardinals (1950â€"54) and Philadelphia Phillies (1955).He was
born in Culver City, California and attended Alexander Hamilton High
School (Los Angeles). He was nicknamed as a child by an uncle who,
remarking on Lowrey's small size, said, "Why, he's no bigger than a
peanut." While Lowrey was growing up in Greater Los Angeles, he worked
as a child actor on the Our Gang comedies.Lowrey the ballplayer stood
5 feet, 8½ inches (1.74 m) tall, weighed 170 pounds (77 kg) and threw
and batted right-handed. In a 13-season career, Lowrey posted a .273
batting average with 1,177 hits, 37 home runs and 479 RBI in 1,401
games played. In his late career, he became known as one of the top
pinch hitters in the Major Leagues. He set an MLB record with seven
consecutive pinch hits in 1952, and the following season made 21 pinch
hits to fall one shy of the then-MLB all-time record.He missed the
1944 season while serving in the Army with the Military Police unit.
Lowrey was discharged after six months and rejoined the Chicago Cubs
in 1945.
American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the
Chicago Cubs (1942â€"43; 1945â€"49), Cincinnati Reds (1949â€"50), St.
Louis Cardinals (1950â€"54) and Philadelphia Phillies (1955).He was
born in Culver City, California and attended Alexander Hamilton High
School (Los Angeles). He was nicknamed as a child by an uncle who,
remarking on Lowrey's small size, said, "Why, he's no bigger than a
peanut." While Lowrey was growing up in Greater Los Angeles, he worked
as a child actor on the Our Gang comedies.Lowrey the ballplayer stood
5 feet, 8½ inches (1.74 m) tall, weighed 170 pounds (77 kg) and threw
and batted right-handed. In a 13-season career, Lowrey posted a .273
batting average with 1,177 hits, 37 home runs and 479 RBI in 1,401
games played. In his late career, he became known as one of the top
pinch hitters in the Major Leagues. He set an MLB record with seven
consecutive pinch hits in 1952, and the following season made 21 pinch
hits to fall one shy of the then-MLB all-time record.He missed the
1944 season while serving in the Army with the Military Police unit.
Lowrey was discharged after six months and rejoined the Chicago Cubs
in 1945.
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