Bobby Lowe

Infobox MLB retired
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name=Bobby Lowe


position=Second Baseman
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=July 10, 1865
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
deathdate=death date and age|1951|12|8|1865|7|10
Detroit, Michigan
debutdate=April 19
debutyear=by|1890
debutteam=Boston Beaneaters
finaldate=October 6
finalyear=by|1907
finalteam=Detroit Tigers
stat1label=AVG
stat1value=.273
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=1929
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=984
teams=As Player
*Boston Beaneaters (by|1890–by|1901)
*Chicago Orphans (by|1902–by|1903)
*Pittsburgh Pirates (by|1904)
*Detroit Tigers (by|1904–by|1907)As Manager
*Detroit Tigers (by|1904)
highlights=
*Became the first player to hit 4 home runs in one game on May 30, 1894
*Led NL in at-bats in 1894 with 613

Robert Lincoln Lowe (July 10 1865 – December 8 1951), nicknamed "Link", was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Beaneaters (1890-1901), Chicago Cubs (1902-03), Pittsburgh Pirates (1904), and Detroit Tigers (1904 player-manager, 1905-07). He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Listed at 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m), 150 pounds (68 kg), Lowe was a right-handed batter leadoff man with fair power and one of the best second baseman of the 19th century. In the field and at the plate, he starred on all five Beaneaters pennant winners of the 1890s and in the 1892 World Series Championship.

On May 30, by|1894, Lowe became the first Major Leaguer ever to hit four home runs in one game, doing it in consecutive at-bats, another MLB record. In his 18-season career, he batted .273, with 71 HR, 984 RBIs, 1131 runs, 1929 hits, 230 doubles, 85 triples and 302 stolen bases in 1818 games.

Bobby Lowe died in Detroit, Michigan at 86 years of age. He is a member of the Lawrence County (Pennsylvania) Hall of Fame.

In 1932, after Lou Gehrig hit four home runs in a game, Lowe, wearing his old Beaneaters uniform, posed with Gehrig. He was 38 years older than Larrupin' Lou, but he outlived Gehrig by ten years.

ee also

* Batters with four home runs in one game
* List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
* Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game

External links

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* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/L/Lowe_Bobby.stm "Baseball Library"]