Snooks Dowd

Snooks Dowd

Infobox MLB retired
name=Snooks Dowd
position=Infielder


bgcolor1=black
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=December 20, 1897
deathdate=death date and age|1962|4|4|1897|12|20
debutdate= April 27
debutyear= 1919
debutteam= Detroit Tigers
finaldate=April 17
finalyear=1926
finalteam=Brooklyn Robins
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.115
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=0
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=6
teams=
* Detroit Tigers (1919)
* Philadelphia Athletics (1919)
* Brooklyn Robins (1926)
highlights=

Raymond Bernard "Snooks" Dowd (December 20, 1897 - April 4, 1962) was a college football star for Lehigh University and a Major League Baseball infielder for the Detroit Tigers (1919), Philadelphia Athletics (1919), and Brooklyn Robins (1926). Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Snooks attended Lehigh University and became famous for his performance in "The Rivalry" between Lehigh and Lafayette College. In 1918, Snooks, playing halfback for Lehigh, completed a 115-yard touchdown run. According to the story, Dowd ran the wrong way, circled his own goalposts, and went the right way 100 yards to score. "See" The Rivalry. (See also Lehigh Press Guide, p. 6) [http://www.lehighsports.com/info/recruiting/pdfs/football04.pdf] Snooks played in 16 Major League games and had a career batting average of .115 with 4 runs, 3 hits, and 6 RBIs.

Snooks died in 1962 at age 64 in Northampton, Massachusetts.

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dowdsn01.shtml Baseball-Referenc.com]


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