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John Lowenstein
John Lee Lowenstein

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.
School California-Riverside

MLB Debut September 2, 1970
Final Game May 4, 1985
Born January 27, 1947 in Wolf Point, MT (age 77)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1970 23 MNA AL   13   42    5   14   7   1   2   10   0   0    1    8  .333  .364  .690 1.054   148    29   0   0   0   1   1  
 1971 24 SDN NL   42  134   13   39   4   1   5   18   1   3   12   13  .291  .349  .448  .797   115    60   0   0   0   0   0  
 1972 25 SDN NL   80  126   15   26   6   0   5   20   0   0   24   32  .206  .333  .373  .706   101    47   0   0   1   0   3  
 1973 26 SDN NL   98  298   39   93  24   1   5   42   3   1   33   39  .312  .376  .450  .826   121   134   0   4   2   0   6  
 1974 27 SDN NL  118  404   54  110  11   2   6   39  17   3   54   43  .272  .364  .354  .718   101   143   1   0   1   4   8  
 1975 28 SDN NL   93  258   40   67   9   2  10   42   7   4   35   32  .260  .346  .426  .772   108   110   0   2   1   0   4  
 1976 29 SDN NL   81  194   19   38  11   0   2   18   4   4   21   29  .196  .272  .284  .555    78    55   1   2   1   0   4  
 1977 30 SDN NL   66  110   15   29   7   0   1   17   0   0   20   17  .264  .371  .355  .726   101    39   1   2   1   0   6  
 1978 31 SLN NL  103  182   25   39   5   1   5   14  10   1   36   33  .214  .353  .335  .688    96    61   0   0   0   3   0  
 1979 32 DEA AL   80  211   41   51   9   2  10   42  10   4   32   38  .242  .340  .445  .786    99    94   1   3   0   1   3  
 1980 33 DEA AL   59  181   34   49   5   0   2   16   4   4   42   38  .271  .403  .331  .734   100    60   0   3   1   0   1  
 1981 34 DEA AL   32   78   16   20   3   0   3    9   5   1   11   17  .256  .356  .410  .766   109    32   0   0   0   1   1  
         CHA AL   74  180   25   44   2   0   8   25   4   2   22   27  .244  .335  .389  .724   103    70   0   1   1   3   8  
         TOT     106  258   41   64   5   0  11   34   9   3   33   44  .248  .341  .395  .737         102   0   1   1   4   9 
 1982 35 CHA AL  117  337   65  103  15   3  31   84   7   2   46   64  .306  .385  .644 1.029   140   217   0   4   3   0   9  
 1983 36 CHA AL   93  323   60   86  16   2  20   69   1   1   49   74  .266  .359  .514  .873   120   166   0   6   1   1   7  
 1984 37 CHN NL   67  252   26   55  12   0   6   32   1   0   17   63  .218  .266  .337  .603    86    85   2   2   0   0   7  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 15 Seasons     1216 3310  492  863 146  15 121  497  74  30  455  567  .261  .350  .424  .773        1402   6  29  13  14  68
 Per 600 PA           521   77  136  23   2  19   78  12   5   72   89                                 221   1   5   2   2  11
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With SDN      578 1524  195  402  72   6  34  196  32  15  199  205  .264  .348  .386  .734         588   3  10   7   4  31
   With CHA      284  840  150  233  33   5  59  178  12   5  117  165  .277  .364  .539  .903         453   0  11   5   4  24
   With DEA      171  470   91  120  17   2  15   67  19   9   85   93  .255  .368  .396  .763         186   1   6   1   2   5
   With SLN      103  182   25   39   5   1   5   14  10   1   36   33  .214  .353  .335  .688          61   0   0   0   3   0
   With CHN       67  252   26   55  12   0   6   32   1   0   17   63  .218  .266  .337  .603          85   2   2   0   0   7
   With MNA       13   42    5   14   7   1   2   10   0   0    1    8  .333  .364  .690 1.054          29   0   0   0   1   1
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1368 3476  510  881 137  18 116  441 128  78  446  596  .253  .337  .403  .741        1402  27  30  30   9  58
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1970 23 MNA AL  12   10   9.4   2   1   0  .500   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e4    340   
 1971 24 SDN NL   2   20   5.8   1   0   0  .000  12   17    5  .294    0    0  .000  3B   3e65      221   
 1972 25 SDN NL   6   16   4.4  42  11   1  .262   2    8    3  .375    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e9      5   
 1973 26 SDN NL  15   51   6.5  19   7   0  .368  12   36   19  .528    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e20    78   
 1974 27 SDN NL   7   56   5.0   5   0   0  .000  10   44   21  .477    0    0  .000  1B   4e17       79   
 1975 28 SDN NL   7   39   5.3  13   4   1  .308   0   30   15  .500    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e6     55   
 1976 29 SDN NL   5   14   2.4  12   1   1  .083   1   10    9  .900    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e8    -12   
 1977 30 SDN NL   5   14   4.4  29  10   0  .345   1    8    7  .875    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e3     15   
 1978 31 SLN NL   9   26   5.0  40   4   0  .100   2   15   11  .733    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e25   -61   
 1979 32 DEA AL   9   34   5.4   6   0   0  .000   9   25   11  .440    0    0  .000  3B   4e37      -47   
 1980 33 DEA AL  14   28   5.5   4   1   0  .250   0   13   13 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e3    -82   
 1981 34 DEA AL   0   12   5.7   7   2   1  .286   1    8    7  .875    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e3     56   
         CHA AL  10   22   4.1  11   4   1  .364   2   15   11  .733    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e3     14   
         TOT                    18   6   2  .333   3   23   18  .783    0    0  .000
 1982 35 CHA AL   5   83   9.0  14   5   3  .357   0   26   20  .769    0    0  .000  OF   3(+1)e0    12   
 1983 36 CHA AL   7   61   6.6   5   2   1  .400   7   29   19  .655    0    0  .000  OF   3(+1)e6    18   
 1984 37 CHN NL  32   21   2.8   3   1   0  .333   8   21   11  .524    0    0  .000  1B   4e25      -90   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 15 Seasons          516   5.4 213  53   9  .249  67  305  182  .597    0    0  .000                  20   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 17.7 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 9.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1970 23 MNA AL  CF     6    16     0    0    0  1.000     6    53.0   2.72
                 LF     3     7     0    0    0  1.000     3    27.0   2.33
                 RF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     1     8.0   1.12
                 2B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     1     2.1   3.86
 1971 24 SDN NL  3B    41    38    56   12    9   .887    38   324.1   2.61
                 LF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1972 25 SDN NL  LF    27    19     2    0    1  1.000    15   150.2   1.25
                 RF    11    13     0    1    0   .929     7    59.0   1.98
                 3B     1     0     0    1    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1973 26 SDN NL  RF    48    65     1    8    0   .892    46   391.0   1.52
                 LF    21    33     2    3    0   .921    20   169.0   1.86
                 1B    11    64     6    1    6   .986     8    65.0   9.69
                 3B     7     2     3    0    0  1.000     3    30.1   1.48
 1974 27 SDN NL  1B    86   747    64    8   56   .990    81   721.0  10.12
                 2B    12    33    22    0    5  1.000    11    89.0   5.56
                 LF    12     9     0    0    0  1.000    10    79.0   1.03
                 RF     8    11     0    1    0   .917     5    43.0   2.30
                 3B     7     2     1    1    0   .750     2    24.1   1.11
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1975 28 SDN NL  RF    35    49     3    0    1  1.000    35   283.0   1.65
                 LF    40    49     0    0    0  1.000    32   268.1   1.64
                 3B     4     1     7    0    0  1.000     2    19.0   3.79
                 CF     3     1     0    0    0  1.000     2    16.0   0.56
 1976 29 SDN NL  LF    49    65     1    0    1  1.000    31   298.2   1.99
                 RF    21    22     0    1    0   .957    15   124.2   1.59
                 CF    10     7     0    0    0  1.000     2    28.0   2.25
 1977 30 SDN NL  LF    36    50     5    1    0   .982    16   183.1   2.70
                 1B     7    24     1    0    2  1.000     1    23.0   9.78
                 RF     3     6     0    0    0  1.000     2    20.0   2.70
                 CF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     7.1   2.45
 1978 31 SLN NL  LF    32    41     0    2    0   .953    23   203.2   1.81
                 RF    17    19     1    0    0  1.000    16   140.0   1.29
                 3B     6     0    11    0    0  1.000     4    34.0   2.91
 1979 32 DEA AL  3B    43    38    52    9    9   .909    35   296.2   2.73
                 RF    19    29     2    0    1  1.000    12   119.1   2.34
                 CF     1     3     0    0    0  1.000     1     9.0   3.00
                 LF     4     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     8.0   2.25
                 1B     2     3     0    0    0  1.000     0     4.0   6.75
 1980 33 DEA AL  RF    40    73     5    0    0  1.000    37   323.0   2.17
                 LF    15    26     2    0    0  1.000    12   114.0   2.21
 1981 34 DEA AL  RF    16    24     1    1    0   .962     8    96.1   2.34
                 LF     8    10     0    0    0  1.000     5    43.1   2.08
         CHA AL  RF    45    66     1    1    0   .985    42   348.0   1.73
                 LF    32    16     2    1    1   .947     1    79.0   2.05
 1982 35 CHA AL  RF    95   166     8    0    2  1.000    88   735.0   2.13
                 LF    24     5     1    0    0  1.000     0    46.0   1.17
 1983 36 CHA AL  LF    87   141     8    7    1   .955    85   752.0   1.78
                 3B     1     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1984 37 CHN NL  1B    43   378    32    7   34   .983    42   379.0   9.74
                 LF    21    40     1    1    1   .976    21   181.2   2.03
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 RF   359   544    22   13    4   .978   314  2690.1   1.89
                 LF   412   514    24   15    5   .973   274  2604.2   1.86
                 1B   149  1216   103   16   98   .988   132  1192.0   9.96
                 3B   110    81   131   23   18   .902    84   730.2   2.61
                 CF    23    29     0    0    0  1.000    11   114.1   2.28
                 2B    13    34    22    0    5  1.000    12    91.1   5.52
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1970 ALCS  MNA NYA   W    1   1  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  .000  .000  .000  0
      WS    MNA SFN   W    2   0  0  0  0  0  0   1  1  0  .000  .500  .000  0
 1982 ALCS  CHA NYA   W    2   1  1  0  0  0  0   0  1  0  .000  .500  .000  0
      WS    CHA MON   W    5  13  2  1  0  0  0   1  1  7  .077  .133  .077  0
 1983 ALCS  CHA MLA   L    4  13  2  5  1  0  0   1  1  3  .385  .429  .462  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1970  MNA   92-70   Rick Ramacier
 1971  SDN   72-90   Mike Tomeo
 1972  SDN   68-94   Mike Tomeo
 1973  SDN   68-94   Mike Tomeo
 1974  SDN   84-78   Mike Tomeo
 1975  SDN   84-78   Mike Tomeo
 1976  SDN   87-75   Mike Tomeo
 1977  SDN   67-95   Mike Tomeo
 1978  SLN   83-79   Steve Dewing, Jim Sheehan, Rob Tomlinson
 1979  DEA   76-86   Dennis Van Langen
 1980  DEA   71-91   Dennis Van Langen
 1981  DEA   96-66   Dennis Van Langen
 1981  CHA   70-92   Ben Lea
 1982  CHA   91-71   Ben Lea
 1983  CHA   91-71   Ben Lea
 1984  CHN   76-86   Alan Bosslet, Stan Berger

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