Harry Lee "Peanuts" Lowrey (August 27, 1917 – July 2, 1986) was an American

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who played for the Chicago Cubs (1942–43; 1945–49), Cincinnati Reds (1949–50),

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(1950–54) and Philadelphia Phillies (1955). He was born in Culver City, California and attended Alexander Hamilton High School in

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. 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. As a 35-year-old, he was credited for his screen role as a ballplayer, nicknamed "Peanuts," in ''

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'', a 1952 biography of

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that starred Ronald Reagan in the title role. Lowrey the ballplayer stood 5 feet, inches (1.74 m) tall, weighed and threw and batted right-handed. In a 13-season career, Lowrey posted a .273

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with 1,177 hits, 37

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s 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 , 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. Lowrey was the last Cub to have scored a run in the World Series (game 7, 1945) until Kris Bryant scored a run in game 2, 2016. After a brief

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career in minor league baseball, Lowrey returned to the Major Leagues as a coach with the Phillies (1960–66),

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(1967–68),

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(1969), Cubs (1970–71; 1977–81) and California Angels (1972). Lowrey died in Inglewood, California, at the age of 68 and is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City.

References

External links

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