Q. V. Lowe (born January 15, 1945)
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. From 1987 until 2014, he was the men's varsity baseball coach of

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(also known as Auburn University Montgomery, or AUM) — where he established the baseball program and served for 28 consecutive seasons; he compiled a

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of 1,242–689–5 ( .643).AUM Baseball web site
(Archived 2016-03-07 at the

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) He is also a former

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, coach and

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and in

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

, at age 27, spent a season as a full-time coach with the

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, working under managers

Leo Durocher Leo Ernest Durocher (French spelling Léo Ernest Durocher) (; July 27, 1905 – October 7, 1991), nicknamed "Leo the Lip" and "Lippy", was an American professional baseball player, manager (baseball), manager and coach (baseball), coach. He playe ...

and

Whitey Lockman Carroll Walter "Whitey" Lockman (July 25, 1926 – March 17, 2009) was an American left-handed hitting first baseman and outfielder, coach, manager and front office executive in Major League Baseball. Playing career Born in Lowell, North Carol ...

. Lowe was born in

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. He grew up in

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, attended

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and graduated from

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. A right-handed pitcher (and hitter), he was listed at tall and during his playing career. In two seasons at Auburn, he won 23 of 26 decisions (.885). He set an Auburn Tigers record for career

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(1.69) and most

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(ten) in one season. He was selected in the 19th round of the 1967

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by the Cubs and compiled a won/lost mark of 24–25 with an ERA of 3.37 in 167 games over five minor-league seasons (1967–71), most of them at the Double-A level. During his final two seasons, he was a player-coach for the

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of the

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. In 1972, Lowe joined the Cubs' coaching staff, serving as

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coach. The midyear managerial change, in which Lockman replaced Durocher, resulted in changes on the Cubs' 1973 MLB staff. Lowe returned to the minor leagues as manager of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast Cubs (1973) and the Class A Key West Conchs (for the second half of the 1974 season). Lowe then coached in the

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, and also became baseball coach, and eventually athletic director, of

Lurleen B. Wallace Community College Lurleen B. Wallace Community College (LBWCC) is a public community college with campuses in Andalusia, Greenville, Opp, and Luverne, Alabama. As of the fall 2010 semester, the college has an enrollment of 1,790 students across all campuses. T ...

between 1975–81. He was a full-time pitching instructor in the minor league organizations of the Yankees and

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from 1982–85 before joining AUM and launching its baseball program. Lowe also remained in professional baseball as a pitching coach for Short Season teams in the Montreal system, and spent one season, 1992, as manager of the Jamestown Expos of the

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. At AUM, he led his team to the

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three times, and coached 35 NAIA All-Americans. Career honors include membership in the

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Walk of Fame and the Alabama Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame. QV, whose nickname is simply "Q", has no middle name. His first name is the two upper-case letters "QV".In the Ballpark: The Working Lives of Baseball People
by George Gmelch and J. J. Weiner., page 41

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External links

Official AUM Biography

Baseball Reference
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