In 1884, Rowe played for the St. Louis Maroons, which won the Union Association (UA) championship in that league's only year of existence. In 109 games, he had a batting average of .293 and led the UA in at bats with 485. Rowe stayed with the Maroons when they joined the NL in 1885, playing 16 games for them that season.[3]
In 1886, Rowe was a player-manager for the NL's Kansas City Cowboys, appearing in 105 games for them. In 1887, he was a player-manager for the Lincoln Tree Planters of the Western League (WL). In 1888, Rowe played 32 games for the AA's Kansas City Cowboys. That was his last appearance in the major leagues.[2]
Rowe was a player-manager for Denver of the Western Association (WA) in 1889 and 1890. In 1891, he was a player-manager for the WA's Lincoln Rustlers. He finished his professional baseball playing career in 1892 as a player-manager of the WL's Omaha Omahogs.[2]
In a game on July 24, 1882, Rowe pitched nine innings and allowed 35 runs to score, 12 of them earned, in a loss. This remains the single-game record for most runs scored against a pitcher in MLB history.[4]
dave, rowe, baseball, david, elwood, rowe, october, 1854, december, 1930, american, outfielder, manager, major, league, baseball, dave, rowerowe, 1888outfielder, managerborn, 1854, october, 1854cold, spring, township, lebanon, county, pennsylvania, died, decem. David Elwood Rowe October 9 1854 December 9 1930 was an American outfielder and manager in Major League Baseball MLB Dave RoweRowe in 1888Outfielder ManagerBorn 1854 10 09 October 9 1854Cold Spring Township Lebanon County Pennsylvania U S Died December 9 1930 1930 12 09 aged 76 Glendale California U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutMay 30 1877 for the Chicago White StockingsLast MLB appearanceJune 17 1888 for the Kansas City CowboysMLB statisticsBatting average 263Home runs8Runs scored223TeamsAs player Chicago White Stockings 1877 Cleveland Blues 1882 Baltimore Orioles 1883 St Louis Maroons 1884 1885 Kansas City Cowboys NL 1885 Kansas City Cowboys AA 1888 As manager Kansas City Cowboys NL 1885 Kansas City Cowboys AA 1888 Contents 1 Baseball career 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBaseball career editRowe was born in Cold Spring Township Lebanon County Pennsylvania in 1854 He had a younger brother Jack Rowe who also played and managed in the major leagues 1 Dave Rowe started his professional baseball career playing two games for the Chicago White Stockings of the National League NL in 1877 2 In 1882 he made it back to the majors with the NL s Cleveland Blues playing 24 games for them In 1883 he played 59 games for the Baltimore Orioles of the American Association AA 3 In 1884 Rowe played for the St Louis Maroons which won the Union Association UA championship in that league s only year of existence In 109 games he had a batting average of 293 and led the UA in at bats with 485 Rowe stayed with the Maroons when they joined the NL in 1885 playing 16 games for them that season 3 In 1886 Rowe was a player manager for the NL s Kansas City Cowboys appearing in 105 games for them In 1887 he was a player manager for the Lincoln Tree Planters of the Western League WL In 1888 Rowe played 32 games for the AA s Kansas City Cowboys That was his last appearance in the major leagues 2 Rowe was a player manager for Denver of the Western Association WA in 1889 and 1890 In 1891 he was a player manager for the WA s Lincoln Rustlers He finished his professional baseball playing career in 1892 as a player manager of the WL s Omaha Omahogs 2 During his MLB career Rowe played 347 games and had a 263 batting average 8 home runs 223 runs scored and 90 runs batted in He also played four games as a pitcher and had a 1 2 win loss record with a 9 78 earned run average and 3 strikeouts 3 In a game on July 24 1882 Rowe pitched nine innings and allowed 35 runs to score 12 of them earned in a loss This remains the single game record for most runs scored against a pitcher in MLB history 4 Rowe died in Glendale California in 1930 He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale 3 See also editList of Major League Baseball player managersReferences edit Jack Rowe Minor Leagues Statistics amp History baseball reference Retrieved October 30 2021 a b c Dave Rowe Minor Leagues Statistics amp History baseball reference com Retrieved October 30 2021 a b c d Dave Rowe Stats baseball reference com Retrieved October 30 2021 The Sports Answer Book Grosset and Dunlap Inc 1966 pp 51 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Dave Rowe at Find a Grave nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dave Rowe baseball amp oldid 1215374333, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
