Fletcher Low
| Fletcher Low | |
|---|---|
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| Third baseman | |
| Born: April 7, 1893 Essex, Massachusetts | |
| Died: June 6, 1973 (aged 80) Hanover, New Hampshire | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| October 7, 1915, for the Boston Braves | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 7, 1915, for the Boston Braves | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games played | 1 |
| At bats | 4 |
| Hits | 1 |
| Stats at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Managerial record at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
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Fletcher Low (April 7, 1893 – June 6, 1973) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Boston Braves in 1915. He was a longtime professor of chemistry at Dartmouth College, and was a prominent figure in New Hampshire politics.
Baseball career
[edit | edit source]A native of Essex, Massachusetts, Low graduated from Dartmouth College in 1915. While at Dartmouth, he played for the Falmouth Cottage Club in what is now the Cape Cod Baseball League during the summer of 1914.[1]
Low was signed by the Boston Braves in 1915, and appeared in a single game for the major league club. On October 7, 1915, he played third base for Boston in a game against the New York Giants at Braves Field, sharing the Braves' infield with Baseball Hall of Famers Johnny Evers and Rabbit Maranville. In four at bats against Giants pitcher Sailor Stroud, Low tripled and drove in a run in the Braves' 15-8 loss.[2]
Academic and political career
[edit | edit source]Low went on to earn a Master of Arts and PhD from Columbia University, and from 1917 to his retirement in 1960 he served on the Dartmouth faculty as a professor of chemistry. Low also served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and the Hanover, New Hampshire board of education and board of selectmen. He died in 1973.[3]
References
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- ^ "Fletcher Low Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Fletcher Low at SABR Bio Project
- 1893 births
- 1973 deaths
- Major League Baseball third basemen
- Boston Braves players
- Baseball players from Essex County, Massachusetts
- Springfield Ponies players
- Hartford Senators players
- Falmouth Commodores players
- Cape Cod Baseball League players (pre-modern era)
- Dartmouth College faculty
- Columbia University alumni
- Members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
- Phillips Exeter Academy alumni
- Dartmouth Big Green baseball players
- People from Essex, Massachusetts
- 20th-century members of the New Hampshire General Court
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American athlete-politicians