Wade Rowdon
Wade Lee Rowdon (born September 7, 1960 in Riverhead, New York) is a retired Major League Baseball player who played from 1984 to 1988 with the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs and the Baltimore Orioles.
| Wade Rowdon | |||
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| Third Baseman/Pinch Hitter/Leftfielder | |||
| Born: September 7, 1960 Riverhead, New York | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 8, 1984, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| June 19, 1988, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .217 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 16 | ||
| Teams | |||
Rowdon attended Stetson University, where he was named team MVP in 1980.[1] In 1980 and 1981, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League,[2] tying a league record with three homers in a single game,[3] and being named the league's Outstanding Pro Prospect.
On June 9, 1987, Rowdon hit a home run in four consecutive at bats while playing for the Iowa Cubs.[4]
References
- 1987 Topps baseball card # 569
- "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- Bruce Hack (July 12, 2008). "Three-HR Game by Mets' Dominguez was Eighth in History". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061118&content_id=145269&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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