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Mora, Lowenstein, and Roenicke to Orioles Hall 2015

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DrungoHazewood Hangout Grand Counsel

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I find it a bit insane that the Orioles Hall of Fame needs a Veteran's Committee. As it is, the O's HOF isn't very selective. What do you need to do to qualify for Veterans' Committee consideration, I wonder?

You have to have once signed a contract with some team that didn't have a no-trade clause that listed the Orioles.

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I had the pleasure of meeting Brother Lo at an Orioles 1983 reunion show in Timonium in 2013. I don't like what you're implying, but I know you have the inside story I'm sure.

No. Nothing other than my speculation that he does not do these things any more.

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Happy birthday, John Lowenstein.

From Lowenstein's birthday thread in the Orioles History section:

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For many of us Oriole fans, our most memorable moment of John Lowenstein's career was when he hit the game-winning, pinch-hit, walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning of Game One of the 1979 A.L.C.S. against the California Angels.

But John had a long, distinguished overall career, as well.

Sandwiched in between two lengthy tenures with the Cleveland Indians and the Baltimore Orioles, Lowenstein played one season for the Texas Rangers in 1978.

His best season offensively was in 1982, when he hit 24 HR's and 66 RBI's in only 384 plate appearances, to go along with a .315 batting average and .415 on-base percentage.

Lowenstein had some speed, too. He stole 36 bases for the Indians in 1974, the only season in which he started a full season (140 games, 574 plate appearances.)

Defensively, Lowenstein had 2 distinctions, 10 years apart.

In 1972, even though he only played in 68 games, he led the American League in double plays turned as a rightfielder (3.)

In 1982, he led the American League in fielding percentage for all outfielders (1.000).

In addition to playing in two World Series appearances in 1979 and 1983, Lowenstein had 881 career hits, 116 career home runs, and stole 128 bases. Although he had a modest career batting average (.253), and on-base percentage (.337), he shined brightest when he played for the Orioles, where his batting average over 7 seasons between 1979 and 1985 was .274, and his OBP was .365.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lowenjo01.shtml

Wherever you are, I hope all is well with you, Johnny. :)

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This is quoted directly from Bro Lo's wiki page:

Lowenstein was an announcer for Oriole television broadcasts on Home Team Sports for eleven seasons, working as an analyst with Mel Proctor. After he was told before the 1996 season that he would not be retained, Lowenstein speculated that the Orioles put pressure on Home Team Sports to remove him from the booth
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