Meet Your Hall of Famers: Buddy Lowe

Bio:  Buddy was born in St Francisville, LA (Pop. 1765) and made the 50-minute drive south to attend Tara High School in Baton Rouge, where he was a 2-time all-state baseball player.  Also lead his high school to back-to-back football championships as the starting RB.

Draft: Taken with the 2^nd pick (Jeffery Dresden was 1^st) in season 28 by Memphis (xmasjjm).  Memphis moved to Louisville in season 31 where Buddy spent his entire career. 

Scout Phil Coleman- “I noticed Buddy as an 8^th grader and his speed and athleticism was ready for pro ball then.”

Career: Buddy broke into the Bigs in season 30 and never looked back.  He was a 10-time All-Star winning a Gold Glove (2B) and 3 Silver Sluggers (2B x2, CF).  He was the catalyst for a Louisville team that had 7 straight 100-win seasons in the 30’s and 3 World Series titles (38, 40, 44).  When he retired in Season 47, he had accumulated 2123 hits, 478 2B, 359 HR, 648 SB and 1670 R, with his best season coming in Season 41 where he hit .297 had 32 HR and 41 2B while stealing 35 bases and scoring 119 runs.  He still holds the Louisville records for runs scored in a season 133 (38) and 2 career marks for SB 648 and 3B 80.

Manager Comment (xmasjjm)- "From what I remember he usually started every year real slow, then took off.  A few times in the playoffs he was a beast.  Fun player to have." 

Speech Highlight- “I just want to Thank my parents for all the support.  My Dad taught me the game and my Mom took us out for ice cream to remind us to have fun.”