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John L??e
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BALTIMORE-Baseball, more than any othe
wall personalities, better known to the athletes
"Flakes" like Bill Lee, Jay Johnstone and ?
past few seasons because of their slightly craz;
The typical "flake" is a Southern California!
life. The Baltimore Orioles' John Lowenstein 1
Lowenstein's unusual behavior was first no
Indians in the early 1970's. One day while r
suddenly threw it all on the floor anrf saiH th:
write players, and that they shouldn't cheer o
He wanted to start an apathy club.
THE STORY OF Lowenstein's desire to
newspapers, and a few days later, he received
to join his club. Lowenstein loved the idea
engraving invitations for the club's meetings.
The club was going to send out a newsletter,
around to it.
After spending the '78 season with the Texas
by the Orioles. The curly-haired utility mar
leagues except pitcher and catcher) adjusted t
of his best seasons ever. He hit 11 home runs an
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r sport, has a great deal of free spirited, off-thei
themselves as "flakes."
flark Fidrych have gained attention during the
y behavior.
1 who is left-handed and has a unique outlook on
its this description perfectly.
ticed when he was a member of the Cleveland
eading his fan mail at his locker, Lowenstein
he john between innings to
wrists strong.'
John Lowenstein
it people should have better things to do than
r boo players, but learn to appreciate apathy.
start an apathy club was printed in the I
over 2,000 pieces of mail from fans who wanted
of starting a club and even went as far as i
The invitations read, "next meeting-never." I
but in the true spirit of apathy they never got 1
Rangers, Lowenstein was acquired on waivers i
i (he has played every position in the major
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id stole 16 bases. J
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His most memorable moments in 1979 came in
American League playoffs, he sliced a three-run pirn
the game for the Birds in extra innings. In game 1
pinch-hit double that drove in a pair of runs and eveni
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wrists strong," he admitted.
1980 has been a rough year for the 33 year old anthr
outfield wall in pursuit of a double off the bat of A1 Ol
a severely bruised hip. On June 15, just a few days
list, he ran into the outfield wall in Seattle and reinjui
Four days later, any chance of starting up a Joh
died. Appearing in his first game since his injury in
to pinch-hit with the Orioles trailing by a run and mer
On a three ball, two strike count, he lined a fastball
scored, and the other runner stopped at third. Low
play, trying to draw a throw from the cutoff man.
He drew the throw, but it hit him square in the b
outfield grass, and the runner on third crossed the pi
winning run. Once again Lowenstein was the hero, ar
LOWENSTEIN WAS OUT cold for a brief perio
although he was verv ornffav As ? nrppnntinnarv r?
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off the field on a stretcher.
As over 15,000 fans politely applauded while he wf
Baltimore dugout, Lowenstein suddenly bolk i uprigl
the air. The fans went crazy, his teammate*, broke \
him to lie down.
"It was something I thought of halfway back
remember Norm Cash getting beaned one day, and
field. As he was being carried off the field, he raised
went nuts, so I thought what I did was appropriate th<
"You have to acknowledge the crowd when they ai
wasn't going to come out after the game.
"Of course, the joke would have been on me if I hat
/allied moments you can't let slip by. Besides, the ga
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post season. In the first game.of the
;h hit homer down the lef tf ield line to win
four of the World Series, he delivered a
tually scored the winning run himself.
rcises during the game to keep in shape,
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opology major. On May 14 he ran into an
iver and was put oh the disabled list with
after being removed from the disabled
edhis left hip.
n Lowenstein apathy club in Baltimore
Seattle, Lowenstein hobbled to the plate
i on first and second base.
into the right field corner. The tying run
enstein continued to second base on the
>ack of the neck. The ball rolled to the
ate easily with what turned out to be the
id once again Lowenstein was injured.
d, but eventually regained his senses,
leasure, the Orioles began to carry him
is being taken off the diamond near the
tit and thrust both fists triumphantly into
jp laughing, and the team doctor forced
to the dugout," Lowenstein said. "I
I then laying there like a corpse on the
I his helmet to the stands and the people
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re cheering like that...and I sure as hell
i a broken neck. It was just one of those
me was on Cable Television."
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