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Turk Lown

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Omar Joseph "Turk" Lown (Born May 30, 1924 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of eleven seasons (1951–1954, 1956–1962) with the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox. For his career, he compiled a 55-61 record in 504 appearances, mostly as a relief pitcher, with a 4.12 earned run average and 574 strikeouts. Part of the White Sox team that won the American League in 1959, Lown did not give up a run in three appearances in the 1959 World Series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Chicago Cubs 1951 1954
Chicago Cubs 1956 1958
Cincinnati Reds 1958
Chicago White Sox 1958 1962

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Type: Player

Sport: Baseball

Position: Pitcher

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Joined: 9/18/2008

Location: San Antonio, Texas