Carlton Loewer
Carlton Loewer | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. | September 24, 1973|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 14, 1998, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 7, 2003, for the San Diego Padres | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 10–18 |
Earned run average | 6.12 |
Strikeouts | 118 |
Teams | |
Carlton Edward Loewer (September 24, 1973) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who was chiefly a starter over parts of four seasons from 1998-2003. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres and now owns a real estate company in Wyoming.[1]
Loewer attended
His MLB debut was a complete-game, five-hit 4–2 win over the Chicago Cubs at Veterans Stadium on June 14, 1998.[6] He ended his rookie campaign at 7–8 with a 6.09 ERA.[7] He pitched his first-ever major-league shutout in a 3–0 home victory over the Padres on May 4, 1999.[8] He would not win another game until June 2, 2003 when he was with the Padres in a 4–1 triumph over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Qualcomm Stadium.[9]
After a season in which he started 13 of 20 games and had a 2–6 record with a 5.12 ERA despite missing nearly four months because of a stress fracture in his right humerus, Loewer was traded along with Adam Eaton and Steve Montgomery from the Phillies to the Padres for Andy Ashby on November 10, 1999.[10] The Padres' expectation for Loewer to become the third starter in its rotation was dashed two months after the trade when he suffered a compound fracture of his left tibia and a dislocated ankle as a result of falling out of a hunting blind in a tree near his home at the time in Eunice, Louisiana on January 2, 2000.[11] He missed the entire season when he underwent surgery on July 18, 2000 to repair a partial rotator cuff tear which he sustained while recovering from his hunting accident injuries.[12]
Loewer was activated from the disabled list and optioned to the Portland Beavers on May 31, 2001.[13] Four days after being recalled from Portland on June 6, 2001,[14] he made his first MLB appearance since September 29, 1999 by allowing six runs and six hits in the first 2+1⁄3 innings of an 8–1 Padres loss to the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field on June 10.[15] Six days later in a 9–2 defeat to the Mariners at Qualcomm Stadium on June 16, he surrendered six runs, seven hits and both a double in the second inning and a triple in the third to John Olerud who completed his second MLB career cycle later in the game.[16][17] Loewer was optioned back to the Beavers the following day on June 17.[18] He was outrighted to Portland on October 11, 2001.[19] After spending an entire year away from the sport, he signed a minor-league contract with the Padres on December 9, 2002.[20] His contract was purchased by the Padres on May 16, 2003.[21]
References
- ^ "Carlton Loewer". Archived from the original on 2010-07-24. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ Bostrom, Don. "Phillies Draft Another Carlton, Surprised Loewer Not Taken Higher," The Morning Call (Allentown, PA), Thursday, June 2, 1994. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ 1983–2000 Top 10 Prospects Rankings Archive – Baseball America. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "Klutch: Matt Krook sets franchise record in crucial win," Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, Sunday, September 25, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "Loewer Lifts Phillies In MLB Debut," CBSNews.com, Sunday, June 14, 1998. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ Salisbury, Jim. "Phillies season ends quietly with a split against Marlins," The Philadelphia Inquirer, Monday, September 28, 1998. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "Phillies Blank Padres," The Associated Press (AP), Tuesday, May 4, 1999. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "The White Sox Are at a Loss – Again," The Washington Post, Tuesday, June 3, 2003. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "Padres Send Ashby To Philly," The Associated Press (AP), Thursday, November 11, 1999. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "Report: Padres hurler injured," United Press International (UPI), Tuesday, January 4, 2000. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "Boehringer, Loewer Have Surgery," The Associated Press (AP), Tuesday, July 18, 2000. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "Sports Transactions for Thursday, May 31," United Press International (UPI), Friday, June 1, 2001. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ "Transactions," The New York Times, Thursday, June 7, 2001. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ Cour, Jim. "Mariners start new streak, finish homestand at 11–1," The Associated Press (AP), Monday, June 11, 2001. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ "Seattle 9, San Diego 2," United Press International (UPI), Sunday, June 17, 2001. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ "Olerud Takes the Cycle For Another Wild Ride," The Washington Post, Sunday, June 17, 2001. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ "Cardinals' Drew out 4-6 weeks," St. Petersburg (FL) Times, Monday, June 18, 2001. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ "Transactions," The Washington Post, Friday, October 12, 2001. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ "Anderson, Loewer sign minor league deals," United Press International (UPI), Monday, December 9, 2002. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ "Brewers dump Cincy," The Associated Press (AP), Saturday, May 17, 2003. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)