Harland Rowe
Encyclopedia
Harland Stimson "Hypie" Rowe (April 20, 1896 - May 26, 1969), was an American professional baseball
third baseman
who played in with the Philadelphia Athletics
of Major League Baseball
. He batted left and threw right-handed. Rowe had a .139 batting average
in 17 games, five hits in 36 at-bats, in his one year in the major leagues. He was born and died in Springvale, Maine
.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
third baseman
Third baseman
A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run...
who played in with the Philadelphia Athletics
Oakland Athletics
The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
of Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
. He batted left and threw right-handed. Rowe had a .139 batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
in 17 games, five hits in 36 at-bats, in his one year in the major leagues. He was born and died in Springvale, Maine
Springvale, Maine
Springvale is a census-designated place in the town of Sanford in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,488 at the 2000 census...
.