| Jack Rowe | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Rowe in 1886 | |
| Shortstop / Catcher | |
| Born: December 8, 1856 Cold Spring Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: April 25, 1911 (aged 54) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 6, 1879, for the Buffalo Bisons (NL) | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 4, 1890, for the Buffalo Bisons (PL) | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .286 |
| Home runs | 28 |
| Runs batted in | 644 |
| Teams | |
John Charles Rowe (December 8, 1856 – April 25, 1911) was an American professional baseball player, manager and team owner from 1877 to 1898. He played 12 years in Major League Baseball, as a shortstop (657 games), catcher (298 games), and outfielder (103 games), for four major league clubs. His longest stretches were in the National League with the Buffalo Bisons (1879–1885) and Detroit Wolverines (1886–1888). He was also a player-manager and part owner of the Buffalo Bisons of the Players' League in 1890, and the manager of the Buffalo Bisons (Eastern League) from 1896 to 1898.
Rowe appeared in 1,044 major league games, compiled a .286 batting average and .392 slugging percentage, and totaled 764 runs scored, 1,256 hits, 202 doubles, 88 triples, 28 home runs, and 644 RBIs.[1] From 1881 to 1888, he was part of the "Big Four", a group of renowned batters (the others being Dan Brouthers, Hardy Richardson, and Deacon White) who played together in Buffalo and Detroit and led Detroit to the National League pennant and 1887 World Series championship.