John Lowenstein attended the University of California, Riverside where he was a three-year letterman with the Highlanders in 1966,1967 and 1968.
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10 Facts About John Lowenstein
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John Lowenstein was the first person in UC Riverside history to both receive an athletic scholarship and be selected in the MLB draft, 401st overall in the 18th round by the Cleveland Indians in 1968.
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John Lowenstein was inducted into the UC Riverside Athletics Hall of Fame in 1989.
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John Lowenstein was traded by the Indians to the Blue Jays for designated hitter Rico Carty, and reacquired in the same off-season for utility infielder Hector Torres.
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John Lowenstein is known for being part of a left-field platoon during the late 1970s and early 1980s with Gary Roenicke for the Baltimore Orioles.
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John Lowenstein had been claimed off waivers by the Orioles from the Rangers on November 27,1978.
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John Lowenstein hit an extra inning walk-off home run for the Baltimore Orioles to win Game 1 of the 1979 American League playoffs against the California Angels.
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John Lowenstein made a spectacular, off-the-wall catch to rob the Phillies' Bo Diaz of a home-run in Game One of the 1983 World Series and hit a home run for the Orioles in Game 2.
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John Lowenstein was an announcer for Oriole television broadcasts on Home Team Sports for eleven seasons, working as an analyst with Mel Proctor.
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In 1986, John Lowenstein served as a backup color commentator on NBC's Game of the Week broadcasts alongside play-by-play man Ted Robinson; John Lowenstein and Robinson called the May 17 game between Kansas City and the Chicago White Sox.
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