Q. V. Lowe (born January 15, 1945)
/ref> is a retired American

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. From 1987–2014, he was the men's varsity baseball coach of Auburn Montgomery (also known as Auburn University Montgomery, or AUM) — where he established the baseball program and served for 28 consecutive seasons; he compiled a

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of 1,242–689–5 ( .643).AUM Baseball web site
(Archived 2016-03-07 at the

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) He is also a former

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, coach and

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in minor league baseball and in

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, at age 27, spent a season as a full-time coach with the

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, working under managers Leo Durocher and

Whitey Lockman Carroll Walter "Whitey" Lockman (July 25, 1926 – March 17, 2009) was a left-handed hitting first baseman and outfielder, coach, manager and front office executive in Major League Baseball. Playing career Born in Lowell, North Carolina, Lockman ...

. Lowe was born in

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. He grew up in

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, attended

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and graduated from

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. A right-handed pitcher (and hitter), he was listed at tall and during his playing career. In two seasons at Auburn, he won 23 of 26 decisions (.885). He set an Auburn Tigers record for career earned-run average (1.69) and most complete games (ten) in one season. He was selected in the 19th round of the 1967 Major League Baseball draft by the Cubs and compiled a won/lost mark of 24–25 with an ERA of 3.37 in 167 games over five minor-league seasons (1967–71), most of them at the Double-A level.Baseball Reference
/ref> During his final two seasons, he was a player-coach for the

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of the

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. In 1972, Lowe joined the Cubs' coaching staff, serving as

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coach. The midyear managerial change, in which Lockman replaced Durocher, resulted in changes on the Cubs' 1973 MLB staff. Lowe returned to the minor leagues as manager of the Rookie-level

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(1973) and the Class A

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(for the second half of the 1974 season). Lowe then coached in the

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, and also became baseball coach, and eventually athletic director, of

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between 1975–81. He was a full-time pitching instructor in the minor league organizations of the Yankees and

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from 1982–85 before joining AUM and launching its baseball program. Lowe also remained in professional baseball as a pitching coach for Short Season teams in the Montreal system, and spent one season, 1992, as manager of the

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of the New York–Penn League. At AUM, he led his team to the

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three times, and coached 35 NAIA All-Americans. Career honors include membership in the

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Walk of Fame and the Alabama Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame.

References

External links

Official AUM BiographyBaseball Reference
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lowe, Q. V. 1945 births Living people All-American college baseball players Auburn Montgomery Warhawks baseball coaches Auburn Tigers baseball players Chicago Cubs coaches Lurleen B. Wallace Saints baseball coaches Lodi Crushers players Major League Baseball bullpen coaches Minor league baseball coaches People from Covington County, Alabama San Antonio Missions players Gulf Coast State Commodores baseball players