Wade Lee Rowdon (born September 7, 1960 in

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) is a retired

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player who played from to with the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs and the

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. Rowdon attended

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, where he was named team MVP in 1980. In 1980 and 1981, he played collegiate summer baseball for the

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of the Cape Cod Baseball League, tying a league record with three homers in a single game, and being named the league's Outstanding Pro Prospect in 1981. On June 9, 1987, Rowdon hit a home run in four consecutive at bats while playing for the Iowa Cubs.

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