Grover Cleveland "Slim" Lowdermilk (January 15, 1885 – March 31, 1968) was an American

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with the St. Louis Cardinals,

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, St. Louis Browns,

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and

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between 1909 and 1920. Lowdermilk batted and threw right-handed. He was born in

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*''Grover and his brother

Lou Lowdermilk Louis Bailey Lowdermilk (February 23, 1887 – December 27, 1975), was an American politician and a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in and with the St. Louis Cardinals. Lowdermilk had a 4–5 record with a 3.38 ERA, in 20 career games, ...

both pitched for the 1911 Cardinals. Grover was and lean, with long fingers, and was favorably compared to

Walter Johnson Walter Perry Johnson (November 6, 1887 – December 10, 1946), nicknamed "Barney" and "The Big Train", was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year baseball career in Major League Baseball as a right-ha ...

– except that he couldn't control his blazing

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. He was a member of the 1919 Black Sox but was not involved in the scandal.'' �
Grover Lowdermilk

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