Born: (1960-09-07) September 7, 1960 (age 63) Riverhead, New York
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: September 8, 1984, for the Cincinnati Reds
NPB: April 8, 1989, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Last appearance
MLB: June 19, 1988, for the Baltimore Orioles
NPB: August 12, 1990, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
MLB statistics
Batting average
.217
Home runs
1
Runs batted in
16
NPB statistics
Batting average
.289
Home runs
24
Runs batted in
94
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (1984–1986)
Chicago Cubs (1987)
Baltimore Orioles (1988)
Hiroshima Toyo Carp (1989–1990)
Wade Lee Rowdon (born September 7, 1960 in Riverhead, New York) is a retired Major League Baseball player who played from 1984 to 1988 with the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs and the Baltimore Orioles.
Rowdon attended Stetson University, where he was named team MVP in 1980.[1] In 1980 and 1981, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League,[2] tying a league record with three homers in a single game,[3] and being named the league's Outstanding Pro Prospect in 1981.[4]
On June 9, 1987, Rowdon hit a home run in four consecutive at bats while playing for the Iowa Cubs.[5]
^1987 Topps baseball card # 569
^"Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^Bruce Hack (July 12, 2008). "Three-HR Game by Mets' Dominguez was Eighth in History". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^John Garner Jr. (July 2, 2020). "All-Time Cape League Shortstops". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
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