Lynn Richard Lovenguth was an American

United States

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 professional baseball

Professional baseball

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 player. The right-handed pitcher

Pitcher

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 played for 16 seasons (1946–1961) in minor league baseball

Minor league baseball

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, with two Major League

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 trials for the Philadelphia Phillies

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 and the St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

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. He batted left-handed

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, stood 5 in 10 in (1.78 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77.1 kg).

Lovenguth won 193 games during his minor league career (losing 174), including two 20-win seasons. In 1956, he was named the International League

International League

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's pitcher of the year after he posted a 24–12 record and a 2.68 earned run average

Earned run average

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 in 39 games and 279 innings pitched with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The native of Camden, New York

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, played in nine Major League organizations.

In the Majors, he appeared in 16 games, going winless in two decisions and 20 strikeouts in 27 innings. He issued 16 bases on balls and gave up 23 hits for a 1.444 WHIP

Walks plus hits per inning pitched

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Lynn Lovenguth died at age 77 in Beaverton, Oregon

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