Dick Marlowe

Richard Burton Marlowe

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 170 lb.
• School Davidson College
• High School Hickory (NC) High School
• Debut September 19, 1951
• Final Game September 30, 1956
• Born June 27, 1929 in Hickory, NC USA
• Died December 30, 1968 in Toledo, OH USA

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Biographical Information

While playing for the Buffalo Bisons in 1952, Dick Marlowe threw a perfect game against the Baltimore Orioles. It was the first perfecto after the International League adopted its current name back in 1912. The next perfect game in the IL would not be for 48 more years, when Tomo Ohka performed the feat.

Marlowe pitched six years in the majors, almost all of his time being spent with the Detroit Tigers managed by Red Rolfe, Fred Hutchinson and then Bucky Harris.

As of 2019, Dick Marlowe is the last major league pitcher to come from Davidson College.