Lowell’s last MLB appearance was in September of 1974. Just a mere two months before a mystery man using the alias Dan Cooper hijacked Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305 from Portland to Seattle. Cooper calmly demanded $200,000, and parachutes from authorities. At some point he leapt from the back stairs of the plane as it flew over the Columbia River Wilderness. He’s never been heard from again. Check out the Infamous America Podcast from @blackbarrelmedia for the full story.
Lowell resurfaced in Venezuela in ‘74-75 after his days in the bigs, pitching for the Cardenales de Lara. (Lara Cardinals) Seems like the perfect little place to lie low while the heat cools down if you ask me. Palmer went 2-6 with a 3.56 ERA in 65 Innings of work. However, we mostly remember Lowell for his 1989 season with the West Palm Beach Tropics of the Senior Professional Baseball Association. At 42 he was the 2nd oldest player on the Tropics. Any Tropics fans out there know who was the oldest?