Snooks Dowd

Raymond Bernard "Snooks" Dowd (December 20, 1897 – April 4, 1962) was an American baseball and football player. He played college football for Lehigh University. He also played professional baseball as an infielder from 1918 to 1927, including stints with the Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Athletics (1919), and Brooklyn Robins (1926).

Early years Dowd was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1897. He attended Lehigh University where he played football, basketball, and baseball. He left the school in January 1919 prior to taking examinations he had been ordered to take by the faculty.

Professional baseball Dowd began playing professional baseball in 1918 for the Syracuse Stars in the International League. He compiled a .290 batting average and stole 11 bases during the 1918 season. He made his major league debut on April 27, 1919, with the Detroit Tigers, but appeared in only one game with the Tigers. He also appeared in 12 major league games for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1919 season, but he spent the bulk of the 1919 season with the Newark Bears, compiling a .329 batting average.

During his major league career, Snooks appeared in 16 Major League Baseball games and had a career batting average of .115 with four runs, three hits, and six RBIs.