 He missed the 1944 season while serving in the Army with the Military Police unit.Lowrey was discharged after six months and rejoined the Chicago Cubs in 1945.After a brief managing career in minor league baseball, Lowrey returned to the Major Leagues as a coach with the Phillies (1960–66), San Francisco Giants (1967–68), Montreal Expos (1969), Cubs (1970–71; 1977–81) and California Angels (1972).