Bob Bowman (outfielder)
Bob Bowman | |||
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Outfielder | |||
Born: Laytonville, California | May 10, 1930|||
Died: January 27, 2017 86) San Jose, California | (aged|||
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MLB debut | |||
April 16, 1955, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
September 18, 1959, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .249 | ||
Home runs | 17 | ||
Runs batted in | 54 | ||
Win–loss record | 0–1 | ||
Earned run average | 6.00 | ||
Teams | |||
Robert Leroy Bowman (May 10, 1930 – January 27, 2017) was a professional baseball player. Bowman played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1955 to 1959, primarily as a right fielder and pinch-hitter, but later as a pitcher as well. Listed at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) and 195 lb (88 kg), he batted and threw right-handed.
Bowman played right field for the Phillies from 1955 to 1958 and was noted for his strong throwing arm. The Phillies briefly tried converting Bowman to pitcher in 1959 when they were short arms in the bull pen. He made his first appearance pitching against the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 28.[1] Bowman's first pitch was hit out by Smoky Burgess, but Bowman went on to pitch the rest of the game with two scoreless innings. He appeared six times overall in the majors. His only decision came on September 18, his final appearance in the major leagues, losing to the Chicago Cubs, 5–4, with Alvin Dark hitting a RBI double to score the winning run in the bottom of the 13th inning.[2] When he returned to the minor leagues in 1960, he also returned to the outfield, pitching just four more times. Bowman holds two major league records with the highest pinch hitting batting average in 1958 and most pitching appearances as a position player with six appearances in 1959.
Bowman died in 2017 in San Jose, California, at the age of 86.[3]
References
- ↑ "Law Shuts Out Phillies On Five Singles, 9-0". The Washington Observer. Washington, Pennsylvania. Associated Press (AP). August 29, 1959. p. 16. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Sep 18, 1959, Phillies at Cubs Play by Play and Box Score". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. September 18, 1959. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Robert Leroy Bowman 1930 – 2017". San Jose, California: Mercury News. January 31, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or SABR Biography Project, or Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League)