3B James Bowen #36
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
3B JAMES BOWEN #36 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/11/1943
Born in:St. Louis, MO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1961, 16th Pick in Round 14
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1961 Ottumwa - R 17 37 85 32 5 1 2 18 15 24 0 1 16 1 1 .376 .509 .529 1.039 142 150 1.0
1962 Savannah - A 18 116 411 105 18 2 17 64 58 86 1 0 81 3 6 .255 .386 .433 .819 109 114 2.6
1963 Wilmington - A 19 104 344 87 18 3 8 35 37 62 1 2 81 2 3 .253 .367 .392 .759 114 128 3.4
1963 Youngstown - AA 19 11 29 5 0 1 1 2 3 3 0 0 8 0 0 .172 .250 .345 .595 73 71 -0.0
1964 Wilmington - A 20 70 236 53 9 4 10 31 35 43 4 2 58 0 1 .225 .351 .424 .775 113 123 1.4
1964 Youngstown - AA 20 42 92 20 6 0 0 10 5 16 2 2 25 0 1 .217 .339 .283 .622 75 82 0.1
1965 Wilmington - A 21 43 153 47 9 2 2 18 21 29 3 1 28 2 2 .307 .425 .431 .856 141 153 2.0
1965 Youngstown - AA 21 83 279 66 13 2 7 27 40 45 8 2 66 1 1 .237 .356 .373 .729 113 115 1.9
1966 Youngstown - AA 22 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452 24 29 -0.0
1966 Rochester - AAA 22 46 69 16 2 1 0 6 6 7 0 1 17 3 1 .232 .299 .290 .589 70 67 0.1
1967 Youngstown - AA 23 32 104 25 5 0 4 16 13 14 4 1 26 0 1 .240 .350 .404 .753 129 140 0.9
1967 Rochester - AAA 23 20 15 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 .067 .067 .067 .133 -59 -66 -0.2
1968 Youngstown - AA 24 37 98 21 3 2 1 17 11 16 1 1 37 3 0 .214 .328 .316 .644 87 84 0.5
1968 Rochester - AAA 24 15 15 4 0 0 1 2 5 6 0 0 2 0 0 .267 .476 .467 .943 150 166 0.3
1969 Savannah - A 25 5 16 5 2 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 6 0 0 .312 .389 .562 .951 179 184 0.3
1969 Wilmington - A 25 43 113 32 3 0 3 20 20 16 5 0 28 4 0 .283 .396 .389 .785 124 136 1.5
1969 Youngstown - AA 25 32 54 10 3 0 1 7 4 5 0 0 20 0 0 .185 .254 .296 .551 61 63 -0.1
1970 Savannah - A 26 17 66 12 2 0 0 4 6 9 0 0 15 1 1 .182 .280 .212 .492 44 38 -0.1
1970 Wilmington - A 26 31 39 9 1 0 0 9 6 9 4 0 9 0 0 .231 .423 .256 .679 91 102 0.4
1970 Youngstown - AA 26 5 17 8 1 0 2 5 6 3 1 0 1 0 0 .471 .571 .882 1.454 270 267 0.5
1971 Savannah - A 27 26 70 20 3 0 3 11 15 12 2 2 19 1 0 .286 .395 .457 .852 149 143 1.1
1971 Wilmington - A 27 62 143 36 3 3 2 15 22 23 4 0 35 1 1 .252 .371 .357 .727 107 115 1.2
1971 Youngstown - AA 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
1972 Savannah - A 28 26 54 11 1 1 0 10 7 14 0 1 14 0 0 .204 .362 .259 .622 79 77 0.2
1972 Wilmington - A 28 36 82 18 1 0 1 9 11 22 0 0 34 1 2 .220 .385 .268 .653 85 109 0.4
Total EA 245 679 156 31 5 16 85 83 103 16 6 184 4 3 .230 .342 .361 .703 104 108
Total UL 81 99 21 2 1 1 9 11 13 0 1 25 3 1 .212 .301 .283 .584 68 68
Total MAL 389 1110 282 44 12 26 137 152 204 21 5 273 10 9 .254 .378 .386 .764 115 127
Total SEL 190 617 153 26 4 20 91 87 123 3 3 135 5 7 .248 .374 .400 .774 106 108
Total UMVA 37 85 32 5 1 2 18 15 24 0 1 16 1 1 .376 .509 .529 1.039 142 150
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1961 Ottumwa - R 3B 27 21 16 30 5 47 1 .979 188.2 2.19 +0.6 1.007
1961 Ottumwa - R SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Savannah - A 3B 106 103 73 191 30 275 11 .960 917.1 2.59 +3.3 1.021
1962 Savannah - A SS 1 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 6.0 6.00 -0.2 1.048
1963 Wilmington - A 2B 4 4 12 3 1 15 0 1.000 34.0 3.97 -0.4 1.035
1963 Youngstown - AA 3B 10 10 11 19 5 31 1 .968 77.0 3.51 -0.3 .974
1963 Wilmington - A 3B 47 29 25 57 6 85 3 .965 287.0 2.57 +4.9 1.057
1963 Wilmington - A SS 58 57 102 155 35 267 10 .963 502.0 4.61 -1.5 .981
1964 Youngstown - AA 2B 8 6 20 13 6 35 2 .943 50.0 5.94 -1.9 .778
1964 Wilmington - A 2B 15 15 35 28 10 64 1 .984 126.1 4.49 -3.4 .921
1964 Youngstown - AA 3B 17 13 10 29 3 40 1 .975 112.0 3.13 +1.4 1.046
1964 Wilmington - A 3B 31 25 15 41 5 63 7 .889 240.2 2.09 -0.8 .950
1964 Youngstown - AA SS 9 6 12 22 4 37 3 .919 57.0 5.37 -0.8 .873
1964 Wilmington - A SS 27 22 48 47 8 99 4 .960 205.2 4.16 -1.1 .955
1965 Youngstown - AA 2B 2 2 6 6 2 13 1 .923 16.0 6.75 -2.0 .517
1965 Youngstown - AA 3B 12 10 7 20 1 27 0 1.000 91.0 2.67 +1.6 1.075
1965 Wilmington - A 3B 36 36 37 70 9 115 8 .930 312.1 3.08 +1.9 1.028
1965 Youngstown - AA SS 65 64 111 172 28 293 10 .966 559.0 4.56 -2.5 .974
1965 Wilmington - A SS 8 4 10 9 2 20 1 .950 43.2 3.92 -0.5 1.014
1966 Youngstown - AA 2B 2 1 3 4 1 7 0 1.000 9.0 7.00 +0.0 .982
1966 Rochester - AAA 3B 32 12 12 24 0 36 0 1.000 139.2 2.32 +1.2 1.057
1966 Rochester - AAA SS 6 2 7 3 1 11 1 .909 22.2 3.97 -0.5 .704
1966 Youngstown - AA SS 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 -0.0 .000
1967 Rochester - AAA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Youngstown - AA 2B 1 1 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 +0.1 1.022
1967 Rochester - AAA 3B 16 0 1 3 2 4 0 1.000 34.1 1.05 +0.1 1.058
1967 Youngstown - AA 3B 27 27 23 41 5 67 3 .955 223.1 2.58 +0.0 1.008
1967 Rochester - AAA SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 0.0 .000
1967 Youngstown - AA SS 6 3 7 16 4 26 3 .885 32.2 6.34 -1.3 .878
1968 Rochester - AAA 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Youngstown - AA 2B 1 1 1 5 2 6 0 1.000 7.0 7.71 +0.4 1.032
1968 Rochester - AAA 3B 6 3 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 24.2 2.19 +0.3 1.063
1968 Youngstown - AA 3B 34 25 16 43 4 61 2 .967 224.0 2.37 +1.6 1.054
1968 Rochester - AAA SS 8 1 7 9 3 16 0 1.000 19.1 7.45 +0.4 1.065
1968 Youngstown - AA SS 2 0 2 1 0 4 1 .750 6.1 4.26 -0.6 .724
1969 Wilmington - A 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.4 .000
1969 Savannah - A 2B 1 1 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 9.0 8.00 +0.4 1.085
1969 Youngstown - AA 3B 25 9 9 17 1 28 2 .929 101.1 2.31 +0.1 .899
1969 Wilmington - A 3B 33 23 16 46 5 64 2 .969 210.0 2.66 +2.1 1.040
1969 Savannah - A 3B 2 2 1 3 0 5 1 .800 18.0 2.00 -0.5 .813
1969 Youngstown - AA SS 8 1 6 6 3 13 1 .923 31.0 3.48 -0.9 .869
1969 Wilmington - A SS 12 4 5 8 2 15 2 .867 44.0 2.66 +0.9 1.261
1969 Savannah - A SS 2 1 4 3 2 7 0 1.000 9.0 7.00 +0.3 1.094
1970 Wilmington - A 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.1 1.060
1970 Savannah - A 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Youngstown - AA 3B 4 3 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 30.0 2.70 +0.1 1.063
1970 Wilmington - A 3B 16 6 6 16 3 22 0 1.000 83.0 2.39 +1.5 1.142
1970 Savannah - A 3B 15 15 10 45 5 61 6 .902 142.0 3.49 +0.4 .973
1970 Youngstown - AA SS 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.1 1.69 +0.0 1.089
1970 Wilmington - A SS 6 1 6 6 2 12 0 1.000 18.0 6.00 +0.4 1.055
1970 Savannah - A SS 2 1 4 3 0 7 0 1.000 10.2 5.91 +0.6 1.091
1971 Wilmington - A 2B 2 2 4 7 4 11 0 1.000 18.0 5.50 +0.0 1.032
1971 Savannah - A 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Youngstown - AA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Wilmington - A 3B 49 36 26 54 7 84 4 .952 306.2 2.35 +2.3 1.029
1971 Savannah - A 3B 18 9 8 25 1 37 4 .892 103.1 2.87 +0.8 1.081
1971 Youngstown - AA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Wilmington - A SS 17 1 12 11 3 24 1 .958 48.1 4.28 -0.9 .969
1971 Savannah - A SS 8 6 15 20 7 35 0 1.000 56.2 5.56 +1.8 1.088
1972 Wilmington - A 2B 2 2 3 4 2 8 1 .875 15.0 4.20 -1.0 .617
1972 Savannah - A 2B 1 1 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 9.0 7.00 +0.5 1.075
1972 Wilmington - A 3B 27 11 14 30 6 45 1 .978 138.2 2.86 +0.2 1.105
1972 Savannah - A 3B 22 10 9 26 0 37 2 .946 114.1 2.76 +0.7 1.078
1972 Wilmington - A SS 7 7 12 23 4 36 1 .972 60.0 5.25 +0.1 .970
1972 Savannah - A SS 3 0 2 4 1 7 1 .857 11.0 4.91 -0.5 .828
TOTAL 2B 42 36 94 82 29 181 5 .972 307.1 5.15 -7.5 .879
TOTAL 3B 613 438 349 841 103 1249 59 .953 4120.0 2.60 +23.7 1.027
TOTAL SS 260 182 376 522 110 937 39 .958 1757.1 4.60 -6.8 .975
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1961 Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft out of high school (Steeleville; Steeleville, IL) by the Cleveland Foresters. (Round 14, Pick 16, 224th overall pick).
06/15/1962 Goes 5-6 against the Charlotte Bluebirds, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
06/10/1968 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/27/1969 Wins the 1969 Southeastern League SEL Championship Series with the Savannah Privateers!
04/05/1973 Released by the Cleveland organization.
10/14/1973 Retired from professional baseball.
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