SS John Bowman #65
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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SS JOHN BOWMAN #65 - AGE: 36 - 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:11/22/1937
Born in:Cincinnati, OH
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:6 Years, 161 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:8 Years, None
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1956, 5th Pick in Round 15
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
1964 Montreal - FABL 26 155 463 118 9 1 9 46 44 42 1 1 84 5 0 .255 .318 .337 .654 88 82 0.4
1965 Montreal - FABL 27 124 349 75 7 0 1 35 36 39 0 3 72 2 0 .215 .292 .244 .535 57 61 -0.2
1966 Montreal - FABL 28 72 129 27 1 0 0 5 21 20 1 1 22 1 0 .209 .318 .217 .535 60 44 -0.9
1967 Montreal - FABL 29 91 186 38 6 0 1 9 13 19 1 2 43 1 0 .204 .279 .253 .532 62 61 -0.3
1968 Montreal - FABL 30 45 89 17 4 0 0 10 5 9 0 1 19 0 1 .191 .263 .236 .499 61 62 0.1
1969 Montreal - FABL 31 43 83 11 0 1 0 8 7 11 0 1 14 0 0 .133 .232 .157 .388 16 22 -0.9
1970 Montreal - FABL 32 4 7 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .429 .500 .429 .929 161 181 0.1
1971 Montreal - FABL 33 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 97 102 -0.0
Total FABL 536 1309 290 27 2 11 117 126 141 3 9 256 9 1 .222 .297 .270 .567 67 65 -1.9
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
1956 Dubuque - R 18 26 93 31 7 3 3 20 13 14 0 0 13 2 3 .333 .421 .570 .990 156 164 1.1
1956 Mobile - A 18 45 157 38 5 2 6 30 23 20 0 1 29 2 0 .242 .326 .414 .740 96 90 0.6
1957 Mobile - A 19 88 311 100 23 2 4 35 57 52 5 1 43 3 1 .322 .425 .447 .872 132 136 3.6
1957 Evansville - A 19 16 57 14 1 0 2 8 5 5 1 0 13 0 0 .246 .317 .368 .686 81 73 0.2
1958 Mobile - A 20 52 184 51 10 1 3 21 24 31 4 0 39 1 1 .277 .393 .391 .784 103 110 1.4
1958 Evansville - A 20 77 271 59 11 3 6 29 36 38 3 3 60 0 4 .218 .317 .347 .664 80 79 0.9
1959 Mobile - A 21 24 95 25 3 1 3 12 14 15 1 0 22 1 1 .263 .369 .411 .780 99 100 0.4
1959 Evansville - A 21 65 231 57 7 1 5 24 29 37 2 2 45 1 5 .247 .353 .351 .704 89 84 0.6
1960 Evansville - A 22 55 197 53 5 1 6 14 22 29 2 1 31 2 2 .269 .367 .396 .763 102 96 0.9
1960 Nashville - AA 22 79 249 55 5 1 0 15 29 40 2 0 39 3 1 .221 .333 .249 .582 59 56 0.3
1961 Nashville - AA 23 97 331 79 8 2 1 27 32 48 4 3 46 4 3 .239 .339 .284 .623 72 76 1.4
1962 Nashville - AA 24 45 157 50 6 1 7 28 27 24 0 0 24 1 1 .318 .409 .503 .912 147 146 2.3
1962 Syracuse - AAA 24 53 187 42 4 2 2 18 22 24 2 1 24 2 2 .225 .318 .299 .617 77 70 0.9
1963 Nashville - AA 25 93 301 69 12 0 1 26 33 64 5 4 37 2 5 .229 .369 .279 .648 81 86 1.4
1963 Syracuse - AAA 25 28 83 24 5 1 0 7 7 15 2 1 8 1 3 .289 .406 .373 .779 127 129 0.7
1966 Syracuse - AAA 28 16 42 8 1 1 1 9 3 4 0 0 8 0 0 .190 .261 .333 .594 67 67 -0.3
1970 Nashville - AA 32 8 22 2 0 0 1 2 2 5 1 0 4 0 1 .091 .286 .227 .513 55 75 0.3
1970 Syracuse - AAA 32 17 64 18 2 0 2 9 12 7 0 0 14 0 0 .281 .352 .406 .758 101 96 -0.0
1971 Evansville - A 33 99 308 60 4 1 0 22 35 63 3 3 78 4 3 .195 .334 .214 .549 55 67 0.2
1971 Nashville - AA 33 13 32 8 1 0 0 1 7 9 0 0 5 1 0 .250 .415 .281 .696 109 124 0.2
1972 Mobile - A 34 18 55 12 1 0 2 5 8 12 0 0 14 1 0 .218 .358 .345 .704 104 96 0.9
Total DIX 335 1092 263 32 4 10 99 130 190 12 7 155 11 11 .241 .357 .305 .662 83 86
Total HL 312 1064 243 28 6 19 97 127 172 11 9 227 7 14 .228 .339 .320 .659 79 79
Total UL 114 376 92 12 4 5 43 44 50 4 2 54 3 5 .245 .338 .338 .676 92 88
Total SEL 227 802 226 42 6 18 103 126 130 10 2 147 8 3 .282 .388 .416 .804 112 114
Total UMVA 26 93 31 7 3 3 20 13 14 0 0 13 2 3 .333 .421 .570 .990 156 164
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1956 Mobile - A 2B 37 36 75 101 24 178 2 .989 295.2 5.36 +1.1 1.035
1956 Dubuque - R 2B 6 2 9 10 0 19 0 1.000 24.0 7.12 +0.6 1.025
1956 Mobile - A 3B 4 1 0 9 1 9 0 1.000 20.0 4.05 +0.3 1.039
1956 Dubuque - R 3B 19 19 23 31 2 58 4 .931 175.1 2.77 -0.7 .929
1956 Mobile - A SS 2 2 6 5 1 11 0 1.000 14.0 7.07 -0.9 .811
1957 Evansville - A 2B 15 14 29 38 7 67 0 1.000 116.0 5.20 +1.7 1.031
1957 Mobile - A 2B 68 64 165 173 56 345 7 .980 555.1 5.48 +6.6 1.078
1957 Mobile - A 3B 10 5 2 12 1 14 0 1.000 54.2 2.30 +0.9 1.103
1957 Evansville - A SS 2 2 3 4 1 7 0 1.000 15.0 4.20 -0.1 1.001
1957 Mobile - A SS 15 13 16 30 4 47 1 .979 111.2 3.71 -2.0 .932
1958 Evansville - A 2B 55 53 128 156 43 290 6 .979 482.0 5.30 +4.1 1.040
1958 Mobile - A 2B 43 41 116 126 46 248 6 .976 365.0 5.97 +3.4 1.011
1958 Evansville - A 3B 7 5 5 8 1 13 0 1.000 46.0 2.54 +0.8 1.176
1958 Mobile - A 3B 6 5 9 9 1 18 0 1.000 49.0 3.31 +0.2 1.149
1958 Evansville - A SS 15 15 22 44 9 68 2 .971 129.1 4.59 +0.6 1.028
1958 Mobile - A SS 2 2 4 4 1 8 0 1.000 19.2 3.66 +0.1 1.013
1959 Evansville - A 2B 44 43 100 113 44 216 3 .986 377.1 5.08 +2.7 1.051
1959 Mobile - A 2B 21 21 51 48 15 101 2 .980 185.1 4.81 +0.8 1.056
1959 Evansville - A 3B 4 3 0 6 0 6 0 1.000 29.0 1.86 +0.1 1.033
1959 Mobile - A 3B 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.1 1.047
1959 Evansville - A SS 17 17 34 48 18 84 2 .976 137.0 5.39 -0.2 1.005
1959 Mobile - A SS 2 2 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 17.0 2.65 -0.6 .822
1960 Nashville - AA 2B 33 29 76 87 31 167 4 .976 258.0 5.69 +1.2 1.097
1960 Evansville - A 2B 23 22 46 61 20 111 4 .964 198.2 4.85 +0.8 1.137
1960 Nashville - AA 3B 34 32 30 81 4 114 3 .974 281.1 3.55 +3.0 1.049
1960 Evansville - A 3B 26 24 22 38 3 60 0 1.000 208.1 2.59 +1.4 1.014
1960 Nashville - AA SS 15 15 25 39 9 67 3 .955 124.0 4.65 +1.8 1.101
1960 Evansville - A SS 7 5 15 20 9 37 2 .946 51.2 6.10 -0.6 .954
1961 Nashville - AA 2B 19 18 48 41 13 89 0 1.000 147.2 5.42 +3.6 1.210
1961 Nashville - AA 3B 21 17 13 47 6 60 0 1.000 161.0 3.35 +2.9 1.073
1961 Nashville - AA SS 62 61 96 198 37 315 21 .933 526.1 5.03 +1.9 1.031
1962 Syracuse - AAA 2B 2 2 3 9 2 12 0 1.000 22.0 4.91 +0.6 1.131
1962 Nashville - AA 2B 3 2 6 5 1 11 0 1.000 17.0 5.82 +1.4 1.403
1962 Syracuse - AAA 3B 4 4 3 13 1 16 0 1.000 37.0 3.89 +0.8 1.057
1962 Nashville - AA 3B 3 3 3 7 0 10 0 1.000 26.0 3.46 +1.1 1.354
1962 Syracuse - AAA SS 47 47 99 144 34 249 6 .976 425.0 5.15 +4.3 1.048
1962 Nashville - AA SS 36 35 58 91 23 155 6 .961 313.2 4.28 +3.0 1.084
1963 Syracuse - AAA 2B 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 3.0 3.00 -0.3 .503
1963 Nashville - AA 2B 29 28 72 90 30 165 3 .982 242.2 6.01 +2.6 1.090
1963 Syracuse - AAA 3B 16 15 15 25 2 42 2 .952 128.0 2.81 +1.2 1.046
1963 Nashville - AA 3B 48 48 34 92 11 132 6 .955 442.1 2.56 +3.1 1.042
1963 Syracuse - AAA SS 11 10 11 14 2 27 2 .926 89.0 2.53 -1.1 .936
1963 Nashville - AA SS 12 11 24 31 9 56 1 .982 93.2 5.28 +1.0 1.019
1964 Montreal - MLB 2B 4 3 9 7 1 16 0 1.000 23.2 6.08 -0.1 1.006
1964 Montreal - MLB 3B 30 28 14 62 5 81 5 .938 225.2 3.03 +0.3 .996
1964 Montreal - MLB SS 123 120 214 382 87 616 20 .968 996.0 5.39 -10.5 .951
1965 Montreal - MLB 2B 100 100 219 297 71 526 10 .981 793.2 5.85 -0.5 1.004
1965 Montreal - MLB 3B 19 7 5 19 3 25 1 .960 84.0 2.57 +0.5 1.008
1965 Montreal - MLB SS 10 9 16 23 3 40 1 .975 72.1 4.85 -0.5 .961
1966 Montreal - MLB 2B 12 10 17 37 7 56 2 .964 87.2 5.54 -0.3 1.009
1966 Montreal - MLB 3B 20 14 16 27 1 46 3 .935 117.0 3.31 -0.5 .956
1966 Syracuse - AAA 3B 14 11 7 18 5 29 4 .862 89.2 2.51 -1.9 .881
1966 Montreal - MLB SS 44 20 37 81 16 126 8 .937 191.2 5.54 -5.2 .897
1966 Syracuse - AAA SS 3 2 2 6 0 9 1 .889 16.1 4.41 -0.5 .905
1967 Montreal - MLB 2B 5 4 9 10 2 19 0 1.000 34.0 5.03 +0.2 1.010
1967 Montreal - MLB 3B 34 13 20 39 2 63 4 .937 143.2 3.70 +0.1 1.015
1967 Montreal - MLB SS 51 40 78 135 27 219 6 .973 346.1 5.54 -4.3 .935
1968 Montreal - MLB 2B 6 3 8 7 1 15 0 1.000 27.2 4.88 -0.0 1.009
1968 Montreal - MLB 3B 30 11 13 35 6 48 0 1.000 147.2 2.93 +1.3 1.040
1968 Montreal - MLB SS 7 6 7 17 1 24 0 1.000 51.0 4.24 -0.4 .956
1969 Montreal - MLB 2B 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 -0.0 .000
1969 Montreal - MLB 3B 23 13 17 30 4 50 3 .940 127.0 3.33 -0.7 1.022
1969 Montreal - MLB SS 20 10 22 27 6 52 3 .942 94.2 4.66 -4.0 .843
1970 Montreal - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Syracuse - AAA 2B 14 13 44 40 15 85 1 .988 114.0 6.63 -1.9 .914
1970 Syracuse - AAA 3B 2 1 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 +0.1 1.051
1970 Nashville - AA 3B 5 4 5 9 2 14 0 1.000 35.0 3.60 +1.3 1.175
1970 Montreal - MLB SS 4 0 3 4 1 7 0 1.000 8.0 7.88 +0.1 1.007
1970 Syracuse - AAA SS 5 3 4 7 1 11 0 1.000 27.2 3.58 -0.7 .956
1970 Nashville - AA SS 3 3 5 11 2 16 0 1.000 24.0 6.00 +1.0 1.195
1971 Montreal - MLB 2B 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 -0.2 1.001
1971 Nashville - AA 2B 3 2 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 22.0 2.45 +0.0 .835
1971 Evansville - A 2B 63 62 144 196 76 347 7 .980 531.0 5.76 +2.8 1.007
1971 Nashville - AA 3B 9 8 4 16 1 21 1 .952 64.0 2.81 -0.6 .891
1971 Evansville - A 3B 17 15 11 28 6 41 2 .951 129.2 2.71 +0.4 1.019
1971 Montreal - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Nashville - AA SS 2 0 1 3 0 5 1 .800 4.0 9.00 -0.5 .818
1971 Evansville - A SS 20 15 28 50 15 82 4 .951 146.0 4.81 -2.5 .936
1972 Mobile - A 2B 15 14 37 46 9 84 1 .988 124.1 6.01 +5.3 1.180
1972 Mobile - A 3B 2 2 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 18.0 1.50 +0.2 1.078
1972 Mobile - A SS 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 6.1 2.84 +0.0 1.104
TOTAL 2B 625 587 1416 1704 514 3179 59 .981 5054.2 5.56 +36.3 1.044
TOTAL 3B 408 309 273 667 70 978 38 .961 2858.1 2.96 +15.6 1.025
TOTAL SS 540 466 830 1425 316 2345 90 .962 4053.1 5.01 -20.8 .981
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1956 Drafted in the 1956 first-year player draft out of high school (Elder; Cincinnati, OH) by the Montreal Saints. (Round 15, Pick 5, 229th overall pick).
09/03/1956 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
09/19/1956 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/03/1957 Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/06/1957 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1957 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),out for 5 weeks.
08/05/1957 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
08/07/1957 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
04/23/1959 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 4 weeks.
06/15/1959 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
07/11/1959 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/02/1959 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week.
08/30/1959 Injured (torn quadriceps),out for 5-6 weeks.
06/16/1960 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/05/1960 Injured (sprained thumb),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/07/1960 Injured (sprained thumb),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/08/1961 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/10/1961 Injured (hamstring cramp),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/27/1961 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 4 weeks.
09/14/1961 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/18/1961 Wins the 1961 Championship with the Nashville Chieftains!
06/25/1962 Injured (fractured shoulder blade),out for 4-5 weeks.
09/24/1962 Wins the 1962 Championship with the Nashville Chieftains!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
05/04/1963 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 1; Eye: 3.
07/15/1965 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/27/1965 Injured (torn meniscus (knee)),out for 4-5 months.
06/12/1966 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week.
09/02/1966 Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for one week.
06/18/1967 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
04/18/1969 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
04/25/1970 Injured (fractured fibula),out for 3-4 months.
10/22/1970 Wins the 1970 World Championship Series with the Montreal Saints.
05/07/1972 Injured (shoulder inflammation),out for 2 months.
07/04/1972 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 8 months.
10/02/1972 Released by the Montreal organization.
10/14/1973 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1964 12 5
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