1B Wiley 'The Mulberry Mule' Bowens #22
Age: 53 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
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1B WILEY 'THE MULBERRY MULE' BOWENS #22 - AGE: 53 - 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:10/15/1921
Born in:Mulberry, NC
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:6 Years, 117 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:19 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1940, 4th Pick in Round 9
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
1954 Osaka - BAN 32 18 18 3 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .167 .158 .389 .547 52 45 -0.2
1955 Osaka - BAN 33 86 89 31 6 0 3 21 15 6 0 0 12 1 0 .348 .389 .517 .906 145 139 0.7
1956 Osaka - BAN 34 76 73 23 2 0 3 13 11 5 0 2 10 0 0 .315 .350 .466 .816 122 118 0.4
1957 Osaka - BAN 35 33 30 9 1 0 2 7 6 1 0 0 6 0 0 .300 .323 .533 .856 135 130 0.2
1958 Osaka - BAN 36 13 12 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .417 .583 60 57 -0.0
1959 Osaka - BAN 37 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -113 -0.3
Total BAN 239 233 68 10 0 10 45 34 12 0 3 33 1 0 .292 .323 .464 .786 114 109 0.8
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
1940 Marshalltown - R 18 32 126 38 9 0 1 16 22 10 0 1 4 0 0 .302 .350 .397 .747 101 102 0.5
1941 Marshalltown - R 19 133 545 194 43 3 8 89 87 42 2 4 28 2 1 .356 .401 .490 .891 145 152 5.7
1942 Tampa - A 20 111 427 116 18 2 2 47 37 16 1 8 19 0 0 .272 .294 .337 .631 104 104 2.1
1943 Tampa - A 21 96 327 100 21 2 2 40 40 49 2 2 24 0 1 .306 .397 .401 .798 142 143 3.3
1944 Tampa - A 22 14 42 13 5 1 1 6 7 4 2 0 3 0 0 .310 .396 .548 .943 195 200 0.7
1944 Springfield - A 22 60 82 27 4 0 3 14 14 10 0 1 7 0 0 .329 .398 .488 .886 132 131 0.6
1945 Springfield - A 23 85 194 56 13 3 5 27 30 19 3 3 18 0 0 .289 .356 .464 .820 123 114 1.1
1945 Knoxville - AA 23 16 25 9 3 0 0 5 9 4 0 0 1 0 0 .360 .448 .480 .928 149 162 0.3
1946 Knoxville - AA 24 83 243 72 11 5 3 37 38 31 0 1 15 0 0 .296 .375 .420 .794 121 121 1.7
1947 Knoxville - AA 25 70 134 50 8 1 3 19 23 17 0 1 9 0 0 .373 .441 .515 .956 146 146 1.4
1947 Jersey City - AAA 25 12 12 7 1 0 2 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .583 .643 1.167 1.810 383 347 0.5
1948 Jersey City - AAA 26 92 195 66 11 0 6 39 20 23 2 2 14 0 0 .338 .410 .487 .897 143 139 1.8
1949 Jersey City - AAA 27 43 48 13 2 0 0 4 3 3 0 0 8 0 0 .271 .314 .312 .626 70 68 -0.0
Total DIX 169 402 131 22 6 6 61 70 52 0 2 25 0 0 .326 .401 .455 .857 131 132
Total HL 145 276 83 17 3 8 41 44 29 3 4 25 0 0 .301 .369 .471 .840 126 119
Total SEL 221 796 229 44 5 5 93 84 69 5 10 46 0 1 .288 .344 .374 .719 125 126
Total UMVA 165 671 232 52 3 9 105 109 52 2 5 32 2 1 .346 .392 .472 .864 137 143
Total CL 147 255 86 14 0 8 48 28 28 2 2 22 0 0 .337 .404 .486 .890 142 137
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1940 Marshalltown - R 1B 29 29 257 11 33 275 7 .975 246.0 9.80 -3.5 .827
1940 Marshalltown - R 3B 3 3 1 7 2 8 0 1.000 28.0 2.57 +0.4 1.109
1941 Marshalltown - R 1B 124 124 1165 87 148 1264 12 .991 1075.2 10.48 -1.4 1.011
1941 Marshalltown - R 3B 3 2 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 22.0 2.86 +0.2 1.113
1942 Tampa - A 1B 99 98 921 74 98 1004 9 .991 857.1 10.45 -2.6 1.000
1942 Tampa - A 3B 4 3 0 6 1 8 2 .750 28.0 1.93 -0.9 .933
1943 Tampa - A 1B 23 20 186 8 16 195 1 .995 179.0 9.75 +1.0 1.029
1943 Tampa - A 3B 64 62 27 112 6 161 22 .863 540.0 2.32 -12.4 .858
1943 Tampa - A CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1944 Springfield - A 1B 8 6 46 4 1 51 1 .980 53.1 8.44 +0.1 .962
1944 Tampa - A 2B 11 11 23 12 5 40 5 .875 105.0 3.00 -6.4 .521
1944 Springfield - A 3B 5 3 4 10 0 15 1 .933 29.1 4.30 +0.1 1.054
1945 Springfield - A P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 0.0 .000
1945 Knoxville - AA 1B 4 3 18 1 4 19 0 1.000 28.0 6.11 +0.0 1.053
1945 Springfield - A 1B 24 22 202 11 14 218 5 .977 205.0 9.35 -2.6 .884
1945 Springfield - A 2B 1 1 2 1 1 4 1 .750 9.0 3.00 -0.9 .000
1945 Springfield - A SS 16 15 19 30 5 62 13 .790 134.0 3.29 -6.4 .702
1946 Knoxville - AA 1B 21 19 197 9 21 210 4 .981 168.0 11.04 -2.3 .925
1946 Knoxville - AA 3B 3 2 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 17.0 2.12 -0.3 .847
1946 Knoxville - AA SS 37 36 53 80 9 162 29 .821 317.2 3.77 -20.6 .711
1946 Knoxville - AA CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1947 Knoxville - AA 1B 29 25 211 18 23 231 2 .991 226.0 9.12 +0.3 1.018
1948 Jersey City - AAA 1B 7 2 18 2 3 20 0 1.000 22.0 8.18 -0.2 1.667
1948 Jersey City - AAA 2B 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.1 1.000
1948 Jersey City - AAA 3B 21 21 12 40 2 56 4 .929 185.0 2.53 -0.9 .849
1948 Jersey City - AAA SS 21 21 33 43 3 80 4 .950 170.0 4.02 -2.4 .786
1949 Jersey City - AAA 1B 4 3 29 1 2 30 0 1.000 30.0 9.00 +0.0 1.000
1954 Osaka - INT 1B 4 0 14 0 2 16 2 .875 15.1 8.22 -1.5 .355
1955 Osaka - INT 1B 10 4 49 5 5 56 2 .964 45.0 10.80 -1.2 .813
1956 Osaka - INT C 1 1 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 9.0 8.00 -0.6 .000 2 1 0 0.0
1957 Osaka - INT 1B 3 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 3.2 9.82 +0.0 1.043
1958 Osaka - INT 1B 8 0 9 2 4 11 0 1.000 12.0 8.25 +0.1 1.060
1959 Osaka - INT 1B 9 0 14 1 1 15 0 1.000 12.0 11.25 -0.4 .788
TOTAL P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 1 1 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 9.0 8.00 -0.6 .000 2 1 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 406 355 3340 234 375 3619 45 .988 3178.1 10.12 -13.9 .979
TOTAL 2B 14 12 25 14 6 45 6 .867 116.0 3.03 -7.2 .493
TOTAL 3B 103 96 46 184 11 259 29 .888 849.1 2.44 -13.6 .879
TOTAL SS 74 72 105 153 17 304 46 .849 621.2 3.74 -29.4 .728
TOTAL CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/24/1940 Drafted in the 1940 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 4, 20th overall pick) by the Brooklyn Kings, out of high school Council Grove (Council Grove; Council Grove, KS).
07/27/1940 Signed a minor league contract with the Brooklyn Kings organization with a signing bonus of $2,575.
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/23/1941 Wins the UMVA Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/05/1943 Injured (intercostal strain),out for one week.
08/11/1943 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/25/1944 Wins the 1944 Championship with the Springfield Hustlers!
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/18/1945 Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/11/1945 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
07/18/1945 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/07/1946 Goes 5-5 against the Birmingham Ironmen, with 2 2B, 3 RBI and 1 R.
06/29/1946 Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/22/1947 Wins the 1947 Championship with the Jersey City Uniforms!
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/10/1948 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
09/20/1948 Wins the 1948 Championship with the Jersey City Uniforms!
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/24/1949 Released by the Brooklyn organization.
12/15/1949 Signed a minor league contract with the Portland Green Sox organization.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
02/13/1950 Drafted in the 1950 free agent draft by the Kobe Bulls. (Round 9, Pick 4, 100th overall pick).
06/07/1951 Released by the Kobe Bulls.
06/08/1953 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $10,200 with the Osaka Sailors organization.
04/02/1960 Released by the Osaka Sailors.
10/12/1960 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SB Rank
1955 1 6
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