Bob Bowman (pitcher)
Robert James Bowman (October 3, 1910 – September 4, 1972) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of four seasons (1939–42) with the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants and Chicago Cubs. For his career, he compiled a 26–17 record in 109 appearances, most as a relief pitcher, with a 3.82 earned run average and 146 strikeouts. Bowman is most noted as being the pitcher who beaned former Cardinal teammate Joe Medwick, an incident that nearly cost Medwick his life.[1][2]
| Bob Bowman | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
| Born: October 3, 1910 Keystone, West Virginia | |||
| Died: September 4, 1972 (aged 61) Bluefield, West Virginia | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 21, 1939, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 25, 1942, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 26–17 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.82 | ||
| Strikeouts | 146 | ||
| Teams | |||
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Bowman died in Bluefield, West Virginia, on September 4, 1972, aged 61.[1]
References
- Bob Bowman at the SABR Baseball Biography Project, by David E. Skelton, Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- "Joe Medwick". Archived from the original on September 18, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
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