Art Fowler Notable

b. July 3, 1922 · Cincinnati Redlegs 1954–1957, Los Angeles Dodgers 1959, Los Angeles Angels 1961–1964

Art Fowler played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cincinnati Redlegs in 1954 and closing with the Los Angeles Angels in 1964.

He went 54 and 51 with a 4.03 earned run average, pitching 1,024 innings in 362 games. He struck out 539, completed 25 of his 90 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 362 games he batted .152, with 35 hits and 16 runs. He finished with 1 double.

He was born in Converse, SC, USA on July 3, 1922, and died on January 29, 2007. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1954	CIN	40	60	3	6	0	2	9	19	.100
1955	CIN	46	60	6	12	0	7	5	13	.200
1956	CIN	45	48	1	7	1	5	5	11	.146
1957	CIN	33	17	1	3	0	2	2	4	.176
1959	LAD	36	12	0	1	0	0	0	4	.083
1961	LAA	53	13	1	1	0	0	0	3	.077
1962	LAA	48	11	1	3	0	4	1	2	.273
1963	LAA	57	9	3	2	0	0	1	5	.222
1964	LAA	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Career	—	362	231	16	35	1	20	23	62	.152

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1954	CIN	12	10	40	29	0	227.2	256	97	85	93	3.83
1955	CIN	11	10	46	28	2	207.2	198	90	63	94	3.90
1956	CIN	11	11	45	23	1	177.2	191	80	35	86	4.05
1957	CIN	3	0	33	7	0	87.2	111	63	24	45	6.47
1959	LAD	3	4	36	0	2	61.0	70	36	23	47	5.31
1961	LAA	5	8	53	3	11	89.0	68	36	29	78	3.64
1962	LAA	4	3	48	0	5	77.0	67	24	25	38	2.81
1963	LAA	5	3	57	0	10	89.1	70	24	19	53	2.42
1964	LAA	0	2	4	0	1	7.0	8	8	5	5	10.29
Career	—	54	51	362	90	32	1024.0	1039	458	308	539	4.03

On this day & linked events

1922

Born July 3, 1922

Converse, SC, USA

2007

Died January 29, 2007

1954

Major-league debut: Art Fowler

Art Fowler made a major-league debut on April 17, 1954.

1964

Final major-league game: Art Fowler

Art Fowler played a final major-league game on May 4, 1964.

Image: Jack Lane, public domain