1910
Born October 3, 1910
Keystone, WV, USA
Bob Bowman Notable
Bob Bowman played for three clubs across four seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1939 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1942.
He went 26 and 17 with a 3.82 earned run average, pitching 365 innings in 109 games. He struck out 146 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 109 games he batted .069, with 7 hits and 5 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 1 double.
He led the league in saves once, in 1939, with 9.
He was born in Keystone, WV, USA on October 3, 1910, and died on September 4, 1972. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | STL | 51 | 47 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 0 | .085 |
| 1940 | STL | 28 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .061 |
| 1941 | NYG | 29 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .048 |
| 1942 | CHC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 109 | 101 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 61 | 0 | .069 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | STL | 13 | 5 | 51 | 15 | 9 | 169.1 | 141 | 49 | 60 | 78 | 2.60 |
| 1940 | STL | 7 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 114.1 | 118 | 55 | 43 | 43 | 4.33 |
| 1941 | NYG | 6 | 7 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 80.1 | 100 | 51 | 36 | 25 | 5.71 |
| 1942 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 26 | 17 | 109 | 38 | 10 | 365.0 | 360 | 155 | 139 | 146 | 3.82 |
On this day & linked events
1972