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b. November 8, 1901 · Philadelphia Athletics 1922–1923, St. Louis Browns 1928–1929, Boston Bees 1937

McGowan's largest season came with the Browns in 1929. He played 125 games, collected 112 hits, scored 62 runs, drove in 51 and drew 61 walks while batting .254. Each counting total was a career high.

Five seasons gave him 316 hits, 58 doubles, 16 triples, six home runs, 108 runs batted in and a .262 average across 375 games. McGowan played 327 games in the outfield and drew 154 career walks, including 61 in 1929.

Philadelphia brought McGowan up in 1922 and used him for two seasons. After four years outside the majors, he returned with St. Louis in 1928 and stayed for his productive 1929 campaign. Seven more seasons passed before he made nine final appearances for the Boston Bees in 1937, collecting one hit in 12 at bats. He died in 1982, at eighty.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1922 PHA 993003669 1051 2040466 .230
1923 PHA 952874173 911 1936254 .254
1928 SLB 471683561 1342 1816152 .363
1929 SLB 12544162112 2662 5161345 .254
1937 BSN 91201 000 0120 .083
Career 3751208174316 58166 10815412217 .262

On this day & linked events

1901

Born November 8, 1901

Branford, CT, USA

1982

Died May 6, 1982

1922

Major-league debut: Frank McGowan

Frank McGowan made a major-league debut on April 12, 1922.

1937

Final major-league game: Frank McGowan

Frank McGowan played a final major-league game on May 13, 1937.