1886
Born June 16, 1886
New Castle, PA, USA
Jack Rowan Notable
b. June 16, 1886 · Detroit Tigers 1906, Cincinnati Reds 1908–1910, 1913–1914, Philadelphia Phillies 1911, Chicago Cubs 1911
Jack Rowan played for four clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1906 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1914.
He went 31 and 40 with a 3.07 earned run average, pitching 670.7 innings in 119 games. He struck out 267, completed 44 of his 74 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 119 games he batted .151, with 30 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 1 double and 2 stolen bases.
He was born in New Castle, PA, USA on June 16, 1886, and died on September 29, 1966. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | DET | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| 1908 | CIN | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .071 |
| 1909 | CIN | 38 | 65 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 1 | .092 |
| 1910 | CIN | 42 | 83 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 1 | .229 |
| 1911 | CHC/PHI | 13 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .071 |
| 1913 | CIN | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .182 |
| 1914 | CIN | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 119 | 199 | 9 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 76 | 2 | .151 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | DET | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 11.00 |
| 1908 | CIN | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 49.1 | 46 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 1.82 |
| 1909 | CIN | 11 | 12 | 38 | 23 | 0 | 225.2 | 185 | 70 | 104 | 81 | 2.79 |
| 1910 | CIN | 14 | 13 | 42 | 30 | 1 | 261.0 | 242 | 85 | 105 | 108 | 2.93 |
| 1911 | CHC/PHI | 2 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 47.2 | 60 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 4.72 |
| 1913 | CIN | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 39.0 | 37 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 3.00 |
| 1914 | CIN | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 39.0 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 3.46 |
| Career | — | 31 | 40 | 119 | 74 | 3 | 670.2 | 623 | 229 | 272 | 267 | 3.07 |
On this day & linked events
1966
Died September 29, 1966
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