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Sam Bowens
Samuel Edward Bowens

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 195 lb.
School Tennessee State

MLB Debut September 7, 1963
Final Game July 26, 1969
Born March 23, 1938 in Wilmington, NC
Died March 28, 2003 (age 65)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1964 26 BAA AL   95  232   18   42   5   0   5   25   2   1   23   47  .181  .262  .267  .530    74    62   1   4   1   4   4  
 1965 27 BAA AL   56  134   12   19   6   0   5   15   0   4    4   38  .142  .165  .299  .464    66    40   2   1   1   0   3  
 1966 28 BAA AL   51   77   15   18   3   0   2   11  10   0    1   10  .234  .272  .351  .622    90    27   0   0   0   3   0  
 1967 29 BAA AL   31   31    4    7   0   1   1    6   1   0    1   14  .226  .242  .387  .630    93    12   0   1   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  4 Seasons      233  474   49   86  14   1  13   57  13   5   29  109  .181  .236  .297  .534         141   3   6   2   7   7
 Per 600 PA           548   57   99  16   1  15   66  15   6   34  126                                 163   3   7   2   8   8
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With BAA      233  474   49   86  14   1  13   57  13   5   29  109  .181  .236  .297  .534         141   3   6   2   7   7
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      479 1287  141  287  48   6  45  143  25  13  100  293  .223  .283  .375  .657         482  14   7   4  10  33
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1964 26 BAA AL  67   17   2.4  25   5   2  .200   2   21   13  .619    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e6  -247   
 1965 27 BAA AL  72    4   1.0  17   4   1  .235   0    7    7 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e6   -31   
 1966 28 BAA AL  49    9   4.1  25   7   2  .280   1    8    7  .875    0    0  .000  OF   2(-1)e14   18   
 1967 29 BAA AL  31    3   3.5  28   7   1  .250   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH              30   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  4 Seasons           34   2.3  95  23   6  .242   3   36   27  .750    0    0  .000                -129   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 0.0 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only) 

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1964 26 BAA AL  RF    59    87     6    2    1   .979    50   467.0   1.79
                 LF     6    10     0    0    0  1.000     2    23.0   3.91
 1965 27 BAA AL  RF    18    24     0    0    0  1.000    17   149.0   1.45
                 LF    20    31     0    0    0  1.000    14   128.0   2.18
 1966 28 BAA AL  RF    13    17     0    0    0  1.000     9    83.0   1.84
                 LF     7     9     0    1    0   .900     5    45.0   1.80
 1967 29 BAA AL  RF     3     2     1    0    0  1.000     0     8.2   3.12
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 RF    93   130     7    2    1   .986    76   707.2   1.74
                 LF    34    50     0    1    0   .980    21   199.0   2.26
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1964  BAA   70-92   Gary Dewing
 1965  BAA   72-90   Gary Dewing
 1966  BAA   89-73   Gary Dewing
 1967  BAA   93-69   Gary Dewing

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