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Sam Bowens
Samuel Edward Bowens

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 195 lb.
School Tennessee State University

Debut September 7, 1963
  vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game July 26, 1969
Born March 23, 1939 in Wilmington, NC
Died March 28, 2003 in Wilmington, NC

Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1960. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1963 24 BAL AL  15   48    8   16   3  1   1    9   1  1   4   5  .333  .385  .500  151   24   0   0   1   0   0
 1964 25 BAL AL 139  501   58  132  25  2  22   71   4  3  42  99  .263  .323  .453  114  227   2   4   1   4  14
 1965 26 BAL AL  84  203   16   33   4  1   7   20   7  1  10  41  .163  .199  .296   38   60   6   3   0   0  10
 1966 27 BAL AL  89  243   26   51   9  1   6   20   9  3  17  52  .210  .275  .329   74   80   4   0   2   5   8
 1967 28 BAL AL  62  120   13   22   2  1   5   12   3  4  11  43  .183  .258  .342   76   41   0   0   0   1   0
 1968 29 WSA AL  57  115   14   22   4  0   4    7   0  0  11  39  .191  .262  .330   81   38   1   0   0   0   0
 1969 30 WSA AL  33   57    6   11   1  0   0    4   1  1   5  14  .193  .258  .211   36   12   1   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      479 1287  141  287  48  6  45  143  25 13 100 293  .223  .283  .375   86  482  14   7   4  10  33
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        435   48   97  16  2  15   48   8  4  34  99  .223  .283  .375   86  163   5   2   1   3  11
 Career High    139  501   58  132  25  2  22   71   9  4  42  99  .263  .323  .453  114  227   6   4   2   5  14
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1963 24 BAL AL   52   33    9   7.4    91| .333  .251| .385  .316| .500  .387| .885  .703| 151  .737   3.2   0.3  50%
 1964 25 BAL AL  553  392   71   4.9    96| .263  .256| .323  .324| .453  .397| .776  .721| 114  .564   8.7   0.9  57%
 1965 26 BAL AL  222  190   10   1.4    93| .163  .253| .199  .323| .296  .388| .495  .711|  38  .129 -17.7  -1.9  87%
 1966 27 BAL AL  269  207   21   2.7    89| .210  .247| .275  .314| .329  .381| .604  .695|  74  .343  -8.4  -0.9  75%
 1967 28 BAL AL  132  102   10   2.6    84| .183  .243| .258  .312| .342  .365| .600  .677|  76  .347  -4.1  -0.5  42%
 1968 29 WSA AL  127   94   11   3.2    77| .191  .235| .262  .303| .330  .347| .592  .651|  81  .451  -2.8  -0.3   0%
 1969 30 WSA AL   63   49    3   1.6    90| .193  .247| .258  .323| .211  .373| .469  .696|  36  .152  -4.7  -0.5  50%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons      1418 1067  135   3.4    91| .223  .250| .283  .319| .375  .384| .658  .702|  86  .424 -25.9  -2.9  65%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1963 24 BAL AL RF 13 21 0 1 0 .955 .981 1.62 1.72 1.75 2.01 13 107.7 1964 25 BAL AL OF 135 249 8 5 1 .981 .980 1.90 1.79 1.98 2.04 132 1166.3 RF 121 203 8 5 1 .977 .984 1.74 1.61 1.88 1.88 116 1008.3 LF 32 42 0 0 0 1.000 .974 1.31 1.46 2.39 1.81 16 158.0 1965 26 BAL AL OF 68 108 3 2 1 .982 .978 1.63 1.78 2.01 2.04 53 496.7 RF 58 87 3 2 1 .978 .978 1.55 1.57 1.99 1.85 44 406.7 LF 11 20 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.82 1.49 2.00 1.87 9 90.0 1966 27 BAL AL OF 68 114 7 5 2 .960 .982 1.78 1.82 2.00 2.10 56 545.0 RF 41 57 3 4 1 .938 .979 1.46 1.69 1.99 1.94 28 271.3 LF 32 47 2 1 0 .980 .980 1.53 1.45 1.79 1.83 24 245.7 CF 4 8 2 0 1 1.000 .990 2.50 2.10 3.21 2.51 4 28.0 1967 28 BAL AL OF 32 41 2 1 0 .977 .979 1.34 1.76 1.63 2.05 26 237.0 RF 16 22 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.38 1.56 1.51 1.82 15 130.7 LF 16 21 2 1 0 .958 .975 1.44 1.40 1.95 1.87 11 106.3 1968 29 WSA AL OF 27 42 2 2 0 .957 .980 1.63 1.80 2.01 2.08 20 197.3 RF 14 20 0 1 0 .952 .976 1.43 1.57 1.67 1.88 11 107.7 LF 11 15 1 1 0 .941 .976 1.45 1.45 2.19 1.85 6 65.7 CF 3 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 2.27 2.25 2.51 3 24.0 1969 30 WSA AL OF 30 32 1 1 0 .971 .979 1.10 1.84 2.01 2.13 13 148.0 RF 22 20 1 1 0 .955 .972 0.95 1.60 1.67 1.91 9 113.0 LF 6 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 1.60 2.37 1.99 2 19.0 CF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 2.17 2.81 2.48 2 16.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1966 27 BAL AL CF 4 8 2 0 1 1.000 .990 2.50 2.10 3.21 2.51 4 28.0 1968 29 WSA AL CF 3 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 2.27 2.25 2.51 3 24.0 1969 30 WSA AL CF 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 2.17 2.81 2.48 2 16.0 1964 25 BAL AL LF 32 42 0 0 0 1.000 .974 1.31 1.46 2.39 1.81 16 158.0 1965 26 BAL AL LF 11 20 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.82 1.49 2.00 1.87 9 90.0 1966 27 BAL AL LF 32 47 2 1 0 .980 .980 1.53 1.45 1.79 1.83 24 245.7 1967 28 BAL AL LF 16 21 2 1 0 .958 .975 1.44 1.40 1.95 1.87 11 106.3 1968 29 WSA AL LF 11 15 1 1 0 .941 .976 1.45 1.45 2.19 1.85 6 65.7 1969 30 WSA AL LF 6 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 1.60 2.37 1.99 2 19.0 1963 24 BAL AL OF 13 20 0 1 0 .952 .980 1.54 1.91 1.67 2.16 13 107.7 1964 25 BAL AL OF 135 249 8 5 1 .981 .980 1.90 1.79 1.98 2.04 132 1166.3 1965 26 BAL AL OF 68 108 3 2 1 .982 .978 1.63 1.78 2.01 2.04 53 496.7 1966 27 BAL AL OF 68 114 7 5 2 .960 .982 1.78 1.82 2.00 2.10 56 545.0 1967 28 BAL AL OF 32 41 2 1 0 .977 .979 1.34 1.76 1.63 2.05 26 237.0 1968 29 WSA AL OF 27 42 2 2 0 .957 .980 1.63 1.80 2.01 2.08 20 197.3 1969 30 WSA AL OF 30 32 1 1 0 .971 .979 1.10 1.84 2.01 2.13 13 148.0 1963 24 BAL AL RF 13 21 0 1 0 .955 .981 1.62 1.72 1.75 2.01 13 107.7 1964 25 BAL AL RF 121 203 8 5 1 .977 .984 1.74 1.61 1.88 1.88 116 1008.3 1965 26 BAL AL RF 58 87 3 2 1 .978 .978 1.55 1.57 1.99 1.85 44 406.7 1966 27 BAL AL RF 41 57 3 4 1 .938 .979 1.46 1.69 1.99 1.94 28 271.3 1967 28 BAL AL RF 16 22 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.38 1.56 1.51 1.82 15 130.7 1968 29 WSA AL RF 14 20 0 1 0 .952 .976 1.43 1.57 1.67 1.88 11 107.7 1969 30 WSA AL RF 22 20 1 1 0 .955 .972 0.95 1.60 1.67 1.91 9 113.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 373 606 23 17 4 .974 .980 1.69 1.80 1.95 2.06 313 2898.0 108 10 285# RF* 285 430 15 14 3 .969 .981 1.56 1.61 1.87 1.89 236 2145.3 LF* 108 150 5 3 0 .981 .977 1.44 1.46 2.04 1.84 68 684.7 CF* 10 18 3 0 1 1.000 .986 2.10 2.17 2.78 2.50 9 68.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 373 606 23 17 4 .974 .980 1.69 1.80 1.95 2.06 313 2898
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Hit By Pitch
1966 AL-5-10

HOF Standards: Batting - 3.0 (3080) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1960 Season: Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent.

November 28, 1967: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the Baltimore Orioles.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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