Art Fowler
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John Arthur Fowler
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.
- Debut April 17, 1954
- Final Game May 4, 1964
- Born July 3, 1922 in Converse, SC USA
- Died January 29, 2007 in Spartanburg, SC USA
[edit] Biographical Information
The brother of Jesse Fowler, pitcher Art Fowler made his big league debut with the 1954 Cincinnati Redlegs at age 31. The brothers' ML debuts were separated by 29 years, easily a record (next were Gus Williams and Harry Williams, and John Paciorek and Jim Paciorek, both at 23 years). Fowler's main teammates were Ted Kluszewski, Gus Bell, Johnny Temple and, with the Angels, Albie Pearson.
Fowler later was a major league coach, primarily on the staff of his close friend, manager Billy Martin. He was a Los Angeles Angels coach in 1964 and a member of the Minnesota Twins staff in 1969. He then had stints with the Detroit Tigers from 1971 to 1973 and the Texas Rangers from 1973 to 1975. He became the New York Yankees pitching coach in 1977 and remained with the team through 1979. He followed Martin to the Oakland Athletics from 1980 to 1982. He returned to the Yankees as pitching coach in 1983 and again in 1988.
Fowler was also the uncle of former big league coach Rick Adair.
