Cy Bowen
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Sutherland McCoy Bowen
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.
- Debut April 28, 1896
- Final Game June 3, 1896
- Born February 17, 1871 in Kingston, IN USA
- Died January 25, 1925 in Greensburg, IN USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Sutherland McCoy "Cy" Bowen had two games in the majors along with a long minor league career. He is the first of (through 2011) five players with the last name Bowen.
Bowen was born in Indiana in 1871, the same year that Amos Rusie was also born there. Sporting Life in 1897 carried a story, however, that Bowen promised he would never return to his hometown of Anderson until he made it in the big leagues. As of 1897, he had supposedly gone three years without going back to Anderson.
"Pitcher 'Cy' Bowen, who made such a splendid record with Hartford in the Atlantic League for 1897, is pretty certain of landing in the big circuit for next season, his elegant work having attracted two or three managers. Bowen is all ambition to get into the major organization . . ." - Sporting Life, Nov. 6, 1897, about Cy Bowen, who did not appear in the majors after his one time in 1896
Bowen died in Greensburg, IN, only nine miles from his birthplace of Kingston, IN, and around 60 miles away from Anderson.
