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Sam Bowens
Samuel Edward Bowens
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 195 lb.

Born: March 23, 1939 in Wilmington, NC
Schools: Tennessee State University
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1960. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 1963
Final Game: July 26, 1969
Died: March 28, 2003 in Wilmington, NC
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1963 24 BAL AL 15 52 48 8 16 3 1 1 9 1 1 4 5 .333 .385 .500 .885 151 24 0 0 0 0 1 9
1964 25 BAL AL 139 553 501 58 132 25 2 22 71 4 3 42 99 .263 .323 .453 .776 114 227 14 4 2 4 1 *97
1965 26 BAL AL 84 222 203 16 33 4 1 7 20 7 1 10 41 .163 .199 .296 .495 38 60 10 0 6 3 0 97
1966 27 BAL AL 89 269 243 26 51 9 1 6 20 9 3 17 52 .210 .275 .329 .605 74 80 8 5 4 0 2 97/8
1967 28 BAL AL 62 132 120 13 22 2 1 5 12 3 4 11 43 .183 .258 .342 .599 76 41 0 1 0 0 0 79
1968 29 WSA AL 57 127 115 14 22 4 0 4 7 0 0 11 39 .191 .262 .330 .592 81 38 0 0 1 0 0 97/8
1969 30 WSA AL 33 63 57 6 11 1 0 0 4 1 1 5 14 .193 .258 .211 .469 36 12 1 0 1 0 0 9/78
7 Seasons 479 1418 1287 141 287 48 6 45 143 25 13 100 293 .223 .283 .375 .657 86 482 33 10 14 7 4
162 Game Avg. 162 480 435 48 97 16 2 15 48 8 4 34 99 .223 .283 .375 .657 86 163 11 3 5 2 1
BAL (5 yrs) 389 1228 1115 121 254 43 6 41 132 24 12 84 240 .228 .286 .387 .674 89 432 32 10 12 7 4
WSA (2 yrs) 90 190 172 20 33 5 0 4 11 1 1 16 53 .192 .261 .291 .551 66 50 1 0 2 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1963 BAL AL 24 OF 13 13 107.2 21 20 0 1 0 .952 -4.1 -45.7 -3.1 -0.7 -2.4 -1 1.67 1.54 .981 2.16 1.91
1963 BAL AL 24 RF 13 13 107.2 22 21 0 1 0 .955 -4.1 -45.7 -3.1 -0.7 -2.4 -1 1.76 1.62 .982 2.01 1.72
1964 BAL AL 25 OF 135 132 1166.1 262 249 8 5 1 .981 3.6 3.7 5.6 4.9 0.7 -2 1.98 1.90 .980 2.04 1.79
1964 BAL AL 25 RF 121 116 1008.1 216 203 8 5 1 .977 -1.2 -1.4 0.8 0.4 0.4 -2 1.88 1.74 .984 1.88 1.61
1964 BAL AL 25 LF 32 16 158.0 42 42 0 0 0 1.000 4.8 36.5 4.8 4.5 0.3 0 2.39 1.31 .974 1.81 1.46
1965 BAL AL 26 OF 68 53 496.2 113 108 3 2 1 .982 4.9 11.8 2.9 4.4 -1.5 2 2.01 1.63 .978 2.04 1.78
1965 BAL AL 26 RF 58 44 406.2 92 87 3 2 1 .978 3.6 10.6 1.6 2.6 -1.0 2 1.99 1.55 .978 1.85 1.57
1965 BAL AL 26 LF 11 9 90.0 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 1.3 17.3 1.3 1.8 -0.5 0 2.00 1.82 .980 1.87 1.49
1966 BAL AL 27 OF 68 56 545.0 126 114 7 5 2 .960 1.4 3.1 1.4 1.0 0.4 0 2.00 1.78 .983 2.10 1.82
1966 BAL AL 27 RF 41 28 271.1 64 57 3 4 1 .938 0.5 2.2 1.5 0.3 1.2 -1 1.99 1.46 .980 1.94 1.69
1966 BAL AL 27 LF 32 24 245.2 50 47 2 1 0 .980 1.1 5.4 0.1 0.9 -0.8 1 1.80 1.53 .980 1.83 1.45
1966 BAL AL 27 CF 4 4 28.0 10 8 2 0 1 1.000 -0.2 -8.6 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 3.21 2.50 .990 2.51 2.10
1967 BAL AL 28 OF 32 26 237.0 44 41 2 1 0 .977 1.4 7.1 0.4 -2.0 2.4 1 1.63 1.34 .980 2.05 1.76
1967 BAL AL 28 LF 16 11 106.1 24 21 2 1 0 .958 1.9 21.4 0.9 -0.7 1.6 1 1.95 1.44 .975 1.87 1.40
1967 BAL AL 28 RF 16 15 130.2 22 22 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -4.6 -0.5 -1.3 0.8 0 1.52 1.38 .982 1.82 1.56
1968 WSA AL 29 OF 27 20 197.1 46 42 2 2 0 .957 -1.3 -7.9 -1.3 -0.4 -0.8 0 2.01 1.63 .980 2.08 1.80
1968 WSA AL 29 RF 14 11 107.2 21 20 0 1 0 .952 -0.8 -8.9 -0.8 -0.1 -0.7 0 1.67 1.43 .976 1.88 1.57
1968 WSA AL 29 LF 11 6 65.2 17 15 1 1 0 .941 -0.8 -14.6 0.2 0.4 -0.1 -1 2.19 1.45 .976 1.85 1.45
1968 WSA AL 29 CF 3 3 24.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 0.3 15.0 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 1 2.25 2.00 .983 2.51 2.27
1969 WSA AL 30 OF 30 13 148.0 34 32 1 1 0 .971 1.3 10.5 0.3 -0.3 0.6 1 2.01 1.10 .979 2.13 1.84
1969 WSA AL 30 RF 22 9 113.0 22 20 1 1 0 .955 0.8 8.5 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 1 1.67 0.95 .973 1.91 1.60
1969 WSA AL 30 LF 6 2 19.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 31.6 0.5 -0.1 0.6 0 2.37 0.83 .980 1.99 1.60
1969 WSA AL 30 CF 3 2 16.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0 2.81 1.67 .980 2.48 2.17
7 Seasons OF 373 313 2898.0 646 606 23 17 4 .974 7.2 3.0 6.2 6.9 -0.6 1 1.95 1.69 .980 2.06 1.80
7 Seasons RF 285 236 2145.1 459 430 15 14 3 .969 -1.7 -1.0 -0.7 1.1 -1.8 -1 1.87 1.56 .981 1.89 1.61
6 Seasons LF 108 68 684.2 158 150 5 3 0 .981 8.8 15.4 7.8 6.8 1.1 1 2.04 1.44 .977 1.84 1.46
3 Seasons CF 10 9 68.0 21 18 3 0 1 1.000 0.1 1.8 -0.9 -1.0 0.1 1 2.78 2.10 .986 2.50 2.17
7 Seasons TOT 373 313 2898.0 646 606 23 17 4 .974 7.2 3.0 6.2 6.9 -0.6 1 1.95 1.69 .954 2.06 1.80
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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1966 AL--5--10th

                                         

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3105), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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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.

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