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Frank Bowerman
Frank Eugene Bowerman (Mike)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: December 5, 1868 in Romeo, MI
Schools: University of Michigan (All Transactions)
Debut: August 24, 1895
Final Game: July 13, 1909
Died: November 30, 1948 in Romeo, MI
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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
1895 26 BLN NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /2
1896 27 BLN NL 4 17 16 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 .125 .176 .125 .301 -20 2 0 0 /23
1897 28 BLN NL 38 134 130 16 41 5 0 1 21 3 1 .315 .331 .377 .708 86 49 2 1 2
1898 29 TOT NL 74 271 257 22 73 7 3 0 30 5 9 .284 .313 .335 .648 87 86 2 3 2/3
1898 29 BLN NL 5 19 16 5 7 1 0 0 1 1 2 .438 .526 .500 1.026 192 8 1 0 /2
1898 29 PIT NL 69 252 241 17 66 6 3 0 29 4 7 .274 .297 .324 .621 79 78 1 3 2/3
1899 30 PIT NL 109 453 424 49 110 16 10 3 53 10 11 .259 .286 .366 .652 79 155 5 13 23
1900 31 NYG NL 80 282 270 25 65 5 3 1 42 10 6 .241 .268 .293 .560 58 79 4 2 2/6
1901 32 NYG NL 59 203 191 20 38 5 3 0 14 3 7 .199 .235 .257 .492 45 49 2 3 2/4563
1902 33 NYG NL 107 385 367 38 93 14 6 0 26 12 13 .253 .279 .324 .603 86 119 0 5 *2/3
1903 34 NYG NL 64 223 210 22 58 6 2 1 31 5 6 .276 .306 .338 .644 80 71 3 4 2/3O
1904 35 NYG NL 93 319 289 38 67 11 4 2 27 7 16 .232 .288 .318 .607 84 92 7 7 2/341
1905 36 NYG NL 98 327 297 37 80 8 1 3 41 6 12 .269 .322 .333 .655 93 99 11 7 23/4
1906 37 NYG NL 103 310 285 23 65 7 3 1 42 5 15 .228 .274 .284 .558 73 81 3 7 23
1907 38 NYG NL 96 347 311 31 81 8 2 0 32 11 17 .260 .309 .299 .608 88 93 5 14 23
1908 39 BSN NL 86 274 254 16 58 8 1 1 25 4 13 .228 .274 .280 .554 78 71 3 4 23
1909 40 BSN NL 33 102 99 6 21 2 0 0 4 0 2 .212 .228 .232 .460 40 23 0 1 2
15 Seasons 1045 3648 3401 343 852 102 38 13 392 81 129 0 .251 .287 .314 .602 77 1069 47 71
162 Game Avg. 162 566 527 53 132 16 6 2 61 13 20 .251 .287 .314 .602 77 166 7 11
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
NYG (8 yrs) 700 2396 2220 234 547 64 24 8 255 59 92 .246 .287 .308 .595 78 683 35 49
BLN (4 yrs) 48 171 163 21 50 6 0 1 26 4 4 0 .307 .335 .362 .697 85 59 3 1
PIT (2 yrs) 178 705 665 66 176 22 13 3 82 14 18 .265 .290 .350 .641 79 233 6 16
BSN (2 yrs) 119 376 353 22 79 10 1 1 29 4 15 .224 .261 .266 .528 67 94 3 5
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1904 35 NYG NL 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 3 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 30 4.000 27.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
1 Season 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 3 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 30 4.000 27.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
162 Game Avg. 0 0 9.00 68 0 68 0 0 0 68 204 272 68 0 68 0 0 0 0 544 30 4.000 27.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1895 BLN NL 26 C 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 .950 4.30 0
1896 BLN NL 27 C 3 20 12 6 2 0 .900 6.00 .945 4.33 6
1896 BLN NL 27 1B 1 9 9 0 0 1 1.000 9.00 .978 10.20
1897 BLN NL 28 C 36 194 155 29 10 1 .948 5.11 .948 4.54 21
1898 TOT NL 29 C 63 316 216 83 17 9 .946 4.75 .953 4.60 13
1898 BLN NL 29 C 4 20 12 7 1 1 .950 4.75 .955 4.60 3
1898 PIT NL 29 C 59 296 204 76 16 8 .946 4.75 .953 4.60 10
1898 PIT NL 29 1B 9 88 84 3 1 5 .989 9.67 .977 10.06
1899 PIT NL 30 C 79 426 276 128 22 7 .948 5.11 .952 4.38 18
1899 PIT NL 30 1B 28 285 259 16 10 14 .965 9.82 .977 10.21
1900 NYG NL 31 C 75 396 232 136 28 15 .929 4.91 .950 4.73 26
1900 NYG NL 31 SS 2 16 3 8 5 2 .688 5.50 .944 5.75
1901 NYG NL 32 C 46 340 256 67 17 6 .950 7.02 .972 5.90 21
1901 NYG NL 32 2B 3 24 8 14 2 0 .917 7.33 .942 5.07
1901 NYG NL 32 3B 3 14 5 7 2 0 .857 4.00 .893 3.17
1901 NYG NL 32 SS 3 12 2 7 3 0 .750 3.00 .942 5.67
1901 NYG NL 32 1B 1 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 10.00 .980 10.00
1902 NYG NL 33 C 98 597 428 143 26 10 .956 5.83 .965 5.82 15
1902 NYG NL 33 1B 3 18 17 1 0 0 1.000 6.00 .983 10.43
1903 NYG NL 34 C 55 391 316 66 9 9 .977 6.95 .967 5.82 10
1903 NYG NL 34 1B 4 33 32 1 0 0 1.000 8.25 .976 10.35
1903 NYG NL 34 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0-1-0
1904 NYG NL 35 C 79 521 413 96 12 11 .977 6.44 .964 5.74 9
1904 NYG NL 35 1B 9 83 80 3 0 3 1.000 9.22 .983 10.36
1904 NYG NL 35 2B 2 7 2 4 1 0 .857 3.00 .943 5.25
1904 NYG NL 35 P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60
1905 NYG NL 36 C 72 457 383 66 8 4 .982 6.24 .962 5.91 6
1905 NYG NL 36 1B 17 157 142 10 5 8 .968 8.94 .982 10.48
1905 NYG NL 36 2B 1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 .933 5.10
1906 NYG NL 37 C 67 386 300 80 6 8 .984 5.67 .969 5.83 8
1906 NYG NL 37 1B 20 191 177 12 2 2 .990 9.45 .984 10.57
1907 NYG NL 38 C 62 394 320 70 4 5 .990 6.29 .971 5.68 7
1907 NYG NL 38 1B 29 297 286 9 2 9 .993 10.17 .984 10.25
1908 BSN NL 39 C 63 306 228 69 9 12 .971 4.71 .971 5.46 3
1908 BSN NL 39 1B 11 112 101 8 3 2 .973 9.91 .987 10.67
1909 BSN NL 40 C 27 167 122 33 12 6 .928 5.74 .966 5.79 2
15 Seasons C 826 4913 3659 1072 182 103 .963 5.73 .963 5.39 165
11 Seasons 1B 132 1283 1197 63 23 44 .982 9.55 .982 10.35
3 Seasons 2B 6 34 13 18 3 0 .912 5.17 .941 5.13
2 Seasons SS 5 28 5 15 8 2 .714 4.00 .943 5.70
1 Season 3B 3 14 5 7 2 0 .857 4.00 .893 3.17
1 Season OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0-1-0
1 Season P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60
15 Seasons TOT 974 6272 4879 1175 218 149 .965 6.22 .931 6.05 0-1-0 165
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1905 NL--11--8th

Oldest s c a p y
1904 NL--born 1868-12-05--9th
1905 NL--born 1868-12-05--6th
1906 NL--born 1868-12-05--5th
1907 NL--born 1868-12-05--4th
1908 NL--born 1868-12-05--2nd
1909 NL--born 1868-12-05--2nd

                           

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 9 (1711), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 3, 1898: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Baltimore Orioles for $2,500.

March 9, 1900: Assigned to the New York Giants by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

December 13, 1907: Traded by the New York Giants with George Browne, Bill Dahlen, George Ferguson and Dan McGann to the Boston Doves for Al Bridwell, Tom Needham and Fred Tenney.

July 19, 1909: Released by the Boston Doves.

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