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Billy Cowan
Billy Rolland Cowan
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: August 28, 1938 in Calhoun City, MS
High School: East (Bakersfield, CA)
School: University of Utah
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1963
Final Game: April 24, 1972
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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 CHC NL 14 36 36 1 9 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 11 .250 .250 .417 .667 84 15 0 0 0 0 0 /897
1964 25 CHC NL 139 520 497 52 120 16 4 19 50 12 3 18 128 .241 .268 .404 .673 84 201 6 1 2 2 5 *8
1965 26 TOT NL 101 189 183 20 33 9 2 3 9 3 2 4 54 .180 .202 .301 .503 42 55 2 1 1 0 1 87/46
1965 26 NYM NL 82 162 156 16 28 8 2 3 9 3 2 4 45 .179 .205 .314 .519 47 49 2 1 1 0 1 8/746
1965 26 MLN NL 19 27 27 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .185 .185 .222 .407 14 6 0 0 0 0 0 /78
1967 28 PHI NL 34 66 59 11 9 0 0 3 6 1 0 4 14 .153 .203 .305 .508 43 18 1 0 2 1 0 7/945
1969 30 TOT AL 60 111 104 15 25 1 0 5 13 0 0 6 18 .240 .288 .394 .683 94 41 4 1 0 0 1 79/83
1969 30 NYY AL 32 51 48 5 8 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 9 .167 .216 .229 .445 27 11 3 0 0 0 0 /789
1969 30 CAL AL 28 60 56 10 17 1 0 4 10 0 0 3 9 .304 .350 .536 .886 152 30 1 1 0 0 1 /9387
1970 31 CAL AL 68 146 134 20 37 9 1 5 25 0 1 11 29 .276 .336 .470 .806 124 63 2 1 0 0 2 93/758
1971 32 CAL AL 74 182 174 12 48 8 0 4 20 1 1 7 41 .276 .304 .391 .695 102 68 2 0 1 0 1 7/39
1972 33 CAL AL 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons 493 1253 1190 131 281 44 8 40 125 17 8 50 297 .236 .269 .387 .656 83 461 17 4 6 3 10
162 Game Avg. 162 412 391 43 92 14 3 13 41 6 3 16 98 .236 .269 .387 .656 83 151 6 1 2 1 3
CAL (4 yrs) 173 391 367 42 102 18 1 13 55 1 2 21 81 .278 .321 .439 .759 117 161 5 2 1 0 4
CHC (2 yrs) 153 556 533 53 129 17 5 20 52 12 4 18 139 .242 .267 .405 .672 84 216 6 1 2 2 5
NYM (1 yr) 82 162 156 16 28 8 2 3 9 3 2 4 45 .179 .205 .314 .519 47 49 2 1 1 0 1
PHI (1 yr) 34 66 59 11 9 0 0 3 6 1 0 4 14 .153 .203 .305 .508 43 18 1 0 2 1 0
MLN (1 yr) 19 27 27 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .185 .185 .222 .407 14 6 0 0 0 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 32 51 48 5 8 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 9 .167 .216 .229 .445 27 11 3 0 0 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 205 442 415 47 110 18 1 14 58 1 2 24 90 .265 .308 .414 .723 106 172 8 2 1 0 4
NL (4 yrs) 288 811 775 84 171 26 7 26 67 16 6 26 207 .221 .247 .373 .620 71 289 9 2 5 3 6

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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 Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1963 CHC NL 24 OF 10 8 70.0 12 10 1 1 1 .917 -1.1 -18.9 -1.1 -1.1 0.1 0 1.41 1.10 .975 2.01 1.75
1963 CHC NL 24 CF 7 5 45.0 7 6 0 1 0 .857 -0.8 -21.3 -0.8 -0.9 0.1 0 1.20 0.86 .986 2.38 2.09
1963 CHC NL 24 RF 2 2 16.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 15.0 0.2 -0.2 0.5 0 2.25 2.00 .975 1.86 1.60
1963 CHC NL 24 LF 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -66.7 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 1.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.40
1964 CHC NL 25 CF 134 127 1142.0 315 302 2 11 0 .965 -4.5 -4.7 5.5 7.0 -1.5 -10 2.40 2.27 .977 2.35 2.10
1964 CHC NL 25 OF 134 127 1142.0 309 297 2 10 0 .968 -4.5 -4.7 5.5 7.0 -1.5 -10 2.36 2.23 .973 1.99 1.72
1965 TOT NL 26 OF 71 39 395.0 90 88 2 0 2 1.000 -4.0 -12.2 -3.0 -0.1 -2.9 -1 2.05 1.27 .974 2.00 1.75
1965 TOT NL 26 CF 62 36 350.2 76 75 1 0 1 1.000 -2.5 -8.6 -2.5 -0.2 -2.3 0 1.95 1.23 .980 2.30 2.00
1965 TOT NL 26 LF 10 3 44.1 9 8 1 0 1 1.000 -1.5 -40.6 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 -1 1.83 0.90 .967 1.71 1.38
1965 NYM NL 26 OF 61 35 346.2 82 80 2 0 2 1.000 -2.5 -8.7 -2.5 -0.2 -2.3 0 2.13 1.34 .974 2.00 1.75
1965 NYM NL 26 CF 59 34 334.2 75 74 1 0 1 1.000 -1.9 -6.8 -1.9 0.4 -2.3 0 2.02 1.27 .980 2.30 2.00
1965 NYM NL 26 LF 3 1 12.0 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 -0.6 -60.0 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 1.50 0.67 .950 1.72 1.37
1965 NYM NL 26 2B 2 0 3.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 40.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 6.00 1.00 .950 5.40 4.70
1965 NYM NL 26 SS 1 0 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -480.0 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0 18.00 2.00 .950 4.50 4.20
1965 MLN NL 26 OF 10 4 48.1 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -1.5 -37.2 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 -1 1.49 0.80 .975 1.99 1.75
1965 MLN NL 26 LF 7 2 32.1 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -33.4 0.1 0.7 -0.6 -1 1.95 1.00 .971 1.70 1.39
1965 MLN NL 26 CF 3 2 16.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -45.0 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 0.56 0.33 1.000 2.31 2.00
1967 PHI NL 28 OF 20 16 122.2 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -11.7 -1.2 -1.6 0.5 0 1.39 0.95 .974 2.03 1.81
1967 PHI NL 28 LF 16 13 99.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -12.1 -1.0 -0.7 -0.2 0 1.27 0.88 .971 1.75 1.50
1967 PHI NL 28 RF 4 3 23.2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -10.1 -0.2 -0.9 0.7 0 1.52 1.00 .975 2.05 1.75
1967 PHI NL 28 2B 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.60
1967 PHI NL 28 3B 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.80
1969 TOT AL 30 OF 27 12 157.0 35 31 4 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -6.9 0.1 0.5 -0.3 -1 2.01 1.30 .977 2.13 1.84
1969 TOT AL 30 LF 12 5 65.0 16 14 2 0 0 1.000 1.6 29.5 0.6 0.0 0.7 1 2.22 1.33 .981 1.99 1.60
1969 TOT AL 30 RF 11 3 49.0 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 -2.0 -49.0 -1.0 0.0 -1.0 -1 1.29 0.64 .971 1.91 1.60
1969 TOT AL 30 CF 7 4 43.0 13 12 1 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -14.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 -1 2.72 1.86 .985 2.51 2.17
1969 NYY AL 30 OF 14 7 83.0 17 16 1 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -15.9 -0.1 -0.7 0.7 -1 1.84 1.21 .976 2.13 1.84
1969 NYY AL 30 LF 9 5 51.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 7.1 0.3 -0.3 0.7 0 1.76 1.11 .980 1.99 1.60
1969 NYY AL 30 CF 4 2 28.0 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 -1.3 -55.7 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 -1 2.25 1.75 .986 2.51 2.17
1969 NYY AL 30 RF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -30.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.60
1969 CAL AL 30 OF 13 5 74.0 18 15 3 0 0 1.000 0.2 3.2 0.2 1.2 -1.0 0 2.19 1.38 .978 2.13 1.84
1969 CAL AL 30 RF 9 3 45.0 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 -1.9 -50.7 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 -1 1.40 0.78 .971 1.92 1.60
1969 CAL AL 30 1B 6 4 30.0 33 32 1 0 3 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 0.3 0 9.90 5.50 .991 9.63 8.33
1969 CAL AL 30 CF 3 2 15.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 64.0 0.8 0.8 0.0 0 3.60 2.00 .983 2.52 2.17
1969 CAL AL 30 LF 3 0 14.0 6 4 2 0 0 1.000 1.3 111.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 1 3.86 2.00 .983 1.99 1.60
1970 CAL AL 31 OF 27 18 154.2 28 26 0 2 0 .929 -1.4 -10.9 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 -1 1.51 0.96 .982 2.14 1.85
1970 CAL AL 31 RF 23 17 143.2 28 26 0 2 0 .929 -1.2 -10.0 -0.2 0.7 -0.9 -1 1.63 1.13 .975 1.98 1.59
1970 CAL AL 31 1B 14 9 74.2 75 69 6 0 7 1.000 0.3 4.8 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 9.04 5.36 .991 9.59 8.14
1970 CAL AL 31 LF 3 1 10.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -60.0 -0.5 -0.7 0.2 0 0.90 0.33 1.000 1.80 1.47
1970 CAL AL 31 3B 2 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -72.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 1.80 0.50 .900 3.06 2.65
1970 CAL AL 31 CF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 360.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.30
1971 CAL AL 32 OF 40 31 296.1 70 69 1 0 0 1.000 4.2 17.0 3.2 1.0 2.3 1 2.13 1.75 .981 2.24 1.96
1971 CAL AL 32 LF 38 31 294.1 67 66 1 0 0 1.000 4.0 16.3 3.0 0.7 2.3 1 2.05 1.76 .981 1.93 1.60
1971 CAL AL 32 1B 5 4 28.0 34 32 1 1 8 .971 -1.0 -42.9 -1.0 -0.2 -0.9 0 10.61 6.60 .991 9.58 8.10
1971 CAL AL 32 RF 2 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 120.0 0.2 0.3 0.0 0 4.50 0.50 1.000 2.25 1.70
7 Seasons OF 329 251 2337.2 563 540 10 13 3 .977 -8.9 -4.6 3.1 5.7 -2.2 -12 2.12 1.67 .975 2.04 1.78
5 Seasons CF 211 172 1581.2 412 396 4 12 1 .971 -8.0 -6.1 3.0 6.4 -3.4 -11 2.28 1.90 .978 2.34 2.07
6 Seasons LF 80 54 521.2 108 104 4 0 1 1.000 2.1 4.8 1.1 -0.6 1.9 1 1.86 1.35 .979 1.88 1.54
5 Seasons RF 42 25 234.1 44 40 2 2 0 .955 -3.0 -15.4 -1.0 -0.1 -0.7 -2 1.61 1.00 .975 1.97 1.61
3 Seasons 1B 25 17 132.2 142 133 8 1 18 .993 -0.7 -6.3 -0.7 -0.2 -0.6 0 9.57 5.64 .991 9.60 8.18
2 Seasons 2B 3 0 3.1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 36.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 5.40 0.67 .950 5.40 4.67
2 Seasons 3B 3 0 5.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -63.5 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 1.59 0.33 .900 3.02 2.70
1 Season SS 1 0 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -480.0 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0 18.00 2.00 .950 4.50 4.20
8 Seasons TOT 361 268 2480.1 710 677 19 14 21 .980 -10.2 -4.9 1.8 5.6 -3.5 -12 0 2.53 1.93 .958 2.46 2.26
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Strikeouts s c a p y
1964 NL--128--2nd

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1964 NL--12--9th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1964 NL--14.7--7th

             

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Gray InkBatting - 2 (2092), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2808), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

January 12, 1961: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.

January 15, 1965: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the New York Mets for George Altman.

August 5, 1965: Traded by the New York Mets to the Milwaukee Braves for players to be named later. The Milwaukee Braves sent Ernie Bowman (September 25, 1965) and Lou Klimchock (September 25, 1965) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

April 28, 1966: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Chicago Cubs for Bobby Cox and cash.

June 22, 1966: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Norm Gigon.

December 2, 1968: Drafted by the New York Yankees from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1968 rule 5 draft.

July 26, 1969: Purchased by the California Angels from the New York Yankees.

May 2, 1972: Released by the California Angels.

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