Larry Bowa

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-10, 155lb (178cm, 70kg)

Born: December 6, 1945 in Sacramento, CA us

High School: McClatchy HS (Sacramento, CA)

School: Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA)

Debut: April 7, 1970 (Age 24-122d, 12,953rd in major league history)
vs. CHC 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 6, 1985 (Age 39-304d)
vs. MON 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: Lawrence Robert Bowa

Nicknames: Gnat, Bo or Pee Wee

Pronunciation: \BO-ah\

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Relatives: Uncle of Nick Johnson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.8

8418

2191

.260

987

RBI

525

318

OBP

.300

SLG

.320

OPS

.620

OPS+

Summary of 15 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 3 go ahead

2 Tms
PHI	13
CHC	2

Platoon
vs LHP	10
vs RHP	5

Home/Road
Home	8
Away	7

Outs
1	7
2	5
0	3

9 Opps
CIN	4
SDP	3
MON	2
SFG	1
PHI	1
ATL	1
STL	1
CHC	1
HOU	1

15 Pitchers
Dave Dravecky	1
Fred Norman	1
Pete Falcone	1
Dan Warthen	1
Dennis Kinney	1
Darold Knowles	1
Joe Hoerner	1
Dave Roberts	1
Mike Caldwell	1
Buzz Capra	1
Al Holland	1
Steve Renko	1
Manny Sarmiento	1
Rick Wise	1
Tom Seaver	1

6 Parks
VeteransStad (PHI)	7
Qualcomm St (SAN)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	2
Parc Jarry (MON)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1

Where Hit
7	4
9	2
78	2

3 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	15

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	10
1--	3
123	1
1-3	1

23 RBI
RISP	2
0 on	10
1 on	3
2 on	1
3 on	1
Any on	5

Inning
1	2
2	2
4	2
5	3
6	1
7	2
9	3

1-3	4
4-6	6
7-end	5

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	1
+2	2
+1	2
Tied	3
-2	3
-4..	2

Ahead	7
Tied	3
Behind	5

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
SS	15

OrderPos
2nd	11
7th	3
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	1
Medium Lev	4
Low Lev	10

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1972	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1972-08-18	PHI		HOU	Dave Roberts	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	1	2	6	0.111	64%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run
1974	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1974-04-30	PHI	@	SFG	Mike Caldwell	tied 0-0	t 1	0	1--	2	2	6	0.157	69%		Home Run; D. Cash Scores
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1975-05-16	PHI		ATL	Buzz Capra	ahead 4-0	b 2	2	1--	2	2	6	0.071	95%		Home Run; D. Cash Scores
4	4	2	1	1975-07-31	PHI	@	MON	Dan Warthen	behind 1-3	t 5	2	---	1	2	6	0.109	30%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1977-04-19	PHI	@	CHC	Steve Renko	ahead 5-2	t 4	0	---	1	2	6	0.063	87%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
6	6	2	1	1977-04-24	PHI		STL	Pete Falcone	behind 1-3	b 5	2	---	1	2	6	0.122	36%		Home Run (Deep LF)
7	7	3	1	1977-06-20	PHI		CIN	Fred Norman	ahead 2-0	b 2	1	---	1	7	6	0.078	81%		Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	4	1	1977-06-22	PHI		CIN	Joe Hoerner	ahead 10-9	b 7	1	123	4	8	6	0.121	98%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Hebner Scores; B. Foote Scores; T. Sizemore Scores
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	1978-06-16	PHI	@	SDP	Dennis Kinney	ahead 4-0	t 9	0	---	1	2	6	0.006	100%		Home Run
10	10	2	1	1978-07-07	PHI		MON	Darold Knowles	behind 3-7	b 9	1	---	1	2	6	0.009	1%		Home Run
11	11	3	1	1978-07-30	PHI	@	CIN	Manny Sarmiento	behind 1-5	t 9	1	1--	2	2	6	0.018	3%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Maddox Scores
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1980-05-10	PHI	@	CIN	Tom Seaver	ahead 1-0	t 5	2	---	1	7	6	0.129	74%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (LF-CF)
13	13	2	1	1980-08-21	PHI		SDP	Rick Wise	behind 4-6	b 6	1	---	1	7	6	0.134	34%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (LF-CF)
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1983-05-08	CHC	@	SDP	Dave Dravecky	tied 0-0	t 4	1	---	1	2	6	0.141	61%		Home Run
15	15	2	1	1983-05-12	CHC		PHI	Al Holland	ahead 3-1	b 7	2	1-3	3	2	6	0.091	99%		Home Run; J. Davis Scores/unER; R. Sandberg Scores/unER; L. Bowa Scores/Team unER