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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	PHI	@	STL	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
2	2	Apr 7	PHI	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	5	0	8	2	SS
3	3	Apr 8	PHI	@	STL	T,2-2	CG	22	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
4	4	Apr 10	PHI		PIT	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
5	5	Apr 11	PHI		PIT	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
6	6	Apr 12	PHI	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
7	7	Apr 15 (1)	PHI	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
8	8	Apr 15 (2)	PHI	@	NYM	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	6	1	9	1	SS
9	9	Apr 17	PHI	@	PIT	W,13-2	GS	35	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
10	10	Apr 18	PHI	@	PIT	W,3-2	GS	28	7.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
11	11	Apr 20	PHI		NYM	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	2	8	0	10	0	SS
12	12	Apr 21	PHI		NYM	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
13	13	Apr 22	PHI		NYM	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
14	14	Apr 23	PHI		LAD	W,4-3	CG	39	10.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
15	15	Apr 24	PHI		LAD	W,7-6	CG	43	10.0	3	6	0	9	3	SS
16	16	Apr 25	PHI		LAD	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
17	17	Apr 27	PHI		SDP	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	5	0	6	2	SS
18	18	Apr 28	PHI		SDP	L,0-5	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
19	19	Apr 29	PHI		SDP	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
20	20	Apr 30	PHI		SFG	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	21	May 1	PHI		SFG	L,0-7	CG	36	9.0	1	5	0	6	2	SS
22	22	May 3	PHI	@	LAD	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	SS
23	23	May 4	PHI	@	LAD	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
24	24	May 5	PHI	@	LAD	W,11-0	GS	29	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
25	25	May 6	PHI	@	LAD	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
26	26	May 7	PHI	@	SDP	W,11-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
27	27	May 8	PHI	@	SDP	W,9-8	CG	55	12.0	5	7	1	13	2	SS
28	28	May 9	PHI	@	SDP	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	2	7	0	9	1	SS
29	29	May 10	PHI	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
30	30	May 11	PHI	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
31	31	May 12	PHI	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
32	32	May 13	PHI	@	SFG	W,12-3	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
33	33	May 15	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
34	35 (1)	May 17	PHI	@	CHC	W,23-22	CG	59	10.0	2	8	0	10	1	SS
35	36	May 18	PHI		MON	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
36	37	May 19	PHI		MON	L,5-10	CG	45	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
37	38	May 20	PHI		MON	L,6-10	CG	48	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
38	39	May 21	PHI		STL	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	SS
39	40	May 22	PHI		STL	W,3-1	GS	23	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	57 (16)	Jun 9	PHI		ATL	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	SS
41	58	Jun 10	PHI		ATL	L,3-10	CG	46	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	SS
42	59	Jun 11	PHI		HOU	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	SS
43	60	Jun 12	PHI		HOU	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	SS
44	61	Jun 13	PHI		HOU	L,3-4	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
45	62	Jun 15	PHI		CIN	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
46	63	Jun 16	PHI		CIN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
47	64	Jun 17	PHI		CIN	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
48	65	Jun 18	PHI	@	ATL	L,5-10	CG	40	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
49	66	Jun 19	PHI	@	ATL	L,4-10	CG	41	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
50	67	Jun 20	PHI	@	ATL	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
51	68	Jun 22	PHI	@	MON	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	SS
52	69	Jun 23	PHI	@	MON	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
53	70	Jun 24	PHI	@	MON	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
54	71	Jun 25	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	3	6	0	9	1	SS
55	72	Jun 26	PHI	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
56	73	Jun 27	PHI	@	CHC	L,4-11	CG	45	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
57	74	Jun 29 (1)	PHI	@	STL	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	0	7	0	7	0	SS
58	75	Jun 29 (2)	PHI	@	STL	L,1-7	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
59	76	Jun 30	PHI	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	43	10.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	77	Jul 1 (1)	PHI	@	STL	L,7-13	CG	44	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
61	78	Jul 1 (2)	PHI	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	34	8.2	1	5	0	6	0	SS
62	79	Jul 2	PHI		NYM	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	4	5	0	9	4	SS
63	80	Jul 3	PHI		NYM	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	5	4	0	9	1	SS
64	81	Jul 4	PHI		NYM	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
65	82	Jul 5	PHI		NYM	L,2-3	GS	29	7.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
66	83	Jul 6	PHI		SFG	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	SS
67	84	Jul 7	PHI		SFG	L,6-8	CG	44	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
68	85	Jul 8	PHI		SFG	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
69	86	Jul 9	PHI		SFG	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
70	87	Jul 10	PHI		SDP	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
71	88	Jul 11	PHI		SDP	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
72	89	Jul 12	PHI		SDP	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
73	90	Jul 13	PHI		LAD	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
74	91	Jul 14	PHI		LAD	W,10-7	CG	45	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
75	92	Jul 15	PHI		LAD	W,10-3	CG	35	9.0	3	7	0	10	2	SS
76	93	Jul 19	PHI	@	SFG	L,0-1	GS	27	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
77	94	Jul 20	PHI	@	SFG	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
78	95	Jul 21	PHI	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	2	3	1	6	0	SS
79	96	Jul 22	PHI	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
80	97	Jul 23	PHI	@	SDP	L,5-6	GS	35	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
81	98	Jul 24	PHI	@	LAD	L,3-15	CG	47	8.0	2	4	0	6	2	SS
82	99	Jul 25	PHI	@	LAD	L,8-16	CG	44	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
83	100	Jul 27	PHI		STL	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS
84	101	Jul 28	PHI		STL	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	SS
85	102	Jul 29	PHI		STL	L,5-6	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
86	103	Jul 30	PHI		CHC	W,5-4	GS	31	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
87	104	Jul 31	PHI		CHC	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	SS
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
88	105	Aug 1	PHI	@	NYM	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
89	106	Aug 2 (1)	PHI	@	NYM	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	SS
90	107	Aug 2 (2)	PHI	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
91	108	Aug 3 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
92	109	Aug 3 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	4	6	0	10	1	SS
93	110	Aug 4	PHI	@	PIT	L,0-4	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	SS
94	111	Aug 5 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	L,8-12	CG	44	8.2	2	3	0	5	2	SS
95	112	Aug 5 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
96	113	Aug 7	PHI		MON	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
97	114	Aug 8	PHI		MON	W,4-3	CG	32	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
98	115	Aug 9	PHI		MON	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
99	116	Aug 10 (1)	PHI		PIT	W,4-3	CG	45	12.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
100	117	Aug 10 (2)	PHI		PIT	L,2-3	GS	28	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
101	118	Aug 11	PHI		PIT	L,11-14	CG	50	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	SS
102	119	Aug 13	PHI		PIT	L,1-9	CG	45	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
103	120	Aug 14	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	36	9.1	3	1	0	4	0	SS
104	121	Aug 15	PHI	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
105	122	Aug 17	PHI	@	HOU	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	7	0	7	0	SS
106	123	Aug 18	PHI	@	HOU	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	2	SS
107	124	Aug 19	PHI	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	SS
108	125	Aug 20	PHI		ATL	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	3	6	0	9	0	SS
109	126	Aug 21	PHI		ATL	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
110	127	Aug 22	PHI		ATL	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	SS
111	128	Aug 24	PHI		HOU	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
112	129	Aug 25	PHI		HOU	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	2	6	0	8	0	SS
113	130	Aug 26	PHI		HOU	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	SS
114	131	Aug 27	PHI		CIN	L,2-4	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
115	132	Aug 28	PHI		CIN	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
116	133	Aug 29	PHI		CIN	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	2	5	0	7	3	SS
117	134	Aug 31	PHI	@	ATL	W,6-2	CG	21	5.1	2	2	0	4	1	SS
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
118	135	Sep 1	PHI	@	ATL	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	2	6	1	9	1	SS
119	136	Sep 2	PHI	@	ATL	W,2-1	CG	36	10.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
120	137	Sep 3 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	28	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	SS
121	138	Sep 3 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	2	SS
122	139	Sep 6 (1)	PHI		NYM	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
123	140	Sep 6 (2)	PHI		NYM	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	7	0	7	0	SS
124	141	Sep 7	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	34	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	SS
125	142	Sep 8	PHI	@	CHC	W,9-8	CG	38	9.0	6	5	0	11	2	SS
126	143	Sep 9	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-15	GS	35	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
127	144	Sep 11	PHI	@	NYM	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
128	145	Sep 12	PHI	@	NYM	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
129	146	Sep 13	PHI	@	NYM	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
130	147	Sep 14	PHI		CHC	L,0-2	CG	35	10.0	2	2	0	4	0	SS
131	148	Sep 15	PHI		CHC	W,8-1	GS	18	5.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
132	149	Sep 16	PHI		CHC	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
133	150	Sep 17	PHI	@	STL	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	SS
134	151	Sep 18	PHI	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	39	10.0	0	3	0	3	1	SS
135	152	Sep 19 (1)	PHI		PIT	L,6-9	CG	47	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
136	153	Sep 19 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	SS
137	154	Sep 20	PHI		PIT	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	SS
138	155	Sep 22 (1)	PHI		MON	W,9-8	CG	42	10.0	0	1	0	1	1	SS
139	156	Sep 22 (2)	PHI		MON	L,2-8	GS	35	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	SS
140	157	Sep 23	PHI		MON	L,4-7	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	SS
141	158	Sep 24	PHI		STL	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
142	159	Sep 25	PHI		STL	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	SS
143	160	Sep 26	PHI		STL	W,11-5	GS	22	6.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
144	161	Sep 28	PHI	@	MON	W,3-2	CG	43	11.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
145	162	Sep 29	PHI	@	MON	L,2-3	GS	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	SS
146	163	Sep 30	PHI	@	MON	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	SS
							146gm		1270.1	229	448	6	683	80