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John Arthur Fowler

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: July 3, 1922 in Converse, SC
High School: Spartanburg HS (Spartanburg, SC)
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1954 (Age 31)   vs. MLN 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Teams (by GP): Redlegs/Angels/Dodgers 1954-1964

Final Game: May 4, 1964 (Age 41)   vs. KCA 2.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER, L
Died: January 29, 2007 in Spartanburg, SC
Buried: Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, SC
Relatives: Brother of Jesse Fowler
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News -- November 2012

11/27 The Cardinal Nation Blog: Musial faced MLB’s last left-handed shortstop – sort of: A left-handed thrower designated as shortstop appeared in the field in 1954 as part of a unique attempt to retire Stan Musial...

News -- August 2012

8/21 PaulLebowitz.com: McClure Was Fired Because He Didn’t Work: The key word with a pitching coach is “work”. I don’t mean working hard nor do I mean to imply the the fired Red Sox pitching...

News -- July 2012

7/23 PaulLebowitz.com: Strasburg Ambiguity Mars The Nationals’ Magical Season: How can anyone involved with the Nationals justify looking into Stephen Strasburg’s face and telling him that while the team...

News -- June 2011

6/27 B-R Blog: Throwing 95+ pitches in a relief appearance: 2011 isn't quite halfway over yet and we've already had 3 different relief appearances where the pitcher threw at least 95 pitches:...

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