Bill Sowders
William Jefferson Sowders (Little Bill)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 155 lb.

Born: November 29, 1864 in Louisville, KY (All Transactions)
Debut: April 24, 1888
Final Game: June 19, 1890
Died: February 2, 1951 in Indianapolis, IN
Relatives: Brother of John Sowders and Brother of Len Sowders
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Standard Fielding

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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 Awards
1888 BSN NL 23 P 36 100 23 69 8 1 .920 2.56 .892 2.23
1889 TOT NL 24 P 20 44 11 30 3 0 .932 2.05 .902 1.93
1889 BSN NL 24 P 7 14 3 11 0 0 1.000 2.00 .893 1.93
1889 PIT NL 24 P 13 30 8 19 3 0 .900 2.08 .907 1.93
1889 PIT NL 24 OF 2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 1.95 0-2-0
1890 PIT NL 25 P 15 19 7 9 3 0 .842 1.07 .905 2.01
1890 PIT NL 25 OF 2 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.50 .900 1.90 0-2-0
3 Seasons P 71 163 41 108 14 1 .914 2.10 .896 2.10
2 Seasons OF 4 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.75 .900 1.92 0-4-0
3 Seasons TOT 75 170 48 108 14 1 .918 2.08 .814 2.09 0-4-0

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1888 BSN NL 23 36 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1889 PIT NL 24 15 15 15 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1889 BSN NL 24 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1890 PIT NL 25 17 17 17 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
3 Seasons 75 75 75 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

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