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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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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1888 23 BSN NL 19 15 .559 2.07 36 35 1 34 2 0 317.0 278 155 73 3 73 132 9 0 14 1311 139 1.107 7.9 0.1 2.1 3.7 1.81
1889 24 TOT NL 7 7 .500 6.37 20 15 5 12 0 2 94.2 147 90 67 4 52 43 2 0 7 388 62 2.102 14.0 0.4 4.9 4.1 0.83
1889 24 BSN NL 1 2 .333 5.14 7 4 3 3 0 2 42.0 53 35 24 3 23 10 2 0 2 177 81 1.810 11.4 0.6 4.9 2.1 0.43
1889 24 PIT NL 6 5 .545 7.35 13 11 2 9 0 0 52.2 94 55 43 1 29 33 0 0 5 211 51 2.335 16.1 0.2 5.0 5.6 1.14
1890 25 PIT NL 3 8 .273 4.42 15 11 4 9 0 0 106.0 117 77 52 1 24 30 2 0 7 490 74 1.330 9.9 0.1 2.0 2.5 1.25
3 Seasons 29 30 .492 3.34 71 61 10 55 2 2 517.2 542 322 192 8 149 205 13 0 28 2189 95 1.335 9.4 0.1 2.6 3.6 1.38
162 Game Avg. 15 15 .492 3.34 37 31 5 28 1 1 267 279 166 99 4 77 106 7 0 14 1128 95 1.335 9.4 0.1 2.6 3.6 1.38
PIT (2 yrs) 9 13 .409 5.39 28 22 6 18 0 0 158.2 211 132 95 2 53 63 2 0 12 701 64 1.664 12.0 0.1 3.0 3.6 1.19
BSN (2 yrs) 20 17 .541 2.43 43 39 4 37 2 2 359.0 331 190 97 6 96 142 11 0 16 1488 125 1.189 8.3 0.2 2.4 3.6 1.48

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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
1888 23 BSN NL 36 125 122 14 18 2 0 0 6 1 3 24 .148 .168 .164 .332 4 20 0 1
1889 24 TOT NL 22 69 65 6 17 1 0 0 5 0 4 12 .262 .304 .277 .581 67 18 0 1/O
1889 24 BSN NL 7 18 17 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .235 .278 .235 .513 41 4 0 /1
1889 24 PIT NL 15 51 48 4 13 1 0 0 4 0 3 10 .271 .314 .292 .605 76 14 0 1/O
1890 25 PIT NL 17 52 50 3 9 0 0 0 4 1 2 7 .180 .212 .180 .392 21 9 0 1/O
3 Seasons 75 246 237 23 44 3 0 0 15 2 9 43 .186 .215 .198 .414 26 47 0
162 Game Avg. 162 531 512 50 95 6 0 0 32 4 19 93 .186 .215 .198 .414 26 102 0
PIT (2 yrs) 32 103 98 7 22 1 0 0 8 1 5 17 .224 .262 .235 .497 49 23 0
BSN (2 yrs) 43 143 139 16 22 2 0 0 7 1 4 26 .158 .182 .173 .354 9 24 0

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1888 NL--2.073--5th

Wins s c a p y
1888 NL--19--9th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1888 NL--.559--9th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1888 NL--1.107--10th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1888 NL--7.893--10th

Saves s c a p y
1889 NL--2--1st

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1888 NL--73--9th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1888 NL--.085--1st

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1890 NL--2--10th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1890 NL--490--6th

Games Finished s c a p y
1888 NL--1--10th
1889 NL--5--4th
1890 NL--4--6th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1888 NL--139--5th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 3 (421), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 7 (1394), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 6 (1146), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 8 (996), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

July 20, 1889: Purchased by the Pittsburg Alleghenys from the Boston Beaneaters for $1,000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

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