Roger Bowman

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: August 18, 1927 in Amsterdam, NY us

Died: July 21, 1997 in Los Angeles, CA

Buried: Hagamans Mills Cemetery, Amsterdam, NY

High School: Lynch HS (Amsterdam, NY)

Schools: Colgate University (Hamilton, NY), University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: September 22, 1949 (Age 22-035d, 8,238th in MLB history)
vs. CIN 4.0 IP, 3 H, 3 SO, 4 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: May 22, 1955 (Age 27-277d)
vs. NYG 8.0 IP, 10 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: Roger Clinton Bowman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.7

W

L

ERA

5.81

G

GS

SV

IP

117.2

SO

WHIP

1.768

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1946	18	NYG-min	B,AAA	2	5	.286		8			2	0		32.0	24	30			41		36	0	0	2				2.031	6.8		11.5	10.1	0.88	TRE,JER ISLG,IL
1947	19	NYG-min	B	17	8	.680	3.56	30			16	3		197.0	187	96	78		106		175	3	2	9				1.487	8.5		4.8	8.0	1.65	TRE ISLG
1948	20	NYG-min	A,AAA	11	9	.550	3.60	35	1		0	0		180.0	159	92	72		100		8	0	0	0				1.439	8.0		5.0	0.4	0.08	SXC,JER WL,IL
1949	21	NYG-min	AAA	15	9	.625	3.39	34	26		16	2		194.0	156	91	73		90		165	2	5	4				1.268	7.2		4.2	7.7	1.83	JER IL
1949	21	NYG	NL	0	0		4.26	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.1	6	3	3	1	7	0	4	0	0	0	31	100	6.62	2.053	8.5	1.4	9.9	5.7	0.57

1950	22	NYG-min	AAA	16	11	.593	3.71	31	30		19	2		233.0	202	111	96		112		181	5	2	10				1.348	7.8		4.3	7.0	1.62	JER IL
1951	23	NYG-min	AAA	6	6	.500	3.19	17	15		4	2		110.0	84	54	39		55		106	3	0	3				1.264	6.9		4.5	8.7	1.93	MNE,OTT AA,IL
1951	23	NYG	NL	2	4	.333	6.15	9	5	2	0	0	0	26.1	35	18	18	2	22	2	24	1	1	1	142	65	4.26	2.165	12.0	0.7	7.5	8.2	1.09
1952	24	NYG-min	AAA	2	2	.500	4.62	6			1			37.0	31	21	19	1	12		15	0	0	1				1.162	7.5	0.2	2.9	3.6	1.25	MNE AA
1952	24	NYG	NL	0	0		12.00	2	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	6	4	4	0	3	0	3	1	0	0	18	35	4.39	3.000	18.0	0.0	9.0	9.0	1.00
1953	25	PIT	NL	0	4	.000	4.82	30	2	15	0	0	0	65.1	65	42	35	9	29	3	36	1	0	3	288	93	4.66	1.439	9.0	1.2	4.0	5.0	1.24

1954	26	PIT-min	Opn	22	13	.629	2.51	46	37		16	6		258.1	218	90	72	15	99		165	2	0	1				1.227	7.6	0.5	3.4	5.7	1.67	HOL PCL
1955	27	PIT-min	Opn	5	10	.333	3.70	26	21		6	3		131.1	147	71	54	9	46		80	2	0	8				1.470	10.1	0.6	3.2	5.5	1.74	HOL PCL
1955	27	PIT	NL	0	3	.000	8.64	7	2	1	0	0	0	16.2	25	18	16	2	10	2	8	1	0	4	85	48	4.95	2.100	13.5	1.1	5.4	4.3	0.80
1956	28	NYG-min	AAA	2	2	.500	3.07	10	4		2	1		41.0	41	16	14	1	12	1	21	0	0	2				1.293	9.0	0.2	2.6	4.6	1.75	MNE AA
1957	29	NYG-min	AAA					5																										MNE AA
1959	31	MLN-min	AAA	5	5	.500	2.61	28	11		4	0		114.0	94	41	33	10	43		88	1	1	4				1.202	7.4	0.8	3.4	6.9	2.05	SAC PCL
1960	32	MLN-min	AAA					25																										SAC PCL
1961	33	KCA-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	1.80	7	0					5.0	10	4	1	2	1				0					2.200	18.0	3.6	1.8			HAW PCL
5 Yrs				2	11	.154	5.81	50	12	18	0	0	0	117.2	137	85	76	14	71	7	75	4	1	8	564	74	4.71	1.768	10.5	1.1	5.4	5.7	1.06
162 Game Avg.				2	12	.154	5.81	55	13	20	0	0	0	129	150	93	83	15	78	8	82	4	1	9	619	74	4.71	1.768	10.5	1.1	5.4	5.7	1.06

NYG (3 yrs)				2	4	.333	6.31	13	8	2	0	0	0	35.2	47	25	25	3	32	2	31	2	1	1	191	64	4.69	2.215	11.9	0.8	8.1	7.8	0.97
PIT (2 yrs)				0	7	.000	5.60	37	4	16	0	0	0	82.0	90	60	51	11	39	5	44	2	0	7	373	79	4.72	1.573	9.9	1.2	4.3	4.8	1.13

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