Bob Bowman (pitcher)
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| Bob Bowman | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: October 3, 1910 Keystone, West Virginia |
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| Died: September 4, 1972 (aged 61) Bluefield, West Virginia |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| April 21, 1939 for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 25, 1942 for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Career statistics | |
| Win-loss record | 26-17 |
| Earned run average | 3.82 |
| Strikeouts | 146 |
| Teams | |
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Robert James Bowman (October 3, 1910 – September 4, 1972) was a former professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of four seasons (1939–1942) with the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants and Chicago Cubs. For his career, he compiled a 26-17 record in 109 appearances, most as a relief pitcher, with an 3.82 earned run average and 146 strikeouts. Bowman is most noted as being the pitcher who beaned former Cardinal teammate Joe Medwick, and incident that nearly cost Medwick his life.[1]
Bowman was born in Keystone, West Virginia and later died in Bluefield, West Virginia at the age of 61.
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- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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