Bob Bowman (pitcher)

Bob Bowman
Bob Bowman
	Pitcher
	Born: October 3, 1910; Keystone, West Virginia
	Died: September 4, 1972 (aged 61); Bluefield, West Virginia
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 21, 1939, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
	May 25, 1942, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	26-17
Earned run average	3.82
Strikeouts	146
Teams
	St. Louis Cardinals (1939–1940); New York Giants (1941); Chicago Cubs (1942);

Robert James Bowman (October 3, 1910 – September 4, 1972) was a 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]

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