Shane Bowers (baseball)
| Shane Bowers | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 27, 1971 Glendora, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 26, 1997, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 16, 1997, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–3 |
| Earned run average | 8.05 |
| Strikeouts | 7 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 7–21 |
| Earned run average | 4.08 |
| Strikeouts | 185 |
| KBO statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 13–4 |
| Earned run average | 3.01 |
| Strikeouts | 85 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Shane Patrick Bowers (born July 27, 1971) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Minnesota Twins in 1997.
Born in Glendora, California,[1] Bowers went to Charter Oak High School in Covina, where he played baseball and basketball, before attending Loyola Marymount University.[2] After being selected by the Twins in the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft, Bowers pitched for four different minor league teams from 1993 to 1996.[3] In 1997, he played for the New Britain Rock Cats for two months, recording a 7–2 win–loss record and 3.41 earned run average (ERA) before receiving a promotion to the Salt Lake Buzz, the Twins' Triple-A team. He went 6–0 with the Buzz, earning a call-up to the major leagues by the Twins. His first major league appearance came on July 26 against the Baltimore Orioles; Bowers allowed one run in 5+2⁄3 innings pitched.[4] He started five games for Minnesota in 1997 and posted an 0–3 record, with an 8.05 ERA.[1] Bowers returned to the Buzz for the 1998 season, splitting time between starts and relief appearances and pitching through a fracture in his pitching arm.[5]
In 2001, he went overseas to play for the Yokohama BayStars of Japan's Central League; he started 26 games, going 3–13 with a 4.39 ERA. The following season, he was 4–8 with a 3.77 ERA in 24 appearances. In 2003, he pitched for the Hyundai Unicorns in South Korea, winning 13 games. Bowers last played in the minor leagues in 2004.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Shane Bowers Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
- ^ Polin, Mitch (March 25, 1993). "Pitcher Delivers 1-Liners: Shane Bowers Is Court Jester of Loyola Marymount". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
- ^ a b "Shane Bowers Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
- ^ Gonzalez, Roberto (August 3, 1997). "Bowers On Ride Of His Life". Hartford Courant. p. E8.
- ^ Miedema, Laurence (June 13, 1999). "Bowers Discovers That Pitching Is Easier Without a Broken Arm". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. B9.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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