Chick Bowen

Emmons Joseph Bowen

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 7", Weight 165 lb.
• School College of the Holy Cross
• High School New Haven (CT) High School
• Debut September 15, 1919
• Final Game September 28, 1919
• Born July 26, 1897 in New Haven, CT USA
• Died August 9, 1948 in New Haven, CT USA

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Biographical Information

Chick Bowen came out of Holy Cross in 1919, where he had been with Joe Dugan and Jigger Statz. He made his major league debut in September 1919 for manager John McGraw and the New York Giants. His major league career consisted of 3 games as an outfielder, during which he went 1 for 5 with a walk. The next year, with the Rochester Hustlers, he hit .292. He was the baseball coach at Hillhouse High School in New Haven in the early 1940s.

Related Sites

• Chick Bowen at the SABR Bio Project
• List of Gold Key Winners of the Connecticut SportsWriters Alliance, including Chick Bowen in 1942.