Ted Bowsfield

Edward Oliver Bowsfield

• Bats Right, Throws Left
• Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.
• School Penticton College of Commerce
• Debut July 20, 1958
• Final Game October 2, 1964
• Born January 10, 1935 in Vernon, BC CAN

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Biographical Information

Canadian-born left-hander Ted Bowsfield was referred to as "that fella that throws them ground balls" by Casey Stengel after he beat the New York Yankees three straight times in 1958.

Ted first came up with the Boston Red Sox from the Minneapolis Millers in 1958, and three of his four victories came against the Yankees. He was back in the American Association for most of the 1959 season before being traded to the Cleveland Indians in 1960. He went to the expansion Los Angeles Angels in 1961 and had his finest year in the majors with a 11-8 record. He finished his career in the American League, working out of the Kansas City Athletics bullpen in 1963 and 1964, with an overall 37-39 record.

Upon retiring, Ted returned to the Angels organization in public relations before becoming the team's traveling secretary. He later became the stadium director of Anaheim Stadium. He took the same position at the Seattle Kingdome upon its opening in 1976 and held that job until moving on down the road as stadium manager of the newly-constructed Tacoma Dome in the mid-1980s. Bowsfield, who also worked in a consulting position in the development of the Yakima SunDome in Yakima, now resides in Nipomo, CA.

Sources

Baseball-Reference com.
Baseball Players of the 1950s

Related Sites

• Ted Bowsfield at the SABR Bio Project