Bob Bowman

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: October 3, 1910 in Keystone, WV us

Died: September 4, 1972 in Bluefield, WV

Buried: Woodlawn Memorial Park, Bluewell, WV

Last Game: May 25, 1942 (Age 31-234d)
vs. STL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Robert James Bowman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.4

ERA

3.82

109

365.0

146

WHIP

1.367

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1929	18	-4.2	Goldsboro	ECAR	D		1	3	.250			4

1934	23	-0.8	Mount Airy	BIST	D		7	9	.438		6.38	28						127.0	59	90			48							0.843	4.2		3.4

1938	27	-0.7	Rochester	IL	AA	STL	11	7	.611	3.11	3.82	48	17		3	2		165.0	152	70	57		66		94	3	0	5		1.321	8.3		3.6	5.1	1.42
1939	28	-1.6	STL	NL	Maj	STL	13	5	.722	2.60	2.87	51	15	19	4	2	8	169.1	141	54	49	8	60	5	78	1	1	3	692	1.187	7.5	0.4	3.2	4.1	1.30
1940	29	-0.5	STL	NL	Maj	STL	7	5	.583	4.33	5.20	28	17	3	7	0	0	114.1	118	66	55	9	43	3	43	4	0	4	499	1.408	9.3	0.7	3.4	3.4	1.00
1941	30	1.0	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	6	7	.462	5.71	6.16	29	6	12	2	0	1	80.1	100	55	51	10	36	7	25	1	0	2	372	1.693	11.2	1.1	4.0	2.8	0.69
1942	31		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A1-AA		8	2	.800	4.33	5.35	31	5		0	0		79.0	78	47	38		38		16	1	0	2		1.468	8.9		4.3
1942	31	5.1	Toronto	IL	AA		2	1	.667	5.75	6.50	22	0		0	0		36.0	30	26	23		27		16	1	0	2		1.583	7.5		6.8	4.0	0.59
1942	31	4.5	Nashville	SOUA	A1		6	1	.857	3.14	4.40	9	5					43.0	48	21	15		11							1.372	10.0		2.3
1942	31	2.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1943	32	3.8	Milwaukee	AA	AA		6	2	.750	3.04	4.05	33	4	15	2	0		80.0	84	36	27		25		37	3	0	4		1.363	9.5		2.8	4.2	1.48
1944	33		2 Teams	AA	AA		1	0				13						12.0	22	16	16		13		3	2	0	2
1944	33	5.6	Milwaukee	AA	AA							8
1944	33	5.6	Minneapolis	AA	AA							5
1945	34	7.8	Buffalo	IL	AA	DET	5	10	.333	5.79	7.96	41	10		2	0		112.0	144	99	72		67		39	1	0	6		1.884	11.6		5.4	3.1	0.58
1946	35		3 Teams	3 Lgs	D-AAA	NYG	18	10	.643	2.70	4.15	35	3	0	19	2		243.0	242	112	73		47		168	2	0	1		1.189	9.0		1.7	6.2	3.57
1946	35	6.4	Minneapolis	AA	AAA	NYG	0	3	.000	6.63	6.63	3	3	0	1	0		19.0	29	14	14		7		10	1	0	0		1.895	13.7		3.3	4.7	1.43
1946	35	11.4	New River	APPY	D	CHW	12	3	.800	2.41	4.46	20			10	0		127.0	127	63	34		19		90	1	0	0		1.150	9.0		1.3	6.4	4.74
1946	35	11.0	Mount Airy	BLRI	D		6	4	.600	2.32	3.25	12			8	2		97.0	86	35	25		21		68	0	0	1		1.103	8.0		1.9	6.3	3.24
1947	36	13.0	Mount Airy	BLRI	D		17	4	.810	3.29	4.11	28			18	4		197.0	179	90	72		53		158	4	0	7		1.178	8.2		2.4	7.2	2.98
1948	37	13.7	Mount Airy	BLRI	D		7	3	.700	2.71	4.77	13			9	0		83.0	78	44	25		28		67	3		3		1.277	8.5		3.0	7.3	2.39
1949	38	17.0	Bluefield	APPY	D	BSN	14	3	.824	3.72	4.76	23			13	1		155.0	155	82	64		23		110	0	0	0		1.148	9.0		1.3	6.4	4.78
1950	39	17.4	Bluefield	APPY	D	BSN	8	1	.889	2.78	3.71	15						97.0	96	40	30		37							1.371	8.9		3.4
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (4 seasons)					Majors		26	17	.605	3.82	4.32	109	38	35	13	2	9	365.0	360	175	155	27	139	15	146	6	1	9	1567	1.367	8.9	0.7	3.4	3.6	1.05
Minors (12 seasons)					Minors		102	54				312	39	15	66	9		1338.0	1267	710	458		432		689	17	0	28
All Levels (15 Seasons)							128	71				421	77	50	79	11	9	1703.0	1627	885	613	27	571	15	835	23	1	37	1567

AAA (1 season)					Minors		0	3	.000	6.63	6.63	3	3	0	1	0		19.0	29	14	14		7		10	1	0	0		1.895	13.7		3.3	4.7	1.43
AA (5 seasons)					Minors		24	20				157	31	15	7	2		393.0	410	231	179		185		186	8	0	17
A1 (1 season)					Minors		6	1	.857	3.14	4.40	9	5					43.0	48	21	15		11							1.372	10.0		2.3
D (7 seasons)					Minors		72	30	.706			143			58	7		883.0	780	444	250		229		493	8	0	11