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| Larry "Bisector" Sowders |  Center FieldRetired (1959, Age 36) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | .303 | Total Rating |
|
Bats/Throws | L/L | |
| OPS | .890 | Status | Deceased (1994) | Option Years | 0
|
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| H | 1308 | Age at Death | 72 | Date of Birth | 11-29-1922 | |
| HR | 218 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 11 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 9 years (62 games) |
|
| RBI | 741 | |||||
| SB | 149 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | (4.5%) | LF | (29.8%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | (100%) |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 2 | ||
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | HBP | SF | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | MIL | 135 |
482 |
80 |
147
|
22 |
10 |
29 |
90 |
35 |
96 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
3 | 4 | .926 |
.354 |
.573 |
.268 |
.305 |
|
| 1951 | MIL | 141 |
541 |
84 |
155
|
29 |
6 |
27 |
86 |
42 |
100 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
3 | 4 | .849 |
.337 |
.512 |
.226 |
.287 |
|
| 1952 | MIL | 139 |
550 |
76 |
181
|
35 |
11 |
27 |
87 |
46 |
96 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
2 | 3 | .962 |
.382 |
.580 |
.251 |
.329 |
 |
| 1953 | MIL-CHN | 123 |
468 |
58 |
135
|
26 |
4 |
25 |
77 |
50 |
96 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
8 | 4 | .881 |
.360 |
.521 |
.233 |
.288 |
|
| 1954 | CHN | 139 |
568 |
101 |
190
|
30 |
11 |
32 |
129 |
50 |
118 | 3 | 5 | 30 |
6 | 4 | .983 |
.388 |
.595 |
.261 |
.335 |
|
| 1955 | CHN | 143 |
482 |
73 |
143
|
24 |
5 |
21 |
71 |
46 |
91 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
9 | 6 | .858 |
.360 |
.498 |
.201 |
.297 |
|
| 1956 | CHN | 139 |
532 |
76 |
153
|
28 |
3 |
25 |
88 |
49 |
110 | 2 | 2 | 31 |
6 | 5 | .841 |
.349 |
.492 |
.205 |
.288 |
|
| 1957 | CHN | 120 |
468 |
67 |
142
|
17 |
3 |
24 |
85 |
31 |
94 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
6 | 3 | .856 |
.350 |
.506 |
.203 |
.303 |
|
| 1958 | CHN | 126 |
169 |
25 |
52
|
12 |
0 |
8 |
24 |
12 |
26 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
1 | 0 | .874 |
.354 |
.521 |
.213 |
.308 |
|
| 1959 | CHN | 58 |
57 |
3 |
10
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
12 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
0 | 0 | .436 |
.226 |
.211 |
.035 |
.175 |
|
| Total | 1263 |
4317 |
643 |
1308
|
223 |
54 |
218 |
741 |
365 |
839 | 22 | 24 | 149 |
44 | 33 | .890 |
.359 |
.531 |
.228 |
.303 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1959-11-01 | Larry "Bisector" Sowders has retired from the Chicago Pyros |
| 1959-06-28 | The Chicago Pyros have promoted Ricky Simmons to the major league team. The Chicago Pyros have designated Larry "Bisector" Sowders for assignment. |
| 1958-07-11 | Larry Bisector Sowders of the Chicago Pyros is injured and is expected to be out 21 days. |
| 1957-09-20 | Larry Bisector Sowders of the Chicago Pyros is injured and is expected to be out 9 days. |
| 1957-05-05 | Larry Bisector Sowders of the Chicago Pyros is injured and is expected to be out 20 days. |
| 1955-04-10 | The Chicago Pyros have renamed Larry Sowders to Larry "Bisector" Sowders. |
| 1953-08-14 | A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Mustangs and the Chicago Pyros. The Chicago Pyros receive Larry Sowders, Otis Rowe, Johnny Wheeler from the Milwaukee Mustangs in exchange for Bob "Final Countdown" Bumble, Bob "Flamethrower" Torchflame. |
| 1953-06-05 | Larry Sowders of the Milwaukee Mustangs is injured and is expected to be out 19 days. |