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Frank Thomas League
4-15-2075
Austin Bowman Third Base
Retired (1978, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .301 Total Rating 72   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .899 Status Deceased (2012) Option Years 0  
H 2578 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 09-02-1941
HR 465 Drafted Round 1, Pick 8
(1959)
Majors Svc Time 16 years
(35 games)
RBI 1506
SB 300
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R 55 Contact vs. L 59 Endurance 55   Ldrship 24
Power vs. R 92 Power vs. L 82 Velocity 6   Mentor vR 72
Speed 75 Bunt 18 Control 2   Mentor vL 71
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS 2 (2.6%) Range 73 WS Rings 3
1B --- LF --- Arm 72 WS Appearances 5
2B --- CF ---   Health 21 LCS Appearances 8
3B 100 (100%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 13
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1959 Minors 18 46.00 7 / 8 3 / 5 2 / 9 1 / 3 3 / 5 7 / 7 8 / 9 31 / 46
1960 Minors 19 41.00 1 / 1 6 / 6 6 / 6 1 / 6 6 / 10 3 / 5 7 / 7 30 / 41
1961 Minors 20 56.00 5 / 8 4 / 7 3 / 4 4 / 10 2 / 6 6 / 8 7 / 13 31 / 56
1962 Minors 21 69.00 7 / 9 9 / 12 5 / 10 3 / 11 2 / 9 9 / 11 4 / 7 39 / 69
1962 Majors 21 7.72 0 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 7
1962 Pos (CF) 21 20.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 20
1963 Majors 22 58.17 3 / 8 5 / 11 3 / 8 3 / 6 2 / 9 4 / 10 1 / 6 21 / 58
1964 Majors 23 57.80 2 / 9 2 / 8 5 / 9 1 / 6 1 / 9 4 / 8 4 / 8 19 / 57
1965 Majors 24 51.05 2 / 8 0 / 5 2 / 10 2 / 9 2 / 9 1 / 3 4 / 7 13 / 51
1966 Majors 25 59.45 3 / 8 1 / 8 0 / 11 2 / 6 2 / 10 3 / 7 2 / 9 13 / 59
1967 Majors 26 53.91 2 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 6 1 / 13 4 / 6 2 / 6 9 / 53
1968 Majors 27 65.20 0 / 6 3 / 10 0 / 11 1 / 7 0 / 10 2 / 11 1 / 10 7 / 65
1969 Majors 28 64.21 0 / 4 0 / 12 1 / 11 1 / 12 0 / 4 0 / 8 1 / 13 3 / 64
1970 Majors 29 62.07 60 50 0 0 / 4 1 / 15 0 / 4 0 / 11 1 / 9 1 / 12 1 / 7 4 / 62
1971 Majors 30 64.02 162 135 0 0 / 12 0 / 11 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 12 0 / 6 1 / 9 1 / 64
1972 Majors 31 52.26 138 116 24 0 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 11 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 52
1973 Majors 32 64.02 162 135 0 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 8 3 / 13 0 / 8 1 / 10 4 / 64
1974 Majors 33 69.52 162 121 0 0 / 10 0 / 12 0 / 11 0 / 6 0 / 12 1 / 7 0 / 11 1 / 69
1975 Majors 34 65.72 162 135 0 0 / 7 1 / 6 0 / 14 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 13 0 / 10 1 / 65
1976 Majors 35 64.92 162 133 0 0 / 10 0 / 11 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 3 0 / 14 0 / 64
1977 Majors 36 57.36 141 114 20 0 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 6 0 / 14 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 57
1978 Majors 37 65.65 162 110 0 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 7 1 / 7 0 / 9 1 / 13 0 / 12 2 / 65
Total 1311 1049 44 32 / 150 36 / 178 27 / 176 20 / 149 25 / 191 46 / 162 44 / 182 230 / 1208
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1978-11-01Austin Bowman has retired from the Chicago South Siders
1977-07-02Austin Bowman of the Chicago South Siders is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1972-07-21Austin Bowman of the Chicago Champs is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1970-10-21Austin Bowman of the Chicago Champs is injured and is expected to be out 52 days.
1967-07-28Austin Bowman of the Chicago Champs is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1965-07-18Austin Bowman of the Chicago Champs is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1962-09-10The Chicago Champs have promoted Austin Bowman to the major league team.
1962-03-25The Chicago Champs have renamed Terry Walker to Austin Bowman.
1962-03-25A trade has been completed between the Chicago Champs and the Milwaukee Pronghorns. The Milwaukee Pronghorns receive Dan Hassey, Draft Pick - 1962 Round 3 (CHA) from the Chicago Champs in exchange for Terry Walker.
1962-03-25The Milwaukee Pronghorns have promoted Byung-Hyun Calhoun to the major league team. The Milwaukee Pronghorns have promoted Hal Upham to the major league team. The Milwaukee Pronghorns have promoted Danny Houck to the major league team. The Milwaukee Pronghorns have sent Spider Stone to the minors. The Milwaukee Pronghorns have sent Mike Martinez to the minors. The Milwaukee Pronghorns have sent Terry Walker to the minors.