Show classic player card
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 Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1962 LHP 9 22 4 1 1 0 1 2 9 .568 .250 .318 .136 .182
1962 RHP 15 51 15 2 0 0 0 3 7 .667 .333 .333 .039 .294
1963 LHP 66 179 47 6 1 9 26 18 32 .791 .333 .458 .196 .263
1963 RHP 112 368 108 24 2 18 53 34 61 .869 .353 .516 .223 .293
1964 LHP 72 207 49 10 2 8 21 18 39 .720 .300 .420 .184 .237
1964 RHP 110 344 85 14 3 12 28 27 75 .715 .305 .410 .163 .247
1965 LHP 60 148 37 6 0 5 14 14 31 .707 .315 .392 .142 .250
1965 RHP 99 345 99 16 4 18 58 32 60 .864 .351 .513 .226 .287
1966 LHP 69 161 54 8 2 10 29 16 28 .999 .402 .596 .261 .335
1966 RHP 120 401 122 23 7 19 60 36 80 .905 .367 .539 .234 .304
1967 LHP 67 155 44 6 1 10 31 14 25 .876 .347 .529 .245 .284
1967 RHP 108 339 117 24 8 22 67 41 63 1.077 .419 .658 .313 .345
1968 LHP 81 174 52 9 4 10 35 20 32 .943 .374 .569 .270 .299
1968 RHP 119 388 125 17 5 22 72 40 80 .948 .386 .562 .240 .322
1969 LHP 74 181 58 10 2 14 40 13 31 1.005 .376 .630 .309 .320
1969 RHP 117 390 122 16 4 23 80 30 82 .915 .363 .551 .238 .313
1970 LHP 69 163 50 6 3 6 30 16 38 .857 .367 .491 .184 .307
1970 RHP 124 384 137 22 3 31 88 43 66 1.095 .424 .672 .315 .357
1971 LHP 73 168 49 17 1 9 42 21 24 .934 .368 .565 .274 .292
1971 RHP 115 406 127 23 3 30 69 45 80 .991 .385 .606 .293 .313
1972 LHP 57 148 47 5 2 7 20 13 25 .901 .380 .520 .203 .318
1972 RHP 98 330 99 19 4 12 43 37 55 .862 .371 .491 .191 .300
1973 LHP 52 139 46 5 0 9 33 21 22 .970 .409 .561 .230 .331
1973 RHP 117 420 130 26 3 18 58 39 75 .886 .371 .514 .205 .310
1974 LHP 59 130 29 3 2 4 15 9 22 .639 .270 .369 .146 .223
1974 RHP 133 397 117 19 4 26 77 28 85 .903 .344 .559 .264 .295
1975 LHP 55 98 42 2 2 10 36 11 17 1.282 .486 .796 .367 .429
1975 RHP 130 453 147 22 6 22 93 38 85 .922 .377 .545 .221 .325
1976 LHP 42 88 19 4 1 4 15 12 18 .730 .310 .420 .205 .216
1976 RHP 129 452 145 25 2 26 90 34 81 .924 .366 .558 .237 .321
1977 LHP 34 67 19 2 1 5 10 9 11 .936 .368 .567 .284 .284
1977 RHP 116 392 122 21 6 21 83 39 62 .926 .370 .556 .245 .311
1978 LHP 32 60 13 0 0 4 13 8 11 .721 .304 .417 .200 .217
1978 RHP 136 407 102 14 5 21 76 27 81 .762 .297 .464 .214 .251
Total LHP 971 2288 659 100 25 124 411 235 415 .872 .356 .516 .228 .288
Total RHP 1898 6267 1919 327 69 341 1095 573 1178 .909 .366 .544 .237 .306
Total 2135 8555 2578 427 94 465 1506 808 1593 .899 .363 .536 .235 .301
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.