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Mike Piazza League
9-5-2123
Rick Bowen Right Field
Retired (1984, Age 40)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .272 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .738 Status Deceased (2025) Option Years 0  
H 2139 Age at Death 81 Date of Birth 02-10-1944
HR 123 Drafted Round 1, Pick 11
(1962)
Majors Svc Time 18 years
(151 games)
RBI 871
SB 439
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R Power vs. L C+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR B-
Speed Bunt C- Control   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (99.0%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1965 Away 39 122 14 20 4 1 1 16 20 17 4 1 2 .522 .285 .238 .074 .164
1965 Home 39 134 19 36 5 1 0 9 8 23 11 1 1 .633 .312 .321 .052 .269
1966 Away 75 277 29 62 8 5 2 24 32 52 8 3 3 .613 .303 .310 .087 .224
1966 Home 75 278 36 77 11 3 4 33 35 67 18 4 2 .738 .357 .381 .104 .277
1967 Away 58 196 29 61 8 4 1 20 26 40 16 3 1 .808 .400 .408 .097 .311
1967 Home 59 202 29 58 10 2 4 31 17 30 12 3 4 .761 .345 .416 .129 .287
1968 Away 75 307 38 76 11 3 4 44 31 47 9 6 4 .659 .317 .342 .094 .248
1968 Home 75 280 42 75 13 1 1 30 40 52 13 8 2 .697 .365 .332 .064 .268
1969 Away 63 162 37 54 12 3 2 25 20 12 10 3 1 .888 .407 .481 .148 .333
1969 Home 68 147 19 35 5 2 2 10 16 27 7 5 0 .657 .317 .340 .102 .238
1970 Away 71 211 46 61 9 2 7 36 31 30 21 5 1 .833 .383 .450 .161 .289
1970 Home 75 220 34 64 9 1 9 38 20 29 5 5 2 .808 .344 .464 .173 .291
1971 Away 70 225 34 61 12 0 4 29 27 36 16 3 2 .732 .354 .378 .107 .271
1971 Home 74 216 43 72 14 3 6 24 30 28 18 7 1 .921 .412 .509 .176 .333
1972 Away 75 324 48 89 19 3 6 34 35 49 20 5 1 .755 .347 .407 .133 .275
1972 Home 75 296 63 95 15 1 10 32 39 47 20 7 1 .883 .404 .480 .159 .321
1973 Away 78 327 49 85 14 5 7 38 42 55 12 9 1 .742 .344 .398 .138 .260
1973 Home 72 284 55 84 13 10 3 33 32 39 24 5 2 .811 .368 .444 .148 .296
1974 Away 75 308 42 86 12 6 5 28 37 52 20 8 2 .762 .357 .406 .127 .279
1974 Home 75 298 39 78 8 5 6 22 40 57 26 8 1 .735 .353 .383 .121 .262
1975 Away 69 292 40 80 10 4 3 25 28 56 21 7 2 .704 .337 .366 .092 .274
1975 Home 72 282 33 67 14 5 3 22 36 52 16 5 1 .679 .324 .355 .117 .238
1976 Away 76 309 44 68 8 4 5 25 40 61 18 8 0 .636 .315 .320 .100 .220
1976 Home 74 297 44 73 13 5 3 34 43 54 23 11 1 .695 .341 .354 .108 .246
1977 Away 63 143 21 43 2 1 3 15 14 23 11 4 2 .755 .363 .392 .091 .301
1977 Home 58 133 19 39 6 0 3 19 24 18 6 3 1 .807 .401 .406 .113 .293
1978 Away 63 158 25 43 8 4 1 16 16 21 7 5 0 .739 .347 .392 .120 .272
1978 Home 62 161 32 54 12 3 0 21 17 21 16 3 1 .847 .400 .447 .112 .335
1979 Away 60 118 19 30 3 2 3 13 15 19 8 5 0 .728 .338 .390 .136 .254
1979 Home 62 101 16 30 4 3 0 13 10 15 9 2 0 .762 .366 .396 .099 .297
1980 Away 39 121 11 29 2 1 2 6 18 28 3 2 10 .660 .338 .322 .083 .240
1980 Home 35 126 20 43 2 3 3 25 16 15 4 2 9 .893 .417 .476 .135 .341
1981 Away 46 149 16 40 5 1 2 17 19 25 5 0 1 .703 .347 .356 .087 .268
1981 Home 38 116 17 42 8 2 1 11 17 18 2 0 1 .943 .452 .491 .129 .362
1982 Away 41 145 15 34 1 1 3 19 16 19 0 0 2 .626 .309 .317 .083 .234
1982 Home 39 123 11 32 7 1 1 15 14 29 0 0 1 .691 .333 .358 .098 .260
1983 Away 40 130 12 26 4 0 0 9 11 28 0 0 3 .498 .268 .231 .031 .200
1983 Home 37 114 11 28 6 0 2 8 14 14 0 0 4 .676 .326 .351 .105 .246
1984 Away 9 23 2 4 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 1 .487 .269 .217 .043 .174
1984 Home 7 20 4 5 1 0 1 2 4 3 0 0 0 .825 .375 .450 .200 .250
Total Away 1185 4047 571 1052 153 50 61 439 481 674 209 77 39 .708 .340 .368 .108 .260
Total Home 1171 3828 586 1087 176 51 62 432 472 638 230 79 35 .769 .364 .405 .121 .284
Total 2356 7875 1157 2139 329 101 123 871 953 1312 439 156 74 .738 .352 .386 .114 .272
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1984-11-01Rick Bowen has retired from the Colorado Times
1984-07-18The New York Times have promoted Rick Bowen to the major league team. The New York Times have promoted Jerry Carlos to the major league team. The New York Times have designated Jocko Hasty for assignment. The New York Times have designated Lou Jenkins for assignment.
1984-07-18The New York Times have acquired Rick Bowen from the waiver wire.
1984-04-08The Seattle Mariners have waived Rick Bowen.
1984-04-01The Seattle Mariners have promoted Johnny Camelli to the major league team. The Seattle Mariners have designated Rick Bowen for assignment.
1980-09-27Rick Bowen of the Seattle Mariners is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1980-04-03Trade #1111462 has been completed between the Seattle Mariners and the Kansas City Chefs. The Kansas City Chefs receive Ricardo Jackson, Orlando Amelung, Draft Pick 1982 Round 2 SEA (Red Leach) from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Rick Bowen, Willie Clack. Protest This Trade.
1975-08-10Rick Bowen of the Kansas City Chefs is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1973-05-25A trade has been completed between the Florida Flamingos and the Kansas City Warriors. The Kansas City Warriors receive Rick Bowen, Neal Balsamo, Gordon Huckleberry from the Florida Flamingos in exchange for Damon Rhodes. Protest This Trade.
1965-07-01A trade has been completed between the Florida Flamingos and the Seattle Mariners. The Seattle Mariners receive Spyder Skarsgard, Draft Pick 1966 Round 3 FLA (Gene Poser) from the Florida Flamingos in exchange for Rick Bowen, Draft Pick 1968 Round 1 SEA (Mike Allen), Draft Pick 1967 Round 2 SEA (Quirky Corey). Protest This Trade.