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Name Team Age
Birdie "Birdman" Rowan Retired (1977, Age 35) Died (2025, Age 84)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 25
(1959)		 RP R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Lou Brock League 0 14 years (61 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ B  D-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
D- D- B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
D- D- B-
Endurance Velocity Control
C+ C+ A 
Leadership   Mentor Value  
A  A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A  0 12/6/1941
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
3 4 9
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Energy  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Batting   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
1963 CIN 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 10.1 3 0 0 0 3 3 0.58 0.00
1964 CIN 13 9 82 0 0 0 0 2 96.1 100 55 51 0 30 47 1.35 4.76
1965 CIN 9 7 68 0 0 0 10 2 84.2 64 27 25 0 31 43 1.12 2.66
1966 CIN 0 0 68 0 0 0 56 3 67.0 61 16 14 0 13 38 1.10 1.88
1967 CIN 0 5 49 0 0 0 36 12 39.2 45 23 22 0 7 25 1.31 4.99
1968 CIN 3 3 62 0 0 0 50 10 58.0 60 30 26 0 16 42 1.31 4.03
1969 CIN 1 1 58 0 0 0 38 6 57.0 59 19 18 0 17 28 1.33 2.84
1970 CIN 4 4 82 0 0 0 45 11 76.2 73 20 18 0 16 56 1.16 2.11
1971 CIN 3 7 71 0 0 0 45 7 69.1 74 30 28 0 13 45 1.25 3.63
1972 CIN 2 1 61 1 0 0 41 5 61.0 48 14 14 0 16 40 1.05 2.07
1973 CIN 1 1 59 0 0 0 45 3 58.1 53 15 15 0 12 28 1.11 2.31
1974 CIN 3 3 58 0 0 0 42 6 59.2 47 18 17 0 15 46 1.04 2.56
1975 CIN-BOS 7 4 61 0 0 0 31 7 60.2 64 24 22 0 18 42 1.35 3.26
1976 BOS 3 2 43 0 0 0 28 3 43.2 30 10 10 0 11 26 0.94 2.06
1977 BOS 5 3 20 0 0 0 0 0 22.0 25 11 11 0 2 12 1.23 4.50
2069 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total 55 50 849 1 0 0 467 77 864.1 806 312 291 0 220 521 1.19 3.03
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1977-11-01Birdie "Birdman" Rowan has retired from the Boston SugarDaddies
1975-08-17A trade has been completed between the Boston SugarDaddies and the Cincinnati Red Legs. The Cincinnati Red Legs receive Burt Houser, Bruce Gleason, Dan Hawes from the Boston SugarDaddies in exchange for Brooks Robinson, Birdie "Birdman" Rowan.
1963-09-13The Cincinnati Red Legs have promoted Birdie "Birdman" Rowan to the major league team.
1959-04-01The Cincinnati Red Legs have renamed Bird Man Rowan to Birdie "Birdman" Rowan.
1959-04-01The Cincinnati Red Legs have renamed Birdie Rowan to Bird Man Rowan.