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Name	Team	Age
Johnny Bowden	Retired (1984, Age 37)	Died (2020, Age 73)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 15 (1966)	2B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League	0	14 years (92 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
72	66	69
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
57	67	72
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
86	88	21
Endurance	Velocity	Control
55	3	12
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
37	89	92
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
57	0	8/15/1947
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	5	10
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
68 (68.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1966	22	56	34	72	60	33	24
1967	30	64	43	80	65	41	41
1968	37	73	55	85	68	48	51
1969	40	81	62	89	71	54	56
1970	46	88	63	89	77	60	63
1971	49	91	65	93	78	64	65
1972	54	95	68	96	80	68	68
1973	58	100	70	96	83	69	70
1974	61	100	72	96	86	72	73
1975	63	100	75	97	88	73	73
1976	65	100	78	97	89	75	75
1977	65	100	78	99	91	75	76
1978	65	100	79	99	92	75	76
1979	66	100	79	99	92	75	76
1980	66	100	79	99	92	75	76
1981	66	100	79	99	92	75	77
1982	62	96	76	99	85	72	75
1983	61	96	76	98	79	70	74
1984	60	92	73	94	77	69	72

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1984-11-01	Johnny Bowden has retired from the Houston Apaches
1984-04-22	Johnny Bowden of the Houston Apaches is injured and is expected to be out 43 days.
1981-06-18	Johnny Bowden of the Houston Apaches is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1980-06-25	A trade has been completed between the Houston Apaches and the Florida Kings. The Florida Kings receive Desmond Mathews from the Houston Apaches in exchange for Johnny Bowden.
1977-05-15	Johnny Bowden of the Florida Kings is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1969-10-23	The Florida Kings have promoted Johnny Bowden to the major league team. The Florida Kings have designated Bob Masteller for assignment.
1969-10-23	A trade has been completed between the Texas Stars and the Florida Kings. The Florida Kings receive Harry Dyer, Johnny Bowden from the Texas Stars in exchange for Draft Pick 1972 Round 1 FLA (Johnny Cassidy), Draft Pick 1971 Round 1 FLA (Al Jordan), Draft Pick 1971 Round 2 FLA (Tony Green).
1969-08-25	The Texas Stars have placed Johnny Bowden on the trade block.