#43 Roger Bowman, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, Chicago (F) American Giants

#43 Roger Bowman, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, Chicago (F) American Giants
Saturday, 10/11/1956

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Roger Bowman

8/18/1927
29
USA,NY,AMSTERDAM
6"0
175

Starting Pitcher
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Very inconsistent
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4.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 2,908,571
1956 (Arbitration eligible)
5 Year(s), 162 Days (1022 total Days)
172 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 119 Days (1323 total Days)
7 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
Out of Option Years

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	9	5	6	95-99 Mph
Versus LHB	10	6	7
Versus RHB	8	5	6
Talent	10	6	7

Pitching Ratings
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7
52
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Screwball
Splitfinger-Fastball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	6

Running & Bunting Ratings
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1
3
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 4 (Range), .999 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/11	@WSH	W 20-5	*	8	5	2	2	6	6	W
8/16	DET	L 1-4	*	8	4	1	1	3	4
8/20	@SF	L 0-3	*	8	7	3	3	1	9	L
8/24	WSH	W 8-2	*	9	6	2	2	1	4	W
8/31	@NYY	W 15-12	*	7.1	9	4	3	1	8	W
9/5	@BAL	W 9-1	*	9	3	1	1	1	3	W
9/9	HIL	W 10-3	*	8.2	9	3	3	4	5	W
9/13	PTL	W 5-1	*	8.2	3	1	1	4	7	W	PoG
9/17	@BoS	W 7-5	*	7.1	4	3	2	4	7
9/21	@BoS	W 6-4	*	8	7	4	4	0	6	W

Pitching Stats 1956

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	46	27	20	8	0	2.86	233.0	186	78	74	81	142	10	37.0	1	22	81.5
Projected	46	27	20	8	0	2.86	233.0	186	78	74	81	142

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	3	0	1.$	19	6	10.4	7.2	5.5	3.1	13	4	30.8	7	3	42.9	2.49

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	274	58	14	5	5	33	35	28	44	0	0	0	.212	.277	.354	.631
vs. RHB	580	128	15	3	9	44	43	53	98	0	0	1	.221	.283	.303	.586

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	20	12	6	3	0	2.93	104.1	88	35	34	31	51
Road	26	15	14	5	0	2.80	128.2	98	43	40	50	91
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	16	0	3	1	0	2.40	15.0	12	5	4	7	11
May	6	3	3	1	0	2.40	30.0	19	9	8	8	14
June	4	4	1	2	0	5.40	25.0	29	15	15	9	15
July	8	8	5	2	0	2.63	65.0	54	19	19	25	36
August	7	7	4	2	0	2.72	56.1	46	18	17	19	38
Sept./Oct.	5	5	4	0	0	2.38	41.2	26	12	11	13	28

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1949	3	0	0	1	0	7.71	2.1	3	2	2	0	3	0	0	0	2.57	.333	CHA
1951	46	0	6	4	27	4.65	40.2	50	21	21	4	11	18	0	0	1.50	.333	CHA
1952	50	1	3	7	10	6.20	61.0	73	42	42	9	37	26	0	0	1.80	.312	CHA
1953	41	0	0	5	1	5.36	45.1	51	28	27	4	29	24	0	0	1.76	.324	CHA
1954	31	5	5	4	0	2.87	69.0	50	23	22	5	31	37	2	0	1.17	.225	CHA
1955	26	3	1	3	1	5.70	42.2	52	28	27	5	25	26	0	0	1.80	.326	CHA
1956	46	27	20	8	0	2.86	233.0	186	78	74	14	81	142	10	1	1.15	.246	CHA
Total	243	36	35	32	39	3.92	494.0	465	222	215	41	217	273	12	1	1.38	.276

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1949, AAA	21	21	9	8	0	5.77	128.0	138	90	82	20	60	89	2	0	1.55	.296
1950, AAA	14	14	11	2	0	3.82	110.2	108	48	47	13	45	93	3	1	1.38	.296
1953, AAA	6	0	0	0	0	3.52	15.1	16	6	6	1	7	16	0	0	1.50	.349

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1949	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1951	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1952	50	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1953	41	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CHA
1954	31	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.000	.067	.000	.067	CHA
1955	26	9	3	0	0	1	1	1	0	3	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	CHA
1956	46	80	6	3	0	0	8	9	1	26	0	0	.075	.085	.113	.198	CHA
Total	243	110	9	3	0	1	9	10	1	36	0	0	.082	.097	.136	.234

Fielding Stats 1956

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.962

233.0

2.01

Player History

Drafted in 2nd round, 24th overall pick, by Chicago (F) in 1949...
Injured on 5/2/1949 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 6 days...
Injured on 7/15/1949 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks...
Injured on 3/17/1951 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week...
Earned first career win on 4/30/1951...
Injured on 6/20/1954 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 5 weeks...
Injured on 8/24/1954 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week...
1/31/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,908,571 through salary arbitration...
Had first career hit on 5/8/1955, off JIMMY HILL (STL)...
Injured on 7/22/1955 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 3-4 weeks...
Hit first career homerun on 9/18/1955, off Bill Werle (BoS)...
1/31/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,908,571 through salary arbitration...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Saves
1951 - 27 - 5th

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