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Frank Bowerman

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Frank Bowerman

Full name Frank Eugene Bowerman
Born December 5, 1868, Romeo, Michigan
Died November 30, 1948, Romeo, Michigan
Buried at Romeo Cemetery, Romeo, Michigan
First Game: August 24, 1895; Final Game: July 13, 1909
Managed First Game: April 14, 1909; Managed Final Game: July 16, 1909
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 190
Ejections as player: 1899 (1), 1903 (2), 1904 (2), 1906 (3), 1907 (1), 1908 (1). Total: 10
SABR Biography
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Discrepancies
                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH  XI   SB   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1895 BAL N                    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0    0   0   0        0  .000  .000  .000   0.0 1895 BAL N
1896 BAL N                    4    16    0    2   0   0   0    4    1    0   0   0        0  .125  .176  .125  -0.2 1896 BAL N
1897 BAL N                   38   130   16   41   5   0   1   21    1   13   2   1        3  .315  .331  .377   0.0 1897 BAL N
1898 BAL N                    5    16    5    7   1   0   0    1    2    1   1   0        1  .438  .526  .500   0.2 1898 BAL N
1898 PIT N                   69   241   17   66   6   3   0   29    7    9   1   3        4  .274  .297  .324   0.0 1898 PIT N
1898 TOT N                   74   257   22   73   7   3   0   30    9   10   2   3        5  .284  .313  .335   0.2 1898 TOT N
1899 PIT N                  110   427   51  111  16  10   3   53   12   16   5  13       10  .260  .288  .365   0.5 1899 PIT N
1900 NY  N                   80   270   25   65   5   3   1   42    6   22   4   2       10  .241  .268  .293   0.1 1900 NY  N
1901 NY  N    Daily Splits   59   191   20   38   5   3   0   14    7   23   2   3   0    3  .199  .235  .257  -0.6 1901 NY  N
1902 NY  N    Daily Splits  109   373   38   93  14   6   0   27   13   30   1   5   0   12  .249  .276  .319   0.3 1902 NY  N
1903 NY  N    Daily Splits   64   210   22   58   6   2   1   31    6   21   3   4   0    5  .276  .306  .338   0.2 1903 NY  N
1904 NY  N    Daily Splits   93   289   38   67  11   4   2   27   16   20   7   7   0    7  .232  .288  .318   1.0 1904 NY  N
1905 NY  N    Daily Splits   98   297   37   80   8   1   3   41   12   19  11   7   0    6  .269  .322  .333   0.9 1905 NY  N
1906 NY  N    Daily Splits   92   285   23   65   7   3   1   42   15   18   3   7   0    5  .228  .274  .284   0.3 1906 NY  N
1907 NY  N    Daily Splits   96   311   31   81   8   2   0   32   17   28   5  14   0   11  .260  .309  .299  -0.1 1907 NY  N
1908 BOS N    Daily Splits   86   254   16   58   8   1   1   25   13   15   3   4   0    4  .228  .274  .280  -0.5 1908 BOS N
1909 BOS N    Daily Splits   33    99    6   21   2   0   0    4    2    7   0   1   0    0  .212  .228  .232  -0.6 1909 BOS N
Total    (15 Years) Splits 1037  3410  345  853 102  38  13  393  130  242  48  71   0i  81  .250  .287  .314   1.5 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH  XI   SB   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

i - incomplete

                             Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB   SO  WP HBP  BK   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team
1904 NY  N    Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   1   0    1      3     8   0    4    1    1    0   0   0   0   0   0   9.00     -  -0.1 1904 NY  N


                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1895 BAL N                C    1                       2    0    0    0   0    0           1.000
1896 BAL N                C    3                      12    6    2    0   0    6            .900
1896 BAL N               1B    1                       9    0    0    1   0                1.000
1897 BAL N                C   36                     155   29   10    1   0   21            .948
1898 BAL N                C    4                      12    7    1    1   0    3            .950
1898 PIT N                C   59                     204   76   16    8   0   10            .946
1898 PIT N               1B    9                      84    3    1    5   0                 .989
1898 TOT N                C   63                     216   83   17    9   0   13            .946
1899 PIT N                C   80                     280  130   23    8       18            .947
1899 PIT N               1B   28                     259   16   10   14   0                 .965
1900 NY  N                C   75                     232  136   28   15       26            .929
1900 NY  N               SS    2                       3    8    5    2   0                 .688
1901 NY  N Daily Splits   C   46   39   36   322  i  256   67   17    6   0   21   61i   0  .950
1901 NY  N               SS    3    3    2    17  i    2    7    3    0   0                 .750
1901 NY  N               3B    3    3    3    27       5    7    2    0   0                 .857
1901 NY  N               2B    2    2    2    18       8   14    2    0   0                 .917
1901 NY  N               1B    1    1    1     9      10    0    0    0   0                1.000
1902 NY  N Daily Splits   C  100   99   94   827.1i  438  146   28   11   0   16  101i   0  .954
1902 NY  N               1B    3    2    2    17      17    1    0    0   0                1.000
1903 NY  N Daily Splits   C   55   51   47   423  i  316   66    9    9   0   10   51i   0  .977
1903 NY  N               1B    4    3    3    29  i   32    1    0    0   0                1.000
1903 NY  N               OF    1    0    0             0    0    0    0   0                    -     0    1    0 
1903 NY  N               CF    1    0    0             0    0    0    0   0                    -
1904 NY  N Daily Splits   C   79   72   67   602  i  413   96   12   11   0    9   49i   0  .977
1904 NY  N               1B   10    7    7    60  i   80    3    0    3   0                1.000
1904 NY  N               2B    2    2    2    19       2    4    1    0   0                 .857
1904 NY  N                P    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0    0         0     -
1905 NY  N Daily Splits   C   74   67   61   566  i  383   66    8    4   0    6   41i   0  .982
1905 NY  N               1B   16   12   12   107.2i  142   10    5    8   2                 .968
1906 NY  N Daily Splits   C   68   60   55   490.2i  300   80    6    8   0    8   39i   0  .984
1906 NY  N               1B   22   18   16   139  i  177   12    2    2   0                 .990
1907 NY  N Daily Splits   C   66   58   53   493  i  320   70    4    5   0    7   45i   0  .990
1907 NY  N               1B   31   29   23   201  i  286    9    2    9   0                 .993
1908 BOS N Daily Splits   C   63   59   52   463.1i  228   69    9   12   0    3   59i   0  .971
1908 BOS N               1B   11    7    7    73  i  101    8    3    2   0                 .973
1908 BOS N               2B    1    0    0             0    0    0    0   0                    -
1909 BOS N Daily Splits   C   27   27   27   240     122   33   12    6   0    2   33    0  .928
Total (15 Years) Splits   C  836  532i 492i 4427.1i 3673 1077  185  105   0i 166  479i   0i .963
Total (11 Years)         1B  136   79i  71i  635.2i 1197   63   23   44   2                 .982
Total ( 3 Years)         2B    5    4    4    37  i   13   18    3    0   0                 .912
Total ( 2 Years)         SS    5    3i   2i   17  i    5   15    8    2   0                 .714
Total ( 1 Year )         3B    3    3    3    27       5    7    2    0   0                 .857
Total ( 1 Year )         CF    1    0    0             0    0    0    0   0                    -
Total ( 1 Year )         OF    1    0    0             0    0    0    0   0                    -     0    1    0 
Total ( 1 Year )          P    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0    0         0     -
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

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                           Managerial Record
Year Team           G    W    L   PCT    RS    RA  START    END  STANDING
1909 BOS N         76   22   54  .289   218   349          7-16    8  8


Ejection Information

Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 5- 2-1899          PIT N  Billy Smith         Interference call
 6- 2-1903     BOX  NY  N  Jim Johnstone       Balls and strikes
 9- 7-1903(1)  BOX  NY  N  Tim Hurst           Interference non-call
 8-13-1904     BOX  NY  N  Bob Emslie          Call at 3B
 8-19-1904     BOX  NY  N  Jim Johnstone       Call at 2B
 7-11-1906     BOX  NY  N  Bill Klem           Balls and strikes
 8-13-1906(2)  BOX  NY  N  Bill Klem           Balls and strikes
 8-16-1906(1)  BOX  NY  N  Hank O'Day          Unknown reason
 9-24-1907     BOX  NY  N  Bill Klem           Balls and strikes
 5-20-1908     BOX  BOS N  Frank Rudderham     Call at HP


Transaction Information

Sold by Baltimore Orioles to Pittsburgh Pirates with Tom O'Brien for $2500 (June 3,
1898).

Assigned to New York Giants by Pittsburgh Pirates (March 9, 1900).

Traded by New York Giants with Dan McGann, Bill Dahlen, George Browne and Cecil
Ferguson to Boston Doves in exchange for Fred Tenney, Al Bridwell and Tom Needham
(December 13, 1907).

Released by Boston Doves (July 19, 1909).

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