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Ernie Bowman
Ernest Ferrell Bowman

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 160 lb.

Debut April 12, 1961
  vs. PIT 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 29, 1963
Born July 28, 1935 in Johnson City, TN

Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1956. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1961 25 SFG NL  38   38   10    8   0  2   0    2   2  0   1   8  .211  .231  .316   46   12   1   0   0   0   1
 1962 26 SFG NL  46   42    9    8   1  0   1    4   0  1   1  10  .190  .227  .286   38   12   2   0   0   1   1
 1963 27 SFG NL  81  125   10   23   3  0   0    4   1  2   0  15  .184  .181  .208   13   26   4   2   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons      165  205   29   39   4  2   1   10   3  3   2  33  .190  .200  .244   24   50   7   2   0   1   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        201   28   38   4  2   1   10   3  3   2  32  .190  .200  .244   24   49   7   2   0   1   4
 Career High     81  125   10   23   3  2   1    4   2  2   1  15                          26   4   2   0   1   2
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1961 25 SFG NL   40   32    3   2.5   103| .211  .266| .231  .333| .316  .415| .547  .747|  46  .242  -3.3  -0.3 100%
 1962 26 SFG NL   46   38    2   1.4   102| .190  .269| .227  .336| .286  .408| .513  .744|  38  .105  -3.8  -0.4   0%
 1963 27 SFG NL  131  112    4   1.0    88| .184  .253| .181  .315| .208  .378| .389  .693|  13  .071 -14.1  -1.5  33%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons       217  182    9   1.3    94| .190  .259| .200  .322| .244  .391| .444  .713|  24  .109 -21.2  -2.2  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1961 25 SFG NL 2B 13 11 12 3 2 .885 .975 1.77 4.89 4.70 5.50 4 44.0 SS 12 6 17 2 1 .920 .958 1.92 4.28 4.20 4.93 3 49.3 3B 7 2 3 0 0 1.000 .943 0.71 2.60 2.37 2.94 0 19.0 1962 26 SFG NL 2B 17 15 18 0 1 1.000 .973 1.94 4.68 3.91 5.31 6 76.0 3B 11 4 5 0 0 1.000 .947 0.82 2.56 2.38 2.94 0 34.0 SS 10 3 7 0 1 1.000 .962 1.00 4.43 4.50 5.04 0 20.0 1963 27 SFG NL SS 40 49 69 6 13 .952 .961 2.95 4.22 4.05 4.83 26 262.0 2B 26 21 25 1 4 .979 .975 1.77 4.59 6.06 5.20 2 68.3 3B 12 0 7 1 0 .875 .946 0.58 2.54 2.78 2.93 0 22.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1961 25 SFG NL 2B 13 11 12 3 2 .885 .975 1.77 4.89 4.70 5.50 4 44.0 1962 26 SFG NL 2B 17 15 18 0 1 1.000 .973 1.94 4.68 3.91 5.31 6 76.0 1963 27 SFG NL 2B 26 21 25 1 4 .979 .975 1.77 4.59 6.06 5.20 2 68.3 1961 25 SFG NL 3B 7 2 3 0 0 1.000 .943 0.71 2.60 2.37 2.94 0 19.0 1962 26 SFG NL 3B 11 4 5 0 0 1.000 .947 0.82 2.56 2.38 2.94 0 34.0 1963 27 SFG NL 3B 12 0 7 1 0 .875 .946 0.58 2.54 2.78 2.93 0 22.7 1961 25 SFG NL SS 12 6 17 2 1 .920 .958 1.92 4.28 4.20 4.93 3 49.3 1962 26 SFG NL SS 10 3 7 0 1 1.000 .962 1.00 4.43 4.50 5.04 0 20.0 1963 27 SFG NL SS 40 49 69 6 13 .952 .961 2.95 4.22 4.05 4.83 26 262.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS* 62 58 93 8 15 .950 .961 2.44 4.27 4.10 4.86 29 331.3 2B* 56 47 55 4 7 .962 .974 1.82 4.69 4.88 5.31 12 188.3 3B* 30 6 15 1 0 .955 .946 0.70 2.56 2.50 2.94 0 75.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 148 111 163 13 22 .955 .964 1.85 4.08 4.14 4.76 41 595
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1962   WS    SFG NYY     L   2   1   1   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


Transactions 

Before 1956 Season: Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent.

January 8, 1964: Sent by the San Francisco Giants to the Milwaukee Braves to complete an earlier deal made on December 3, 1963. The San Francisco Giants sent a player to be named later, Felipe Alou, Ed Bailey, and Billy Hoeft to the Milwaukee Braves for Del Crandall, Bob Shaw, and Bob Hendley. The San Francisco Giants sent Ernie Bowman (January 8, 1964) to the Milwaukee Braves to complete the trade.

September 25, 1965: Sent by the Milwaukee Braves to the New York Mets to complete an earlier deal made on August 5, 1965. The Milwaukee Braves sent players to be named later to the New York Mets for Billy Cowan. The Milwaukee Braves sent Ernie Bowman (September 25, 1965) and Lou Klimchock (September 25, 1965) to the New York Mets to complete the trade. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

October 12, 1966: Traded by the New York Mets with Lou Klimchock to the Cleveland Indians for Floyd Weaver.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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