Sam Bowens Stats

Sam Bowens was born on Wednesday, March 23, 1938, in Wilmington, North Carolina. Bowens was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 7, 1963, with the Baltimore Orioles. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Sam Bowens baseball stats page.
"It (being hit on the head by a pitch) affected my hitting. I'd pull my head out up there. I wouldn't stay with the inside pitchers. I would bail out and drop my hands." - Sam Bowens

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Sam Bowens

Sam Bowens Autograph on a 1968 Topps (#82)

Sam Bowens Autograph on a 1968 Topps (#82)
 

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Birth Name:   Samuel Edward Bowens
Nickname:   Sam
Born On:   03-23-1938  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Wilmington, North Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-28-2003 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Wilmington, North Carolina
Cemetery:   Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Wilmington, North Carolina
High School:   Williston High School (Wilmington, NC)
College:   Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   09-07-1963 (Age 25)
Last Game:   07-26-1969
Draft:   Not Applicable
Sam Bowens

Sam Bowens Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Sam Bowens

Sam Bowens Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1963 25 Orioles 15 48 8 16 3 1 1 0 9 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 .333 .385 .500
1964 26 Orioles 139 501 58 132 25 2 22 0 71 42 1 99 2 4 4 14 .263 .323 .453
1965 27 Orioles 84 203 16 33 4 1 7 0 20 10 0 41 6 3 0 10 .163 .199 .296
1966 28 Orioles 89 243 26 51 9 1 6 0 20 17 2 52 4 0 5 8 .210 .275 .329
1967 29 Orioles 62 120 13 22 2 1 5 0 12 11 0 43 0 0 1 0 .183 .258 .342
1968 30 Senators 57 115 14 22 4 0 4 0 7 11 0 39 1 0 0 0 .191 .262 .330
1969 31 Senators 33 57 6 11 1 0 0 0 4 5 0 14 1 0 0 1 .193 .258 .211
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
7 Years 479 1,287 141 287 48 6 45 0 143 100 4 293 14 7 10 33 .223 .283 .375
Sam Bowens

Sam Bowens Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1963 Orioles RF 13 13 323 22 1.7 21 21 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .955 1.76
1964 Orioles LF 32 16 474 42 1.3 42 42 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.39
1964 Orioles RF 121 116 3,025 216 1.8 211 203 8 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .977 1.88
1965 Orioles LF 11 9 270 20 1.8 20 20 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.00
1965 Orioles RF 58 44 1,220 92 1.6 90 87 3 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .978 1.99
1966 Orioles CF 4 4 84 10 2.5 10 8 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.21
1966 Orioles LF 32 24 737 50 1.6 49 47 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .980 1.80
1966 Orioles RF 41 28 814 64 1.6 60 57 3 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .938 1.99
1967 Orioles LF 16 11 319 24 1.5 23 21 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .958 1.95
1967 Orioles RF 16 15 392 22 1.4 22 22 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.52
1968 Senators CF 3 3 72 6 2.0 6 5 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1968 Senators LF 11 6 197 17 1.5 16 15 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .941 2.19
1968 Senators RF 14 11 323 21 1.5 20 20 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .952 1.67
1969 Senators CF 3 2 48 5 1.7 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.81
1969 Senators LF 6 2 57 5 0.8 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.37
1969 Senators RF 22 9 339 22 1.0 21 20 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .955 1.67
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
RF Totals 285 236 6,436 459 1.6 445 430 15 14 3 n/a n/a n/a .969 1.87
LF Totals 108 68 2,054 158 1.5 155 150 5 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .981 2.04
CF Totals 10 9 204 21 2.1 21 18 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.78
7 Years 403 313 8,694 638 1.6 621 598 23 17 4 n/a n/a n/a .973 1.93
Sam Bowens

Sam Bowens Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1963 Orioles 1 1 .500 2 0 n/a 48.0 9.6 5.3 - - -
1964 Orioles 4 3 .571 6 1 n/a 22.8 5.1 7.1 - - -
1965 Orioles 7 1 .875 16 0 n/a 29.0 5.0 10.2 - - -
1966 Orioles 9 3 .750 22 2 n/a 40.5 4.7 12.2 - - -
1967 Orioles 3 4 .429 29 3 n/a 24.0 2.8 10.0 - - -
1968 Senators 0 0 .000 31 3 n/a 28.8 2.9 16.4 - - -
1969 Senators 1 1 .500 4 6 n/a 0.0 4.1 14.3 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
7 Years 25 13 .658 110 15 n/a 28.6 4.4 9.0 - - -
Sam Bowens

Sam Bowens Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1963 Baltimore Orioles 14 Undetermined - -
1964 Baltimore Orioles 16 $7,500.00 - -
1965 Baltimore Orioles 16 Undetermined - -
1966 Baltimore Orioles 16 Undetermined - -
1967 Baltimore Orioles 16 $14,000.00 - -
1968 Washington Senators 35 $15,000.00 - -
1969 Washington Senators 31 Undetermined - -




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