Roger Bowman Stats

Roger Bowman was born on Thursday, August 18, 1927, in Amsterdam, New York. Bowman was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 22, 1949, with the New York Giants. 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 Roger Bowman baseball stats page.

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Roger Bowman

Roger Bowman Autograph on a 1955 Bowman Baseball Card (#115)

Roger Bowman Autograph on a 1955 Bowman Baseball Card (#115)

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Birth Name:   Roger Clinton Bowman
Nickname:   None
Born On:   08-18-1927  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Amsterdam, New York
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-21-1997 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Los Angeles, California
Cemetery:   Hagamans Mills Cemetery, Amsterdam, New York
High School:   Lynch High School (Amsterdam, NY)
College:   Colgate (DNP) & UCLA (DNP)
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   09-22-1949 (Age 22)
Last Game:   05-22-1955
Draft:   Not Applicable

Roger Bowman

Roger Bowman Pitching Stats

1949 22 Giants 2 2 0 0 0 .000 4.26 0 0 0 6.1 31 6 3 3 1 7 - 4 0 0 0 0
1951 24 Giants 9 5 2 2 4 .333 6.15 0 0 0 26.1 142 35 18 18 2 22 - 24 1 1 1 -
1952 25 Giants 2 1 0 0 0 .000 12.00 0 0 0 3.0 18 6 4 4 0 3 - 3 0 1 0 -
1953 26 Pirates 30 2 15 0 4 .000 4.82 0 0 0 65.1 288 65 35 42 9 29 - 36 3 1 0 -
1955 28 Pirates 7 2 1 0 3 .000 8.64 0 0 0 16.2 85 25 16 18 2 10 2 8 4 1 0 -
5 Years 50 12 18 2 11 .154 5.81 0 0 0 117.2 564 137 76 85 14 71 2 75 8 4 1 0

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Roger Bowman Hitting Stats

1949 22 Giants 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1951 24 Giants 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000
1952 25 Giants 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1953 26 Pirates 30 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286
1955 28 Pirates 7 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500
5 Years 50 18 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 2 0 0 0 .167 .250 .167

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Roger Bowman Fielding Stats

1949 Giants P 2 2 19 4 2.0 4 1 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.68
1951 Giants P 9 5 79 3 0.3 3 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.03
1952 Giants P 2 1 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1953 Pirates P 30 2 196 17 0.6 17 6 11 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.34
1955 Pirates P 7 2 50 6 0.9 6 1 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.24
P Totals 50 12 353 30 0.6 30 10 20 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.29
5 Years 50 12 353 30 0.6 30 10 20 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.29

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Roger Bowman Miscellaneous Stats

1949 Giants 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.57 5.68 9.95
1951 Giants 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 6.0 0.0 1.09 8.20 7.52
1952 Giants 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.00 9.00 9.00
1953 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.8 0.0 1.24 4.96 3.99
1955 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.80 4.32 5.40
5 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.6 0.0 1.06 5.74 5.43

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Roger Bowman Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1949 New York Giants 17 Undetermined - -
1951 New York Giants 38 Undetermined - -
1952 New York Giants 38 Undetermined - -
1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 32 Undetermined - -
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates 31 Undetermined - -

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