Bill Sowders Stats

Bill Sowders was born on Tuesday, November 29, 1864, in Louisville, Kentucky. Sowders was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 24, 1888, with the Boston Beaneaters. 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 Bill Sowders baseball stats page.

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Bill Sowders



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Birth Name:   William Jefferson Sowders
Nickname:   Little Bill
Born On:   11-29-1864  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Louisville, Kentucky
Year of Death Data Died On:   02-02-1951 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Indianapolis, Indiana
Cemetery:   Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   155
First Game:   04-24-1888 (Age 23)
Last Game:   06-19-1890
Draft:   Not Applicable

Bill Sowders

Bill Sowders Pitching Stats

1888 24 Beaneaters 36 35 1 19 15 .559 2.07 34 2 0 317.0 1,311 278 73 155 3 73 - 132 14 9 0 -
1889 25 Beaneaters 7 4 3 1 2 .333 5.14 3 0 2 42.0 177 53 24 35 3 23 - 10 2 2 0 -
1889 25 Alleghenys 13 11 - 6 5 .545 7.35 9 0 0 52.2 0 94 43 - 1 29 - 33 - - - -
1890 26 Alleghenys 15 11 4 3 8 .273 4.42 9 0 0 106.0 490 117 52 77 1 24 - 30 7 2 0 -
3 Years 71 61 8 29 30 .492 3.34 55 2 2 517.2 1,978 542 192 267 8 149 - 205 23 13 0 -

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Bill Sowders Hitting Stats

1888 24 Beaneaters 36 122 14 18 2 0 0 0 6 3 - 24 - - 0 - .148 .168 .164
1889 25 Beaneaters 7 17 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 - - 0 - .235 .278 .235
1889 25 Alleghenys 15 48 4 13 1 0 0 0 4 3 - 10 - - 0 - .271 .314 .292
1890 26 Alleghenys 17 50 3 9 0 0 0 0 4 2 - 7 - - 0 - .180 .212 .180
3 Years 75 237 23 44 3 0 0 0 15 9 - 43 - - 0 - .186 .215 .198

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Bill Sowders Fielding Stats

1888 Beaneaters P 36 35 951 100 2.8 92 23 69 8 1 n/a n/a n/a .920 2.61
1889 Beaneaters P 7 4 126 14 2.0 14 3 11 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1889 Alleghenys OF 2 - - 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1889 Alleghenys P 13 11 158 30 2.3 27 8 19 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .900 4.61
1890 Alleghenys OF 2 - - 5 2.5 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1890 Alleghenys P 15 11 318 19 1.3 16 7 9 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .842 1.36
P Totals 71 61 1,553 163 2.3 149 41 108 14 1 n/a n/a n/a .914 2.59
OF Totals 4 0 0 7 1.8 7 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
3 Years 75 61 1,553 170 2.3 156 48 108 14 1 n/a n/a n/a .918 2.71

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Bill Sowders Miscellaneous Stats

1888 Beaneaters 1 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.1 20.3 1.81 3.75 2.07
1889 Beaneaters 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 8.5 17.0 0.43 2.14 4.93
1889 Alleghenys 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.8 12.0 1.14 5.64 4.96
1890 Alleghenys 1 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 7.1 12.5 1.25 2.55 2.04
3 Years 2 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.5 15.8 1.38 3.56 2.59

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Bill Sowders Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1888 Boston Beaneaters n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1889 Boston Beaneaters n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1889 Pittsburgh Alleghenys n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys n/a Undetermined n/a n/a

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