19th Century Frank Bowerman
Full Name: Frank Eugene "Mike" Bowerman
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: Dec 05, 1868 in Romeo, MI
Major League Debut: Aug 24, 1895
Died: Nov 30, 1948 in Romeo, MI

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CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING TOTALS

BATTING
YR
1895
1896
1897
1898
1898
1899
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
TM
Bal
Bal
Bal
Bal
Pit
Pit
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
Bos
Bos
LG
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
POS
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
G
1
4
38
5
69
109
80
59
107
64
93
98
103
96
86
33
AB
1
16
130
16
241
424
270
191
367
210
289
297
285
311
254
99
R
0
0
16
5
17
49
25
20
38
22
38
37
23
31
16
6
H
0
2
41
7
66
110
65
38
93
58
67
80
65
81
58
21
2B
0
0
5
1
6
16
5
5
14
6
11
8
7
8
8
2
3B
0
0
0
0
3
10
3
3
6
2
4
1
3
2
1
0
HR
0
0
1
0
0
3
1
0
0
1
2
3
1
0
1
0
RBI
0
4
21
1
29
53
42
14
26
31
27
41
42
32
25
4
TB
0
2
49
8
78
155
79
49
119
71
92
99
81
93
71
23
BB
0
1
1
2
7
11
6
7
13
6
16
12
15
17
13
2
IBB
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Totals G
1045
AB
3401
R
343
H
852
2B
102
3B
38
HR
13
RBI
392
TB
1069
BB
129
IBB
0


BATTING BASERUNNING PERCENTAGES
YR
1895
1896
1897
1898
1898
1899
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
TM
Bal
Bal
Bal
Bal
Pit
Pit
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
Bos
Bos
LG
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
K
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
HBP
0
0
2
1
1
5
4
2
0
3
7
11
3
5
3
0
SH
0
0
1
0
3
13
2
3
5
4
7
7
7
14
4
1
SF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
GDP
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
SB
0
0
3
1
4
10
10
3
12
5
7
6
5
11
4
0
CS
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
SB%
-.---
-.---
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
-.---
AVG
.000
.125
.315
.438
.274
.259
.241
.199
.253
.276
.232
.269
.228
.260
.228
.212
OBP
.000
.176
.331
.526
.297
.286
.268
.235
.279
.306
.288
.322
.274
.309
.274
.228
SLG
.000
.125
.377
.500
.324
.366
.293
.257
.324
.338
.318
.333
.284
.299
.280
.232
AB/HR
--.-
--.-
130.0
--.-
--.-
141.3
270.0
--.-
--.-
210.0
144.5
99.0
285.0
--.-
254.0
--.-
AB/K
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
Totals K
0
HBP
47
SH
71
SF
0
GDP
0
SB
81
CS
0
SB%
1.000
BAVG
.251
OBP
.287
SLG
.314
AB/HR
261.6
AB/K
--.-


19th CENT. WORLD SERIES STATISTICS - BATTING TOTALS

BATTING PERCENTAGES
YR
1897
TM
Bal
LG
NL
G
2
AB
8
R
2
H
4
2B
0
3B
1
HR
0
RBI
4
TB
6
BB
0
K
0
SB
0
BAVG
.500
SLG
.750
AB/HR
--.-
AB/K
--.-
Totals G
2
AB
8
R
2
H
4
2B
0
3B
1
HR
0
RBI
4
TB
6
BB
0
K
0
SB
0
AVG
.500
SLG
.750
AB/HR
--.-
AB/K
--.-


CAREER STATISTICS - PITCHING TOTALS

HOW MUCH HE PITCHED WHAT HE GAVE UP
YR
1904
TM
NY
LG
NL
G
1
GS
0
CG
0
GF
1
IP
1.0
BF/9
72
H
3
R
4
ER
1
HR
0
SH
0
BB
1
Totals G
1
GS
0
CG
0
GF
1
IP
1.0
BF/9
72
H
3
R
4
ER
1
HR
0
SH
0
BB
1


WHAT HE GAVE UP (cont.) THE RESULTS
YR
1904
TM
NY
LG
NL
HB
0
IBB
0
K
0
WP
0
BK
0
BAVG A
.429
W
0
L
0
ShO
0
Sv
0
ERA
9.00
Totals HB
0
IBB
0
K
0
WP
0
Bk
0
AVG A
.429
W
0
L
0
ShO
0
Sv
0
ERA
9.00


TEAM ABBREVIATION KEY
YEARS
1895-1898
1898-1899
1900-1907
1908-1909
TM
Bal
Pit
NY
Bos
LG
NL
NL
NL
NL
TEAM NAME
Baltimore Orioles
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
Boston Doves
LEAGUE NAME
National League
National League
National League
National League

Although overshadowed by Wilbert Robinson and Boileryard Clarke at Baltimore, and by Roger Bresnahan in New York, dour Frank was a capable backstop and the first to catch young Christy Mathewson. He also played 132 games at first, and a few at every other position, including one inning of pitching. Sent to Boston in the 1907 trade for Fred Tenney, he spent half a season managing the Doves.

Frank Bowerman is also one of forty-one catchers to have pitched in a major league game. [See Pitching Catchers.] Additionally, Frank is 1 of 4 catchers to have CAUGHT and PITCHED in the SAME GAME.



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