Joe Cowley

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Full Name: Joseph Alan Cowley	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 5"/210	First Game: April 13, 1982
Birthdate: August 15, 1958	Final Game: May 3, 1987
Birthplace: Lexington, Kentucky	MLB Experience: 5 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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[edit] Biography

Born on August 15, 1958 in Lexington, Kentucky, Joe Cowley (Joseph Alan Cowley) played for the Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 5 year career. Cowley broke into the bigs on April 13, 1982 with the Atlanta Braves, and put up a 4.47 ERA in 52.1 innings pitched in 1982, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Joe Cowley's best season was 1986, when he posted a 3.88 ERA, won 11 games and struck out 132 batters.

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[edit] Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1982	ATL	N	17	8	1	2	4.47	27	27	26	0	0	0	52.1	53	6	16	2	0	1
1984	NY	A	16	11	9	2	3.56	71	34	33	3	1	0	83.1	75	12	31	1	2	2
1985	NY	A	30	26	12	6	3.95	97	75	70	1	0	0	159.2	132	29	85	2	5	6
1986	CHI	A	27	27	11	11	3.88	132	81	70	4	0	0	162.1	133	20	83	1	4	3
1987	PHI	N	5	4	0	4	15.43	5	26	20	0	0	0	11.2	21	2	17	1	0	2
Total	NL		22	12	1	6	6.47	32	53	46	0	0	0	64	74	8	33	3	0	3
Total	AL		73	64	32	19	3.84	300	190	173	8	1	0	405.1	340	61	199	4	11	11
Total			95	76	33	25	4.20	332	243	219	8	1	0	469.1	414	69	232	7	11	14

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1982	ATL	N	P	17	8	52.1	6	6	0	1	0	1	10	4	0	1.000
1984	NY	A	P	16	11	83.1	7	12	2	0	0	0	4	1	0	.905
1985	NY	A	P	30	26	159.2	6	22	3	1	0	0	12	7	5	.903
1986	CHI	A	P	27	27	162.1	16	16	4	0	0	1	17	5	0	.889
1987	PHI	N	P	5	4	11.2	1	0	1	0	0	1	6	0	0	.500
Total			P	95	76	469.1	36	56	10	2	0	3	49	17	5	.902

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1982	ATL	N	17	15	0	3	0	0	.200	.200	.200	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0
1984	NY	A	16	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1985	NY	A	30	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1986	CHI	A	28	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987	PHI	N	5	3	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		22	18	0	4	0	0	.222	.222	.278	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0
Total	AL		74	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			96	18	0	4	0	0	.222	.222	.278	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0

[edit] Transactions

Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Atlanta Braves (July 22, 1976).
Granted free agency (October 20, 1983).
Signed by New York Yankees (November 22, 1983).
Traded by New York Yankees with Ron Hassey to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Britt Burns, Mike Soper and Glen Braxton (December 12, 1985).
Traded by Chicago White Sox with cash to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Gary Redus (March 26, 1987).

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