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Larry Bowa

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Full Name: Lawrence Robert Bowa Primary Position: SS
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/155 First Game: April 7, 1970
Birthdate: December 6, 1945 Final Game: October 6, 1985
Birthplace: Sacramento, California MLB Experience: 16 years
Bat/Throw: Both/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Larry Bowa (Lawrence Robert Bowa) was born on December 6, 1945 in Sacramento, California. He made his Major League debut on April 7, 1970 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1970, his rookie year, he hit .250 with 0 home runs and 34 RBI. Bowa played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and New York Mets over the course of his 16 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Larry Bowa's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1978, when he stole 27 bases and hit for a .294 average. However, others believe that it was 1974, when he stole 39 bases and hit for a .275 average.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1970 PHI N 145 547 50 137 0 34 .250 .277 .303 17 6 21 48 0 6 24 1 8
1971 PHI N 159 650 74 162 0 25 .249 .293 .292 18 5 36 61 5 4 28 2 4
1972 PHI N 152 579 67 145 1 31 .250 .291 .320 11 13 32 51 2 18 17 1 8
1973 PHI N 122 446 42 94 0 23 .211 .252 .249 11 3 24 31 1 4 10 8 5
1974 PHI N 162 669 97 184 1 36 .275 .298 .338 19 10 23 52 1 20 39 0 11
1975 PHI N 136 583 79 178 2 38 .305 .334 .377 18 9 24 32 2 17 24 0 9
1976 PHI N 156 624 71 155 0 49 .248 .283 .301 15 9 32 31 0 11 30 3 11
1977 PHI N 154 624 93 175 4 41 .280 .313 .340 19 3 32 32 0 13 32 2 11
1978 PHI N 156 654 78 192 3 43 .294 .319 .370 31 5 24 40 1 11 27 1 6
1979 PHI N 147 539 74 130 0 31 .241 .316 .314 17 11 61 32 1 12 20 5 11
1980 PHI N 147 540 57 144 2 39 .267 .300 .322 16 4 24 28 3 7 21 7 9
1981 PHI N 103 360 34 102 0 31 .283 .331 .339 14 3 26 17 0 4 16 2 8
1982 CHI N 142 499 50 123 0 29 .246 .302 .305 15 7 39 38 1 9 8 5 10
1983 CHI N 147 499 73 133 2 43 .267 .312 .339 20 5 35 30 0 6 7 1 3
1984 CHI N 133 391 33 87 0 17 .223 .274 .269 14 2 28 24 0 3 10 5 4
1985 NY N 14 19 2 2 0 2 .105 .190 .158 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
1985 CHI N 72 195 13 48 0 13 .246 .285 .318 6 4 11 20 0 5 5 2 3
1985 TOT N 86 214 15 50 0 15 .234 .276 .304 7 4 13 22 0 6 5 2 3
Total 2247 8418 987 2191 15 525 .260 .300 .320 262 99 474 569 17 151 318 45 121

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1970 PHI N SS 143 141 1244.1 202 418 13 69 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1970 PHI N 2B 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1971 PHI N SS 157 156 1409.2 272 560 11 97 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1972 PHI N SS 150 147 1308.1 212 494 9 88 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1973 PHI N SS 122 118 1034 191 361 12 87 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1974 PHI N SS 162 161 1425.1 256 462 12 104 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1975 PHI N SS 135 135 1196 227 403 25 82 0 0 0 0 0 .962
1976 PHI N SS 156 155 1360 180 492 17 90 0 0 0 0 0 .975
1977 PHI N SS 154 154 1345.2 222 518 13 94 0 0 0 0 0 .983
1978 PHI N SS 156 155 1350.2 224 502 10 87 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1979 PHI N SS 146 146 1271.1 229 448 6 80 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1980 PHI N SS 147 147 1293.1 225 449 17 70 0 0 0 0 0 .975
1981 PHI N SS 102 100 844 117 309 11 50 0 0 0 0 0 .975
1982 CHI N SS 140 138 1199.2 210 396 17 64 0 0 0 0 0 .973
1983 CHI N SS 145 141 1193.1 230 464 11 102 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1984 CHI N SS 132 123 1032.1 217 378 16 64 0 0 0 0 0 .974
1985 NY N SS 9 3 34 9 6 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .882
1985 NY N 2B 4 3 24 9 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1985 CHI N SS 66 60 516 91 197 9 34 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1985 TOT N SS 75 63 550 100 203 11 37 0 0 0 0 0 .965
Total SS 2222 2180 19058 3314 6857 211 1265 0 0 0 0 0 .980
Total 2B 5 3 26 9 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (October 12, 1965).
  • Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Ryne Sandberg to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Ivan De Jesus (January 27, 1982).
  • Released by Chicago Cubs (August 13, 1985).
  • Signed by New York Mets (August 20, 1985).
  • Granted free agency (November 12, 1985).

[edit] Trivia

  • All-Star Games: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979
  • World Series Champion: 1980 Philadelphia Phillies

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