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Bill Sowders

Birthdate:

11/29/1864

Died:

2/2/1951

Height / Weight:

6' 0" / 155 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Louisville, KY, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

William Sowders Pitcher 1888 Baseball Card - Old Judge N172 Goodwin & Company

In 1888 the right-handed throwing Bill Sowders posted a 19-15 record and his 2.07 earned run average was fifth best in the entire National League. He completed 34 of 35 starts and pitched 317 innings.

Bill Sowders had two brothers who also played in the major leagues, Len and John.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1888	BSN (NL)	36	35	19	15	0	34	2	317.0	278	155	73	3	73	0	132	14	9	0	2.07
1889	BSN (NL)	7	4	1	2	2	3	0	42.0	53	35	24	3	23	0	10	2	2	0	5.14
1889	PIT (NL)	13	11	6	5	0	9	0	52.2	94	55	43	1	29	0	33	5	0	0	7.35
1890	PIT (NL)	15	11	3	8	0	9	0	106.0	117	77	52	1	24	0	30	7	2	0	4.42
4 years		71	61	29	30	2	55	2	517.2	542	322	192	8	149	0	205	28	13	0	3.34

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1888	BSN (NL)	36	122	14	18	2	0	0	6	3	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.168	SLG
1889	PIT (NL)	15	48	4	13	1	0	0	4	3	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.314	SLG
1889	BSN (NL)	7	17	2	4	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.278	SLG
1890	PIT (NL)	17	50	3	9	0	0	0	4	2	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.212	SLG
4 years		75	237	23	44	3	0	0	15	9	43	2	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.215	.SLG

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