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Frank Bowerman
Frank Eugene Bowerman (Mike)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.
School University of Michigan

Debut August 24, 1895
Final Game July 13, 1909
Born December 5, 1868 in Romeo, MI
Died November 30, 1948 in Romeo, MI

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1895 26 BLN NL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
 1896 27 BLN NL   4   16    0    2   0  0   0    4   0      1   0  .125  .176  .125  -20    2   0           0    
 1897 28 BLN NL  38  130   16   41   5  0   1   21   3      1      .315  .331  .377   86   49   1           2    
 1898 29 TOT NL  74  257   22   73   7  3   0   30   5      9      .284  .313  .335   87   86   3           2    
         BLN NL   5   16    5    7   1  0   0    1   1      2      .438  .526  .500  192    8   0           1    
         PIT NL  69  241   17   66   6  3   0   29   4      7      .274  .297  .324   79   78   3           1    
 1899 30 PIT NL 109  424   49  110  16 10   3   53  10     11      .259  .286  .366   79  155  13           5    
 1900 31 NYG NL  80  270   25   65   5  3   1   42  10      6      .241  .268  .293   58   79   2           4    
 1901 32 NYG NL  59  191   20   38   5  3   0   14   3      7      .199  .235  .257   45   49   3           2    
 1902 33 NYG NL 107  367   38   93  14  6   0   26  12     13      .253  .279  .324   86  119   5           0    
 1903 34 NYG NL  64  210   22   58   6  2   1   31   5      6      .276  .306  .338   80   71   4           3    
 1904 35 NYG NL  93  289   38   67  11  4   2   27   7     16      .232  .288  .318   84   92   7           7    
 1905 36 NYG NL  98  297   37   80   8  1   3   41   6     12      .269  .322  .333   93   99   7          11    
 1906 37 NYG NL 103  285   23   65   7  3   1   42   5     15      .228  .274  .284   73   81   7           3    
 1907 38 NYG NL  96  311   31   81   8  2   0   32  11     17      .260  .309  .299   88   93  14           5    
 1908 39 BSN NL  86  254   16   58   8  1   1   25   4     13      .228  .274  .280   78   71   4           3    
 1909 40 BSN NL  33   99    6   21   2  0   0    4   0      2      .212  .228  .232   40   23   1           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 15 Seasons    1045 3401  343  852 102 38  13  392  81  0 129   0  .251  .287  .314   77 1069  71   0   0  47   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        527   53  132  16  6   2   61  13  0  20   0  .251  .287  .314   77  166  11   0   0   7   0
 Career High    109  424   49  110  16 10   3   53  12  0  17   0  .284  .322  .366   93  155  14   0   0  11   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1895 26 BLN NL    1    1    0   0.0   115| .000  .306| .000  .373| .000  .413| .000  .786|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0     
 1896 27 BLN NL   17   14    0   0.0   109| .125  .300| .176  .365| .125  .400| .301  .765| -20  .000  -2.9  -0.3     
 1897 28 BLN NL  134   90   16   4.6   107| .315  .298| .331  .362| .377  .397| .708  .759|  86  .481  -3.0  -0.3     
 1898 29 TOT NL  271  187   27   3.8    90| .284  .276| .313  .340| .335  .354| .648  .694|  87  .477  -5.3  -0.6     
         BLN NL   19    9    4  11.6    93| .438  .280| .526  .345| .500  .360|1.026  .704| 192  .877   2.3   0.2     
         PIT NL  252  178   23   3.4    90| .274  .275| .297  .340| .324  .353| .621  .693|  79  .428  -7.6  -0.8     
 1899 30 PIT NL  453  327   43   3.4    99| .259  .289| .286  .351| .366  .376| .652  .727|  79  .393 -15.1  -1.5     
 1900 31 NYG NL  282  207   20   2.5    94| .241  .280| .268  .341| .293  .370| .561  .711|  58  .276 -16.2  -1.7     
 1901 32 NYG NL  203  156   11   1.9    85| .199  .271| .235  .325| .257  .353| .492  .679|  45  .204 -13.7  -1.5     
 1902 33 NYG NL  385  279   33   3.1    77| .253  .265| .279  .320| .324  .327| .603  .647|  86  .458  -7.4  -0.8     
 1903 34 NYG NL  223  156   21   3.6    95| .276  .282| .306  .346| .338  .368| .644  .714|  80  .450  -6.3  -0.7     
 1904 35 NYG NL  319  229   25   2.9    80| .232  .262| .288  .321| .318  .339| .606  .660|  84  .439  -5.9  -0.7     
 1905 36 NYG NL  327  224   29   3.4    85| .269  .267| .322  .329| .333  .348| .655  .678|  93  .490  -2.5  -0.3     
 1906 37 NYG NL  310  227   22   2.6    77| .228  .255| .274  .322| .284  .325| .558  .647|  73  .406 -10.1  -1.2     
 1907 38 NYG NL  347  244   28   3.0    77| .260  .255| .309  .322| .299  .325| .608  .647|  88  .494  -4.6  -0.5     
 1908 39 BSN NL  274  200   19   2.6    70| .228  .244| .274  .306| .280  .315| .554  .621|  78  .429  -6.4  -0.8     
 1909 40 BSN NL  102   79    5   1.7    80| .212  .257| .228  .325| .232  .331| .460  .655|  40  .237  -7.4  -0.9     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 15 Seasons     3648 2620  299   3.0    86| .251  .269| .287  .331| .314  .347| .601  .678|  77  .411 -106.9 -11.8     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1904 35 NYG NL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    3    4    1   0    1    0   0   0     8       0  9.00  2.73   30 4.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  1 Yr WL undef   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    3    4    1   0    1    0   0   0     8       0  9.00  2.73   30 4.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     0   0  68   0   0   0  68  0   68.0  204  272   68   0   68    0   0   0   544   0   0  9.00  2.73   30 4.000

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1895 26 BLN NL C 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 4.30 0 1896 27 BLN NL C 3 12 6 2 0 .900 .942 6.00 4.33 6 1B 1 9 0 0 1 1.000 .978 9.00 10.20 1897 28 BLN NL C 36 155 29 10 1 .948 .948 5.11 4.54 21 1898 29 TOT NL C 63 216 83 17 9 .946 .953 4.75 4.60 13 BLN NL C 4 12 7 1 1 .950 .955 4.75 4.60 3 PIT NL C 59 204 76 16 8 .946 .953 4.75 4.60 10 1B 9 84 3 1 5 .989 .978 9.67 10.06 1899 30 PIT NL C 79 276 128 22 7 .948 .952 5.11 4.38 18 1B 28 259 16 10 14 .965 .977 9.82 10.21 1900 31 NYG NL C 75 232 136 28 15 .929 .949 4.91 4.73 26 SS 2 3 8 5 2 .688 .924 5.50 5.75 1901 32 NYG NL C 46 256 67 17 6 .950 .971 7.02 5.90 21 2B 3 8 14 2 0 .917 .940 7.33 5.07 3B 3 5 7 2 0 .857 .889 4.00 3.17 SS 3 2 7 3 0 .750 .928 3.00 5.67 1B 1 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 10.00 10.00 1902 33 NYG NL C 98 428 143 26 10 .956 .965 5.83 5.82 15 1B 3 17 1 0 0 1.000 .984 6.00 10.43 1903 34 NYG NL C 55 316 66 9 9 .977 .967 6.95 5.82 10 1B 4 32 1 0 0 1.000 .976 8.25 10.35 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0 1 0 1904 35 NYG NL C 79 413 96 12 11 .977 .964 6.44 5.74 9 1B 9 80 3 0 3 1.000 .983 9.22 10.36 2B 2 2 4 1 0 .857 .938 3.00 5.25 P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1905 36 NYG NL C 72 383 66 8 4 .982 .963 6.24 5.91 6 1B 17 142 10 5 8 .968 .981 8.94 10.48 2B 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .938 3.00 5.10 1906 37 NYG NL C 67 300 80 6 8 .984 .970 5.67 5.83 8 1B 20 177 12 2 2 .990 .984 9.45 10.57 1907 38 NYG NL C 62 320 70 4 5 .990 .971 6.29 5.68 7 1B 29 286 9 2 9 .993 .984 10.17 10.25 1908 39 BSN NL C 63 228 69 9 12 .971 .971 4.71 5.46 3 1B 11 101 8 3 2 .973 .986 9.91 10.67 1909 40 BSN NL C 27 122 33 12 6 .928 .965 5.74 5.79 2
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1896 27 BLN NL 1B 1 9 0 0 1 1.000 .978 9.00 10.20 1898 29 PIT NL 1B 9 84 3 1 5 .989 .978 9.67 10.06 1899 30 PIT NL 1B 28 259 16 10 14 .965 .977 9.82 10.21 1901 32 NYG NL 1B 1 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 10.00 10.00 1902 33 NYG NL 1B 3 17 1 0 0 1.000 .984 6.00 10.43 1903 34 NYG NL 1B 4 32 1 0 0 1.000 .976 8.25 10.35 1904 35 NYG NL 1B 9 80 3 0 3 1.000 .983 9.22 10.36 1905 36 NYG NL 1B 17 142 10 5 8 .968 .981 8.94 10.48 1906 37 NYG NL 1B 20 177 12 2 2 .990 .984 9.45 10.57 1907 38 NYG NL 1B 29 286 9 2 9 .993 .984 10.17 10.25 1908 39 BSN NL 1B 11 101 8 3 2 .973 .986 9.91 10.67 1901 32 NYG NL 2B 3 8 14 2 0 .917 .940 7.33 5.07 1904 35 NYG NL 2B 2 2 4 1 0 .857 .938 3.00 5.25 1905 36 NYG NL 2B 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 .938 3.00 5.10 1901 32 NYG NL 3B 3 5 7 2 0 .857 .889 4.00 3.17 1895 26 BLN NL C 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 4.30 0 1896 27 BLN NL C 3 12 6 2 0 .900 .942 6.00 4.33 6 1897 28 BLN NL C 36 155 29 10 1 .948 .948 5.11 4.54 21 1898 29 TOT NL C 63 216 83 17 9 .946 .953 4.75 4.60 13 BLN NL C 4 12 7 1 1 .950 .955 4.75 4.60 3 PIT NL C 59 204 76 16 8 .946 .953 4.75 4.60 10 1899 30 PIT NL C 79 276 128 22 7 .948 .952 5.11 4.38 18 1900 31 NYG NL C 75 232 136 28 15 .929 .949 4.91 4.73 26 1901 32 NYG NL C 46 256 67 17 6 .950 .971 7.02 5.90 21 1902 33 NYG NL C 98 428 143 26 10 .956 .965 5.83 5.82 15 1903 34 NYG NL C 55 316 66 9 9 .977 .967 6.95 5.82 10 1904 35 NYG NL C 79 413 96 12 11 .977 .964 6.44 5.74 9 1905 36 NYG NL C 72 383 66 8 4 .982 .963 6.24 5.91 6 1906 37 NYG NL C 67 300 80 6 8 .984 .970 5.67 5.83 8 1907 38 NYG NL C 62 320 70 4 5 .990 .971 6.29 5.68 7 1908 39 BSN NL C 63 228 69 9 12 .971 .971 4.71 5.46 3 1909 40 BSN NL C 27 122 33 12 6 .928 .965 5.74 5.79 2 1903 34 NYG NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0 1 0 1904 35 NYG NL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1900 31 NYG NL SS 2 3 8 5 2 .688 .924 5.50 5.75 1901 32 NYG NL SS 3 2 7 3 0 .750 .928 3.00 5.67
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Position Total C 826 3659 1072 182 103 .963 .963 5.73 5.39 165 1B 132 1197 63 23 44 .982 .982 9.55 10.35 2B 6 13 18 3 0 .912 .939 5.17 5.13 SS 5 5 15 8 2 .714 .926 4.00 5.70 3B 3 5 7 2 0 .857 .889 4.00 3.17 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0 1 0 P* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Overall Total 974 4879 1175 218 149 .965 .966 6.22 6.05
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Hit By Pitch
1905 NL-11-8

Oldest Player
1904 NL-35-9
1905 NL-36-6
1906 NL-37-5
1907 NL-38-4
1908 NL-39-2
1909 NL-40-2

HOF Standards: Batting - 9.9 (1711) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 3, 1898: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Baltimore Orioles for $2,500.

March 9, 1900: Assigned to the New York Giants by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

December 13, 1907: Traded by the New York Giants with George Browne, Bill Dahlen, George Ferguson, and Dan McGann to the Boston Doves for Fred Tenney, Al Bridwell, and Tom Needham.

July 19, 1909: Released by the Boston Doves.


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