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Art Fowler

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: July 3, 1922 in Converse, SC us

Died: January 29, 2007 in Spartanburg, SC

Buried: Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, SC

High School: Spartanburg HS (Spartanburg, SC)

Debut: April 17, 1954 (Age 31-288d, 11,103rd in major league history)
vs. MLN 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 4, 1964 (Age 41-306d)
vs. KCA 2.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: John Arthur Fowler

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Relatives: Brother of Jesse Fowler

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.9

ERA

4.03

362

1024.0

539

WHIP

1.315

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Team Record in Appearances: 18-28 / in Starts: 13-15

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 36, Entered with runners on base: 8

1955 Pitching Game Log

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1955 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	41	1	Apr 11	CIN		CHC	L,5-7	GS-2	L(0-1)	99	2.0	4	3	3	1	1	0	0	13.50	2.87	10	2	2	0	0	4	36			0	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	.97	-0.192	2.47	-0.30%	-1.93	1t start tie	2t 3 out d3
2	42	5	Apr 17(1)	CIN		MLN	L,1-10	GS-2	L(0-2)	5	2.0	2	4	4	2	1	1	0	15.75	6.87	10	2	3	0	0	2	35			0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	1	0	.85	-0.274	1.42	-0.28%	-2.93	1t start tie	2t 3 out d4
3	43	9	Apr 20	CIN		STL	L,0-3	GS-7	L(0-3)	2	7.0	7	3	3	2	2	1	0	8.18	5.37	29	10	8	0	2	7	51			1	1	0	27	1	1	0	1	0	1	.74	-0.031	1.13	-0.03%	0.74	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
4	44	12	Apr 24	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-2	GS-6	L(0-4)	3	6.0	4	2	2	3	4	1	0	6.35	5.13	25	6	8	0	2	4	57			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	.99	0.056	1.01	0.03%	1.05	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
5	45	16	Apr 30	CIN	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS-6		5	6.0	7	4	1	3	2	1	0	5.09	5.19	26	8	6	1	0	7	47			0	0	0	22	2	1	0	2	1	1	1.17	-0.084	1.05	-0.05%	-1.01	1b start tie	6b 3 out d4
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	46	19	May 4	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-3	6-GF	S(1)	3	4.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	4.33	4.55	13	4	4	1	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	13	0	1	0	1	0	0	.46	0.116	.38	0.06%	1.99	6b --- 0 out a4	9b end a 4
7	47	21	May 7	CIN		CHC	W,8-7	GS-6		2	5.0	7	4	4	0	4	1	0	4.78	4.37	21	4	6	0	1	7	41			0	1	0	21	1	1	0	0	0	0	.90	-0.153	.93	-0.10%	-0.72	1t start tie	6t 1-- 0 out d1
8	48	24	May 10	CIN		NYG	L,4-8	6-7		2	1.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	4.81	4.36	8	3	2	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.28	-0.011	.27	-0.01%	-0.18	6t --- 1 out d4	7t 3 out d5
9	49	26	May 14	CIN		BRO	L,2-13	7-8		3	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.63	4.37	5	2	2	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.99	7t 12- 2 out d12	8t 3 out d12
10	50	34	May 22(2)	CIN		STL	L,2-5	3-3		7	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.54	4.33	3	0	1	0	0	2		2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.97	-0.019	.98	-0.01%	-0.05	3t 12- 1 out d3	3t 3 out d4
11	51	35	May 25	CIN	@	MLN	W,13-2	2-GF	W(1-4)	2	7.2	7	1	1	3	7	0	0	3.95	3.87	31	6	8	0	5	7		3	1	0	0	0	28	0	2	0	2	0	0	1.07	0.255	1.00	0.14%	2.97	2b 123 1 out a3	9b end a11
12	52	40	May 30(1)	CIN		MLN	L,6-7	GS-2		4	1.1	6	3	3	1	0	0	0	4.43	3.89	11	0	4	0	1	6	29			0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.09	-0.300	.94	-0.16%	-3.55	1t start tie	2t 123 1 out d2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	53	44	Jun 3	CIN	@	PIT	L,6-7	1-6		3	5.0	8	3	3	0	3	0	0	4.53	3.62	23	9	3	0	0	8		1	0	0	0	0	23	1	1	0	1	0	1	1.06	-0.121	.48	-0.03%	0.26	1b -2- 1 out d3	6b 12- 1 out tie
14	54	46	Jun 5(1)	CIN	@	PIT	L,6-7	7-7		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.50	3.61	1	0	1	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.78	0.020	.30	0.01%	0.44	7b 12- 2 out d2	7b 3 out d2
15	55	49	Jun 8	CIN	@	BRO	L,1-3	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.41	3.54	4	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.20	0.015	.08	0.00%	0.53	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
16	56	50	Jun 12	CIN	@	PHI	L,8-12	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.25	3.46	6	1	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	1.00	7b --- 0 out d7	8b end d 6
17	57	54	Jun 16	CIN		BRO	W,6-5	5-7		3	2.1	4	2	2	2	2	0	0	4.39	3.45	13	1	8	2	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.67	-0.231	.33	-0.03%	-1.35	5t --- 0 out a1	7t 12- 1 out tie
18	58	59	Jun 20	CIN		NYG	W,5-3	CG	W(2-4)	3	9.0	8	3	3	0	5	2	0	4.20	3.55	35	12	10	1	1	8	64			0	1	0	35	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.07	0.295	.17	0.03%	1.80	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
19	59	65	Jun 26(2)	CIN		PHI	W,5-0	SHO	W(3-4)	5	9.0	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.68	3.42	33	12	14	2	2	5	77			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	1	0	1	.94	0.475	.09	0.03%	4.80	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	60	71	Jul 4(1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	W(4-4)	7	9.0	4	3	3	1	3	2	0	3.61	3.58	32	9	15	1	5	4	69			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	.91	0.403	.16	0.04%	1.57	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
21	61	76	Jul 8(1)	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-4	GS-6	L(4-5)	3	6.0	5	3	3	1	3	1	0	3.67	3.61	24	7	8	0	0	5	52			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.08	-0.122	.07	-0.01%	-0.07	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
22	62	79	Jul 10(1)	CIN	@	MLN	L,4-7	7-8		1	1.2	3	2	2	0	1	1	0	3.80	3.71	8	0	4	0	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.49	-0.136	.01	0.00%	-1.25	7b --- 0 out d1	8b 1-- 2 out d3
23	63	83	Jul 16	CIN	@	BRO	L,4-5	GS-7		5	6.1	7	4	3	5	4	1	0	3.83	3.83	32	9	14	5	0	0	44			1	0	0	25	0	1	2	1	0	1	1.53	-0.318	.17	-0.02%	-1.91	1b start tie	7b 123 1 out d1
24	64	86	Jul 18	CIN	@	BRO	W,9-5	7-GF	S(2)	1	2.1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.74	3.79	9	0	6	0	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.30	0.032	.03	0.00%	-0.49	7b 12- 2 out a3	9b end a 4
25	65	89	Jul 20(1)	CIN	@	PHI	L,0-6	GS-7	L(4-6)	1	7.0	6	6	6	2	5	1	0	4.00	3.78	28	11	6	1	1	4	44			0	1	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.59	-0.139	.00	0.00%	-2.52	1b start tie	7b 3 out d6
26	66	91	Jul 21	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-5	8-GF(8)	BS(1)	0	0.2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.98	3.73	4	0	0	0	0	2		3	3	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.30	-0.373	.00	0.00%	-1.43	8b 123 1 out a1	8b end d 2
27	67	94	Jul 24(1)	CIN	@	NYG	W,6-4	GS-9	W(5-6)	2	8.2	6	4	4	1	2	1	0	3.99	3.73	34	14	11	1	0	6	57			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.02	0.155	.00	0.00%	0.18	1b start a 1	9b 12- 2 out a2
28	68	98	Jul 28	CIN		BRO	L,2-10	GS-2	L(5-7)	3	1.0	5	5	4	1	2	1	0	4.27	3.82	9	1	4	2	0	1	26			0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	-0.314	.00	0.00%	-3.86	1t start tie	2t 1-- 0 out d4
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
29	69	103	Aug 1	CIN		PHI	W,4-3	GS-9	W(6-7)	3	8.2	9	3	3	6	4	0	0	4.19	3.80	40	11	11	1	3	8	52			2	0	0	34	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.77	0.311	.00	0.00%	1.28	1t start tie	9t 1-3 2 out a1
30	70	106	Aug 3	CIN		PHI	L,4-8	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.15	3.82	5	2	1	1	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.53	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
31	71	109	Aug 6	CIN		NYG	W,13-4	CG	W(7-7)	2	9.0	7	4	4	2	1	1	0	4.14	3.84	35	12	13	2	3	7	56			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	2	1	1	.35	0.171	.00	0.00%	0.80	1t start tie	9t 3 out a9
32	72	114	Aug 10(2)	CIN	@	CHC	W,6-3	CG	W(8-7)	3	9.0	7	3	3	2	2	1	0	4.07	3.86	36	10	15	0	6	7	61			0	0	0	34	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.20	0.316	.00	0.00%	1.57	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
33	73	118	Aug 14	CIN	@	STL	L,4-5	GS-7		3	7.0	5	4	4	0	1	1	0	4.12	3.86	26	11	9	1	2	5	52			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.65	-0.172	.00	0.00%	-0.49	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
34	74	121	Aug 18	CIN		CHC	W,2-1	CG	W(9-7)	3	9.0	6	1	1	2	5	0	0	3.95	3.75	34	12	10	0	3	5	74			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.66	0.614	.00	0.00%	3.80	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
35	75	125	Aug 23	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-2	GS-7		4	7.0	6	1	0	3	1	0	0	3.78	3.74	29	13	6	0	3	6	61			0	1	0	26	1	0	0	1	0	2	1.19	0.209	.00	0.00%	2.49	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
36	76	128	Aug 25(2)	CIN	@	BRO	W,6-5	9-9		1	0.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.83	3.75	2	0	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.72	-0.274	.00	0.00%	-1.35	9b --- 0 out a2	9b 1-3 0 out a2
37	77	130	Aug 27	CIN	@	BRO	L,0-7	GS-5	L(9-8)	1	4.1	4	5	5	5	4	1	0	4.00	3.83	22	4	9	2	1	0	34			3	0	0	16	1	0	0	0	1	0	.61	-0.216	.00	0.00%	-2.30	1b start tie	5b 12- 1 out d4
38	78	136	Aug 31	CIN	@	NYG	L,0-5	GS-1	L(9-9)	3	0.1	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	4.15	3.87	6	1	0	0	0	3	31			0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	-0.250	.00	0.00%	-3.08	1b start tie	1b 123 1 out d2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
39	79	138	Sep 2	CIN	@	MLN	W,2-0	SHO	W(10-9)	1	9.0	6	0	0	1	3	0	0	3.94	3.78	33	9	14	0	0	6	77			1	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	0.633	.00	0.00%	4.39	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
40	80	142	Sep 7	CIN		PHI	W,6-3	GS-3		4	2.2	5	3	3	2	1	0	0	4.03	3.78	14	2	4	1	1	5	35			0	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.33	-0.183	.00	0.00%	-1.85	1t start tie	3t 12- 2 out d3
41	81	143	Sep 8	CIN		PHI	L,4-6	9-GF		0	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.01	3.77	4	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.26	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.53	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
42	82	145	Sep 10	CIN		NYG	W,4-3	GS-8		1	7.2	9	3	3	0	2	1	0	3.99	3.77	31	5	15	2	3	9	51			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.37	0.038	.00	0.00%	0.93	1t start tie	8t -2- 2 out tie
43	83	148	Sep 13	CIN		PIT	L,2-5	8-8		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.98	3.76	1	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.28	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.24	8t 1-- 2 out d3	8t 3 out d3
44	84	149	Sep 17	CIN	@	CHC	L,2-3	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.96	3.73	4	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.17	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.51	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
45	85	151	Sep 20	CIN		MLN	L,0-7	GS-6	L(10-10)	2	5.2	8	5	5	3	2	0	0	4.08	3.72	27	8	7	1	1	7	32			0	0	0	24	2	0	1	1	0	0	1.05	-0.137	.00	0.00%	-2.25	1t start tie	6t 12- 2 out d5
46	86	154	Sep 25	CIN		CHC	W,13-0	SHO	W(11-10)	4	9.0	4	0	0	1	4	0	0	3.90	3.64	32	14	9	1	1	4	82			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	.60	0.205	.00	0.00%	4.80	1t start tie	9t 3 out a13
							18-28		W-L:11-10,Sv:2,BSv:1	2.7	207.2	198	96	90	63	94	20	1	3.90	3.64	868	0.87		6%	9%	170	51	16	44%	11	6	0	794	25	10	3	16	7	11	1.03	0.309	.27	-0.66%	5.61

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