Ernie Bowman
| Ernie Bowman | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: July 28, 1935 Johnson City, Tennessee | |
| Died: August 4, 2019 (aged 84) Johnson City, Tennessee | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 12, 1961, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 29, 1963, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .190 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 10 |
| Teams | |
Ernest Ferrell Bowman (July 28, 1935 – August 4, 2019) was an American
player, an infielder who appeared in 165 games in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants from 1961 to 1963. Born in Johnson City, Tennessee
, he batted and threw right-handed, stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 160 pounds (73 kg).
Bowman was signed by the
New York Giants as an amateur in 1956 after he attended East Tennessee State University.[1]
His professional career would encompass 14 seasons, although he spent only two full campaigns (1962–63) in the big leagues.
As a member of the San Francisco Giants, he served as the primary backup to the club's regular
Bowman remained with the Giants through the 1963 season, when he appeared in a career-high 81 games, including 26 as the starting shortstop and another two as the starting second baseman. At the end of the season, he was traded to the
runs batted in
. He retired in 1969.
Ernie Bowman died at his home in Johnson City on August 4, 2019.[4]
References
- ^ Ernie Bowman at the SABR Baseball Biography Project , by David E. Skelton, Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: San Francisco Giants 2, New York Mets 1". www.retrosheet.org. August 23, 1962. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: San Francisco Giants 7, New York Yankees 3". www.retrosheet.org. October 8, 1962. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ Birchfield, Jeff (August 6, 2019). "Former Major League player Bowman dead at 84". JohnsonCityPress.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
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