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Ernie
Bowman		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 170
 
Born: July 28, 1935 in Usa, TN, JOHNSON CITY
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1961 25 TAM AL     3 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
1962 26 TAM AL     4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
1963 27 TAM AL     3 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 1 1 1 7 7 7
1964 28 TAM AL     3 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 1 1 1 7 7 7
1965 29 TAM AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 1 1 1 7 7 7
1966 30 TAM AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 1 1 1 7 7 7
1967 31 TAM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5
1968 32 WAS NL     3 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 1 1 1 4 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 1 1 1 4 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 1 1 1 7 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1961 25 A   137 554 48 125 14 5 12 50 7 7 17 67 .226 .249 .334 .583 43.2  
1962 26 A   137 569 49 153 27 5 6 47 11 11 20 62 .269 .294 .366 .659 56.1  
1963 27 A   137 552 58 147 26 2 9 51 6 12 23 61 .266 .296 .370 .665 54.9  
1964 28 A   137 564 53 129 15 1 9 47 6 7 15 58 .229 .249 .307 .555 39.0  
1965 29 TAM AL 103 270 20 62 4 5 4 20 6 2 4 27 .230 .241 .326 .567 19.1 1.7
    AAA   26 106 5 17 3 0 1 10 2 2 2 10 .160 .176 .217 .393 2.0  
1966 30 TAM AL 96 140 14 20 3 1 0 4 7 7 1 13 .143 .155 .179 .334 -1.4 0.0
1967 31 AAA   11 34 2 9 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 .265 .265 .382 .647 3.0  
1968 32 A   137 557 40 114 24 3 4 39 15 8 39 75 .205 .257 .280 .537 38.5  
2 Years Sim 199 410 34 82 7 6 4 24 13 9 5 40 .200 .212 .276 .487 17.6 1.7
2 Years AAA 37 140 7 26 7 0 1 14 2 2 2 11 .186 .201 .257 .459 4.9  
5 Years A 685 2796 248 668 106 16 40 234 45 45 114 323 .239 .269 .331 .601 231.7  
7 Years Minors 722 2936 255 694 113 16 41 248 47 47 116 334 .236 .266 .328 .594 236.7  
162 Game Average 333 27 66 5 4 3 19 10 7 4 32 .200 .212 .276 .487 14.3  
Career Highs 103 270 20 62 4 5 4 20 7 7 4 27 .230 .241 .326 .567 19.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   233 20 41 4 4 1 11 9 7 3 27 .176 .186 .240 .427 6.4
vs LH   177 14 41 3 2 3 13 4 2 2 13 .232 .244 .322 .566 12.8
Home 95 200 10 37 1 3 2 12 5 7 2 20 .185 .197 .250 .447 5.9
Away 104 210 24 45 6 3 2 12 8 2 3 20 .214 .225 .300 .525 13.3
RISP   81 0 16 2 0 1 20 0 0 2 11 .198 .217 .259 .476 3.8
Pinch Hitting   5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800 0.7
Close/Late   64 15 14 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 3 .219 .242 .250 .492 3.4
Mar/Apr 12 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.1
May 28 26 6 8 0 1 0 3 6 2 0 2 .308 .308 .385 .692 3.3
June 34 50 9 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 .200 .216 .260 .476 1.9
July 33 73 6 12 1 2 2 7 0 1 0 6 .164 .164 .315 .479 3.0
August 53 160 6 28 3 2 2 9 5 3 3 14 .175 .195 .256 .451 5.9
Sep/Oct 39 98 4 24 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 13 .245 .253 .265 .518 5.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1965 29 TAM AL 2B 71 54 509.0 152 244 13 64 .968 7.00   2.4
    SS 20 19 160.7 26 71 6 9 .942 5.43   0.4
    3B 7 4 38.0 3 7 0 1 1.000 2.37   0.1
1966 30 TAM AL 2B 57 27 283.3 69 128 9 25 .956 6.26   0.4
    3B 12 3 40.7 3 11 1 1 .933 3.10   0.2
    SS 18 1 38.0 13 14 1 2 .964 6.39   0.3
1967 31 TAM AL 2B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
  2B 129 81 794.3 221 373 22 89 .964 6.73   2.8
  SS 38 20 198.7 39 85 7 11 .947 5.62   0.7
  3B 19 7 78.7 6 18 1 2 .960 2.75   0.3
Career Totals   186 108 1071.7 266 476 30 102 .961 6.23   3.8
Career Highs   98 77 707.7 181 322 19 74 1.000 6.40    
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  6. Charlie Gilbert (972)
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History
Drafted in 6th round, 88th overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 1961
Injured on 3/21/1964 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Had first career hit on 5/18/1965, off Bill Singer (WAS)
Hit first career homerun on 7/4/1965, off Mickey Lolich (OAK)
Injured on 9/26/1965 with a Inflamed Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 4-5 weeks
4/2/1966: Signed a minor league contract extension with Tampa Bay
Injured on 5/11/1967 with a Torn Ligament Elbow, out for full season
9/1/1967: Signed a minor league contract extension with Tampa Bay
Traded from Tampa Bay to Washington on 2/21/1968 (Going to TAM: 1B Ray Webster. Going to WAS: 2B Ernie Bowman)
 
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