Ernie Bowman
Ernest Ferrell Bowman
Born: July 28, 1935
Johnson City, TN US
Deceased: August 4, 2019
Primary Position: Second base
All Position(s) Played: 3B, OF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 160
Career: 1956-1969
Major League Statistics
Ernie Bowman compiled a career batting average of .237 with 23 home runs and 271 RBI in his 1116-game career with the St. Cloud Rox, Springfield Giants, Corpus Christi Giants, Tacoma Giants, Denver Bears, Atlanta Crackers, Jacksonville Suns, Portland Beavers, Columbus Jets, Richmond Braves, Louisville Colonels and Indianapolis Indians. He began playing during the 1956 season and last took the field during the 1969 campaign.
 St. Cloud Rox |
 Denver Bears |
 Jacksonville Suns |
 Portland Beavers |
 Columbus Jets |
 Richmond Braves |
 Indianapolis Indians |
 Louisville Colonels |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | C | NORL1 | St. Cloud Rox | 104 | 419 | 419 | 101 | 12 | 3 | 3 | .241 | .241 | .305 | .547 | 128 | |||||||||||
| 1957 | C | NORL1 | St. Cloud Rox | 104 | 436 | 408 | 56 | 112 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 52 | 30 | 20 | 41 | .275 | .307 | .387 | .694 | 158 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 1958 | A | EL | Springfield Giants | 127 | 568 | 531 | 65 | 131 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 25 | 65 | .247 | .280 | .307 | .587 | 163 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1959 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Giants | 140 | 570 | 518 | 67 | 132 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 53 | .255 | .291 | .351 | .643 | 182 | 2 | 21 | 3 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Giants | 40 | 66 | 63 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .286 | .308 | .349 | .657 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Giants | 37 | 149 | 135 | 18 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | .289 | .310 | .356 | .665 | 48 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Denver Bears | 125 | 464 | 431 | 48 | 100 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 74 | .232 | .270 | .297 | .567 | 128 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Atlanta Crackers | 111 | 403 | 374 | 35 | 93 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 51 | .249 | .283 | .302 | .585 | 113 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 128 | 443 | 414 | 33 | 85 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 66 | .205 | .238 | .268 | .506 | 111 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 31 | 85 | 78 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .141 | .193 | .167 | .359 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 71 | 182 | 169 | 12 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 34 | .183 | .228 | .237 | .464 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 71 | 166 | 158 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31 | .177 | .207 | .234 | .441 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 18 | 48 | 46 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .174 | .208 | .217 | .426 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | 9 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .154 | .214 | .231 | .445 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1116 | 4013 | 3757 | 364 | 891 | 116 | 40 | 23 | 271 | 74 | 10 | 161 | 453 | .237 | .268 | .308 | .576 | 1156 | 0 | 5 | 71 | 19 | 2 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | C | NORL1 | St. Cloud Rox | 2B | 87 | 197 | 212 | 28 | 44 | .936 | 4.701 |
| 1957 | C | NORL1 | St. Cloud Rox | SS | 15 | 19 | 43 | 3 | 5 | .954 | 4.133 |
| 1958 | A | EL | Springfield Giants | 2B | 126 | 302 | 358 | 24 | 69 | .965 | 5.238 |
| 1959 | AA | TL | Corpus Christi Giants | 2B | 132 | 343 | 380 | 22 | 96 | .970 | 5.477 |
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Giants | SS | 15 | 30 | 34 | 5 | 8 | .928 | 4.267 |
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Giants | 2B | 16 | 35 | 34 | 2 | 5 | .972 | 4.312 |
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Giants | SS | 11 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 0 | .971 | 3.000 |
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Giants | 3B | 10 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 2 | .875 | 2.800 |
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Denver Bears | 2B | 109 | 208 | 286 | 18 | 74 | .965 | 4.532 |
| 1964 | AAA | PCL | Denver Bears | SS | 10 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 5 | .971 | 3.400 |
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Atlanta Crackers | 2B | 11 | 26 | 32 | 4 | 6 | .935 | 5.273 |
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Atlanta Crackers | SS | 100 | 149 | 253 | 14 | 55 | .966 | 4.020 |
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 2B | 83 | 176 | 232 | 11 | 58 | .974 | 4.916 |
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | SS | 29 | 33 | 67 | 11 | 18 | .901 | 3.448 |
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 3B | 27 | 19 | 30 | 4 | 2 | .925 | 1.815 |
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | SS | 50 | 50 | 129 | 10 | 27 | .947 | 3.580 |
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 2B | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .867 | 2.600 |
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 3B | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | SS | 16 | 23 | 42 | 1 | 11 | .985 | 4.062 |
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 2B | 10 | 25 | 20 | 1 | 9 | .978 | 4.500 |
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 3B | 10 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 6 | .943 | 3.300 |
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | SS | 7 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 2B | 26 | 55 | 57 | 2 | 14 | .982 | 4.308 |
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 3B | 17 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | .885 | 1.353 |
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | SS | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .944 | 3.400 |
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | 2B | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .923 | 3.000 |
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | SS | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.333 |
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 2B | 13 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 5 | .925 | 2.846 |
| 1969 | AAA | IL | Louisville Colonels | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 953 | 1787 | 2382 | 178 | 524 | .959 | 4.375 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | C | Northern League | St. Cloud Rox | NY1 | ||
| 1957 | C | Northern League | St. Cloud Rox | NY1 | ||
| 1958 | A | Eastern League | Springfield Giants | SFN | ||
| 1959 | AA | Texas League | Corpus Christi Giants | SFN | ||
| 1960 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Giants | SFN | ||
| 1961 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Giants | SFN | ||
| 1964 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Denver Bears | ML1 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | International League | Atlanta Crackers | ML1 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | International League | Jacksonville Suns | NYN | ||
| 1967 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | CLE | ||
| 1967 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1968 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 1969 | AAA | International League | Louisville Colonels | BOS | ||
| 1969 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | CIN |
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