John Sowders Stats

John Sowders was born on Monday, December 10, 1866, in Louisville, Kentucky. Sowders was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 28, 1887, with the Indianapolis Hoosiers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive John Sowders baseball stats page.

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John Sowders
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   John Sowders
Nickname:   None
Born On:   12-10-1866
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Louisville, Kentucky
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-29-1939
Place of Death Data Died In:   Indianapolis, Indiana
Cemetery:   Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   150
First Game:   06-28-1887 (Age 20)
Last Game:   10-04-1890
Draft:   Not Applicable
John Sowders

John Sowders Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1887 Hoosiers 1 0 1 0 0 .000 21.00 0 0 0 3.0 27 11 7 13 0 5 - 0 4 0 0 -
1889 Blues 25 23 2 6 16 .273 4.82 20 0 1 185.0 865 204 99 181 9 105 - 104 17 0 0 -
1890 Wonders 39 37 2 19 16 .543 3.82 28 1 0 309.0 1,486 358 131 233 3 161 - 91 13 9 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
3 Years 65 60 5 25 32 .439 4.29 48 1 1 497.0 2,378 573 237 427 12 271 - 195 34 9 0 -
John Sowders

John Sowders Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1887 Hoosiers 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 - - 0 - .000 .000 .000
1889 Blues 28 87 11 19 3 0 0 0 6 4 - 20 - - 2 - .218 .269 .253
1890 Wonders 40 132 14 25 3 0 1 0 20 10 - 12 - - 0 - .189 .246 .235
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
3 Years 69 221 25 44 6 0 1 0 26 14 - 33 - - 2 - .199 .253 .240
John Sowders

John Sowders Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1887 Hoosiers P 1 0 9 2 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1887 Hoosiers RF 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1889 Blues LF 3 - - 3 1.0 2 2 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 0.00 -
1889 Blues P 25 23 555 38 1.5 32 5 27 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .842 1.56 -
1890 Wonders P 39 37 927 89 2.3 82 7 75 7 1 n/a n/a n/a .921 2.39 -
1890 Wonders RF 3 - - 1 0.3 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 65 60 1,491 129 2.0 114 12 102 15 1 n/a n/a n/a .884 2.06 --
RF Totals 4 0 0 2 0.5 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
LF Totals 3 0 0 3 1.0 2 2 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 0.00 --
3 Years 72 60 1,491 134 1.9 118 15 103 16 1 n/a n/a n/a .881 2.14 --
John Sowders

John Sowders Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1887 Hoosiers 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 15.00
1889 Blues 1 - - - - n/a 0.0 4.4 14.5 0.99 5.06 5.11
1890 Wonders 0 - - - - n/a 132.0 11.0 6.6 0.57 2.65 4.69
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
3 Years 1 - - - - n/a 221.0 6.7 8.5 0.72 3.53 4.91
John Sowders

John Sowders Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1889 Kansas City Blues n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1890 Brooklyn Wonders n/a Undetermined n/a n/a


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