Bill Sowders
William Jefferson Sowders
Born: November 29, 1864
Louisville, KY USA
Deceased: 1951
Indianapolis, IN USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, RF, CF, OF
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 155
Career: 1888-1890
Minor League Statistics
Bill Sowders compiled a career record of 29 wins and 30 losses in his 75-game career with the Boston Beaneaters and Pittsburg Alleghenys. He began playing during the 1888 season and last took the field during the 1890 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 19 | 15 | .559 | 2.07 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 317.0 | 278 | 155 | 73 | 3 | 73 | 0 | 132 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 1311 |
| 1889 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5.14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 42.0 | 53 | 35 | 24 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 202 |
| 1889 | NL | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 6 | 5 | .545 | 7.35 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 52.7 | 94 | 55 | 43 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 283 |
| 1890 | NL | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 3 | 8 | .273 | 4.42 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 106.0 | 117 | 77 | 52 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 458 |
| Totals | 29 | 30 | .492 | 3.34 | 71 | 61 | 10 | 55 | 2 | 3 | 517.7 | 542 | 322 | 192 | 8 | 149 | 0 | 205 | 17 | 0 | 28 | 2254 |
Batting:
| Year | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 36 | 125 | 122 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | .148 | .168 | .164 | .332 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1889 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 7 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .235 | .278 | .235 | .513 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1889 | NL | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 15 | 51 | 48 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .271 | .314 | .292 | .605 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1890 | NL | Pittsburg Alleghenys | 17 | 52 | 50 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .180 | .212 | .180 | .392 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 75 | 246 | 237 | 23 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 43 | .186 | .215 | .198 | .414 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | P | 36 | 0 | 317.0 | 23 | 69 | 8 | 1 | .920 | 2.612 | 2.556 |
| 1889 | NL | Pittsburg Alleghenys | P | 13 | 0 | 53.0 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 0 | .900 | 4.585 | 2.077 |
| 1889 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | P | 7 | 0 | 42.0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 2.000 |
| 1889 | NL | Pittsburg Alleghenys | OF | 2 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 |
| 1890 | NL | Pittsburg Alleghenys | P | 15 | 0 | 106.0 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .842 | 1.358 | 1.067 |
| 1890 | NL | Pittsburg Alleghenys | OF | 2 | 0 | 19.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.368 | 2.500 |
| Totals | 75 | 0 | 546.0 | 48 | 108 | 14 | 1 | .918 | 2.571 | 2.080 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
