Don Rowe
Donald Howard Rowe
Born: April 3, 1936
Brawley, CA US
Deceased: October 15, 2005
Newport Beach, CA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Career: 1954-1967
Major League Statistics
Don Rowe compiled a career record of 106 wins and 96 losses and a 4.25 ERA in his 352-game pitching career with the Phoenix Stars, Waco Pirates, Lincoln Chiefs, Hollywood Stars, Columbus Red Birds, Salt Lake City Bees, Mobile Bears, Columbus Jets, Buffalo Bisons and Portland Beavers. He began playing during the 1954 season and last took the field during the 1967 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | C | AZTX | Phoenix Stars | 18 | 3 | .857 | 4.15 | 29 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 182.0 | 149 | 109 | 84 | 8 | 150 | 161 | 3 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| 1955 | B | BSTL | Waco Pirates | 15 | 17 | .469 | 4.04 | 38 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 256.0 | 260 | 144 | 115 | 24 | 139 | 226 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||
| 1956 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | 13 | 7 | .650 | 4.63 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 173.0 | 173 | 97 | 89 | 15 | 112 | 164 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |||||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4.71 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 109.0 | 124 | 62 | 57 | 13 | 60 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Columbus Red Birds | 1 | 5 | .167 | 5.95 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65.0 | 63 | 47 | 43 | 7 | 50 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.66 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 83.0 | 89 | 55 | 43 | 8 | 63 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 9 | 15 | .375 | 4.91 | 32 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 176.0 | 198 | 112 | 96 | 23 | 71 | 110 | 4 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 9 | 6 | .600 | 3.42 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 113.0 | 114 | 54 | 43 | 14 | 35 | 2 | 81 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.39 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 82.3 | 81 | 35 | 31 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3.52 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 166.0 | 158 | 80 | 65 | 19 | 54 | 0 | 102 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 2 | 5 | .286 | 5.50 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 36.0 | 54 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8.50 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3.28 | 34 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 140.0 | 139 | 60 | 51 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 0 | 3 | .000 | 7.20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 35.0 | 45 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.96 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46.0 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 106 | 96 | .525 | 4.25 | 352 | 225 | 0 | 78 | 13 | 0 | 1680.3 | 1705 | 941 | 794 | 168 | 836 | 13 | 1218 | 26 | 7 | 68 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | C | AZTX | Phoenix Stars | 70 | 224 | 192 | 32 | 55 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 22 | 17 | .286 | .358 | .370 | .728 | 71 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||
| 1955 | B | BSTL | Waco Pirates | 52 | 123 | 113 | 16 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 13 | .292 | .319 | .398 | .718 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 1956 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | 48 | 104 | 91 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 12 | .242 | .314 | .341 | .654 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | 37 | 40 | 36 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .250 | .308 | .278 | .585 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Columbus Red Birds | 23 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .167 | .286 | .333 | .619 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 41 | 40 | 37 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .216 | .275 | .270 | .545 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | 56 | 91 | 79 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 24 | .165 | .241 | .190 | .431 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 17 | 34 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .188 | .235 | .188 | .423 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 24 | 39 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .206 | .289 | .265 | .554 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 41 | 82 | 72 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 21 | .236 | .288 | .278 | .565 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 12 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .083 | .200 | .083 | .283 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .429 | .500 | .429 | .929 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 69 | 81 | 73 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18 | .178 | .259 | .274 | .533 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 16 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 21 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .125 | .000 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 536 | 934 | 820 | 101 | 192 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 90 | 5 | 1 | 75 | 145 | .234 | .299 | .304 | .603 | 249 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 6 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | C | AZTX | Phoenix Stars | P | 29 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.276 |
| 1954 | C | AZTX | Phoenix Stars | 1B | 27 | 186 | 9 | 7 | 19 | .965 | 7.222 |
| 1955 | B | BSTL | Waco Pirates | P | 38 | 7 | 44 | 3 | 2 | .944 | 1.342 |
| 1956 | A | WL3 | Lincoln Chiefs | P | 29 | 12 | 32 | 1 | 3 | .978 | 1.517 |
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Hollywood Stars | P | 28 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .889 | .571 |
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Columbus Red Birds | P | 19 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | .812 | .684 |
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | P | 28 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 2 | .957 | .786 |
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake City Bees | P | 32 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 1 | .944 | 1.062 |
| 1961 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 21 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .952 |
| 1961 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | P | 13 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .952 | 1.538 |
| 1962 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 26 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 1 | .943 | 1.269 |
| 1963 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .600 |
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 34 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1966 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .533 |
| 1967 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 21 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .882 | .714 |
| Totals | 379 | 267 | 264 | 25 | 39 | .955 | 1.401 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | C | Arizona-Texas League | Phoenix Stars | |||
| 1955 | B | Big State League | Waco Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1956 | A | Western League | Lincoln Chiefs | PIT | ||
| 1957 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Hollywood Stars | PIT | ||
| 1958 | AAA | International League | Columbus Red Birds | PIT | ||
| 1959 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Bees | PIT | ||
| 1960 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake City Bees | PIT | ||
| 1961 | AA | Southern Association | Mobile Bears | NYN | ||
| 1961 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1962 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1963 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | NYN | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | NYN | ||
| 1965 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | NYN | ||
| 1966 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | CLE | ||
| 1967 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | CLE |
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