Weldon Bowlin
Lois Weldon Bowlin "Hoss"
Born: December 10, 1940
Paragould, AR US
Deceased: December 8, 2019
Primary Position: Second base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, OF, P, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 155
Career: 1959-1971
Major League Statistics
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Weldon Bowlin compiled a career batting average of .260 with 41 home runs and 531 RBI in his 1466-game career with the Hobbs Cardinals, Dothan Cardinals, Memphis Chicks, Billings Mustangs, Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides, Lancaster Red Roses, Lewiston Broncs, Birmingham Barons, Vancouver Mounties, Mobile Athletics, Birmingham A's, Charlotte Hornets, Evansville Triplets and Wisconsin Rapids Twins. He began playing during the 1959 season and last took the field during the 1971 campaign.
 Billings Mustangs |
 Lancaster Red Roses |
 Lewiston Broncs |
 Birmingham Barons |
 Birmingham A's |
 Charlotte Hornets |
 Evansville Triplets |
 Wisconsin Rapids Twins |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1971 | A | MIDW | Wisconsin Rapids Twins | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | SOPH | Hobbs Cardinals | 123 | 587 | 506 | 104 | 142 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 59 | 8 | 69 | 69 | .281 | .366 | .352 | .717 | 178 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1960 | D | ALFL | Dothan Cardinals | 118 | 550 | 456 | 86 | 128 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 50 | 15 | 80 | 64 | .281 | .392 | .399 | .791 | 182 | 5 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .600 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | A | EL | Lancaster Red Roses | 6 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .235 | .294 | .529 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides | 9 | 39 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .282 | .308 | .590 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | C | PION | Billings Mustangs | 81 | 362 | 317 | 49 | 83 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 51 | .262 | .352 | .379 | .730 | 120 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | C | PION | Billings Mustangs | 129 | 599 | 501 | 118 | 144 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 68 | 17 | 6 | 81 | 84 | .287 | .388 | .437 | .825 | 219 | 4 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1963 | A | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | 139 | 628 | 537 | 102 | 153 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 21 | 7 | 80 | 97 | .285 | .383 | .399 | .782 | 214 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 136 | 596 | 509 | 78 | 123 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 57 | 15 | 6 | 81 | 85 | .242 | .348 | .350 | .698 | 178 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 31 | 127 | 115 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 25 | .174 | .232 | .226 | .458 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1965 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 79 | 308 | 273 | 32 | 74 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 28 | .271 | .342 | .388 | .730 | 106 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1966 | AA | SOUL | Mobile Athletics | 125 | 501 | 431 | 59 | 100 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 49 | .232 | .321 | .299 | .621 | 129 | 2 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 123 | 510 | 456 | 51 | 109 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 58 | .239 | .308 | .296 | .604 | 135 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 1968 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 102 | 387 | 353 | 38 | 80 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 48 | .227 | .288 | .272 | .560 | 96 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1969 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | 93 | 373 | 322 | 51 | 89 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 48 | 35 | .276 | .371 | .357 | .728 | 115 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | 87 | 279 | 252 | 26 | 67 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 32 | .266 | .326 | .321 | .648 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1971 | A | MIDW | Wisconsin Rapids Twins | 83 | 299 | 247 | 32 | 59 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 38 | .239 | .371 | .352 | .723 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1466 | 6167 | 5336 | 838 | 1387 | 257 | 59 | 41 | 531 | 118 | 45 | 728 | 763 | .260 | .350 | .353 | .703 | 1885 | 14 | 27 | 48 | 28 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | SOPH | Hobbs Cardinals | SS | 69 | 112 | 221 | 28 | 47 | .922 | 4.826 |
| 1959 | D | SOPH | Hobbs Cardinals | 2B | 28 | 84 | 91 | 5 | 12 | .972 | 6.250 |
| 1959 | D | SOPH | Hobbs Cardinals | 3B | 27 | 27 | 54 | 10 | 4 | .890 | 3.000 |
| 1960 | D | ALFL | Dothan Cardinals | 2B | 85 | 208 | 245 | 15 | 64 | .968 | 5.329 |
| 1960 | D | ALFL | Dothan Cardinals | SS | 30 | 59 | 67 | 14 | 17 | .900 | 4.200 |
| 1961 | C | PION | Billings Mustangs | 2B | 81 | 198 | 202 | 17 | 58 | .959 | 4.938 |
| 1962 | C | PION | Billings Mustangs | 2B | 128 | 299 | 322 | 23 | 92 | .964 | 4.852 |
| 1963 | A | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | 2B | 124 | 272 | 343 | 20 | 91 | .969 | 4.960 |
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 2B | 136 | 281 | 367 | 23 | 87 | .966 | 4.765 |
| 1965 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 2B | 44 | 116 | 126 | 6 | 29 | .976 | 5.500 |
| 1965 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 2B | 27 | 48 | 51 | 1 | 14 | .990 | 3.667 |
| 1965 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | OF | 16 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .955 | 1.312 |
| 1966 | AA | SOUL | Mobile Athletics | 2B | 78 | 149 | 212 | 4 | 42 | .989 | 4.628 |
| 1966 | AA | SOUL | Mobile Athletics | OF | 29 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.414 |
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 3B | 74 | 68 | 133 | 6 | 17 | .971 | 2.716 |
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 2B | 26 | 63 | 52 | 2 | 8 | .983 | 4.423 |
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | OF | 24 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .977 | 1.792 |
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | SS | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 3.500 |
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 1968 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 3B | 45 | 41 | 70 | 4 | 5 | .965 | 2.467 |
| 1968 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 2B | 15 | 33 | 32 | 4 | 9 | .942 | 4.333 |
| 1968 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | SS | 13 | 17 | 32 | 1 | 11 | .980 | 3.769 |
| 1968 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | 1B | 12 | 97 | 8 | 1 | 7 | .991 | 8.750 |
| 1968 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham A's | OF | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.545 |
| 1969 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | 2B | 86 | 184 | 263 | 16 | 69 | .965 | 5.198 |
| 1969 | AA | SOUL | Charlotte Hornets | SS | 5 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | .938 | 3.000 |
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | SS | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .944 | 5.667 |
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | OF | 26 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .978 | 1.692 |
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | 2B | 25 | 56 | 58 | 5 | 17 | .958 | 4.560 |
| 1970 | AAA | AA2 | Evansville Triplets | 3B | 17 | 17 | 39 | 3 | 1 | .949 | 3.294 |
| 1971 | A | MIDW | Wisconsin Rapids Twins | 1B | 4 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 6.500 |
| 1971 | A | MIDW | Wisconsin Rapids Twins | 3B | 36 | 25 | 93 | 14 | 7 | .894 | 3.278 |
| 1971 | A | MIDW | Wisconsin Rapids Twins | SS | 24 | 29 | 51 | 8 | 8 | .909 | 3.333 |
| 1971 | A | MIDW | Wisconsin Rapids Twins | 2B | 12 | 24 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 4.333 |
| 1971 | A | MIDW | Wisconsin Rapids Twins | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 1365 | 2710 | 3189 | 237 | 736 | .961 | 4.322 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | Sophomore League | Hobbs Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1960 | D | Alabama-Florida League | Dothan Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1960 | AA | Southern Association | Memphis Chicks | SLN | ||
| 1961 | C | Pioneer League | Billings Mustangs | SLN | ||
| 1961 | A | South Atlantic League | Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides | KC1 | ||
| 1961 | A | Eastern League | Lancaster Red Roses | SLN | ||
| 1962 | C | Pioneer League | Billings Mustangs | SLN | ||
| 1963 | A | Northwest League | Lewiston Broncs | KC1 | ||
| 1964 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | KC1 | ||
| 1965 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | KC1 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Mounties | KC1 | ||
| 1966 | AA | Southern League | Mobile Athletics | KC1 | ||
| 1967 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham A's | KC1 | ||
| 1968 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham A's | OAK | ||
| 1969 | AA | Southern League | Charlotte Hornets | MIN | ||
| 1970 | AAA | American Association 2 | Evansville Triplets | MIN | ||
| 1971 | A | Midwest League | Wisconsin Rapids Twins | MIN |
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