#47 Bill "Little bill" Sowders, Starting Pitcher, 23 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics Wednesday, 10/25/1888 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Sowders Little bill 11/29/1864 23 USA,KY,LOUISVILLE 6"0 155
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good GREAT Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 250,000 1888 (Automatic) 0 Year(s), 54 Days (54 total Days) 54 Day(s) 1 Year(s), 0 Days (172 total Days) 0 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 3 | 8 | 9 | 88-91 Mph |
Versus LHB | 3 | 7 | 9 | |
Versus RHB | 3 | 8 | 9 | |
Talent | 3 | 8 | 9 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 10 54 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Slider Splitfinger-Fastball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings P : 4 (Range), .953 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
9/12 | DET | W 4-3 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | W | | | | |
9/23 | @IND | L 6-7 | | 1.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | L | | | | |
9/26 | @WAS | L 2-3 | * | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
10/1 | @LOU | W 1-0 | * | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | W | PoG | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.33 | 20.1 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 100.0 |
Projected | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.33 | 20.0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 2 | 10.6 | 9.7 | 5.8 | .9 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 2.89 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .303 | .355 | .658 |
vs. RHB | 46 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .298 | .304 | .602 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Road | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.40 | 19.1 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
June | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
July | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sept./Oct. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.33 | 20.1 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1888 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.33 | 20.1 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1.18 | .344 | PHA |
Total | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.33 | 20.1 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1.18 | .344 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1888, AAA | 25 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1.99 | 208.1 | 175 | 55 | 46 | 5 | 50 | 132 | 8 | 3 | 1.08 | .265 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1888 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | PHA |
Total | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 20.1 | 1.33 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 16th overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1888... Injured on 3/17/1888 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks... Injured on 5/11/1888 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week... Earned first career win on 9/12/1888... Had first career hit on 9/26/1888, off George Derby (WAS)...
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