#47 Bill "Little bill" Sowders, Starting Pitcher, 24 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics Wednesday, 10/25/1889 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Sowders Little bill 11/29/1864 24 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) 2 / 6 (Fair) 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 1889 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 51 Days (223 total Days) 169 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 0 Days (344 total Days) 1 Year(s) Not eligible 1 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 3 | 7 | 9 | 88-91 Mph |
Versus LHB | 2 | 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 | | | | |
8/30 | IND | L 1-6 | * | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | L | | | | |
9/3 | @LOU | W 7-6 | * | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | W | | | | |
9/7 | @KC | L 3-7 | * | 8 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | L | | | | |
9/13 | WAS | W 4-3 | * | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | W | | | | |
9/19 | BAL | W 2-1 | * | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
9/25 | IND | W 4-1 | * | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | W | | | | |
10/1 | KC | W 4-2 | * | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | W | PoG | | | |
10/9 | KC | W 5-3 | * | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | W | | | | |
10/17 | BRO | W 3-2 | * | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | W | PoG | | | |
10/21 | @BRO | L 2-6 | * | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | L | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 25 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 3.17 | 210.0 | 204 | 97 | 74 | 51 | 71 | 20 | 80.0 | 0 | 14 | 56.0 |
Projected | 25 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 3.17 | 210.0 | 204 | 97 | 74 | 51 | 71 | | | | | |
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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 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 8.7 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 2.76 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 341 | 99 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 48 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .314 | .390 | .704 |
vs. RHB | 461 | 105 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 49 | 35 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .228 | .277 | .310 | .587 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.45 | 107.0 | 106 | 48 | 41 | 30 | 35 |
Road | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.88 | 103.0 | 98 | 49 | 33 | 21 | 36 |
Postseason | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 | 26.0 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 12 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.65 | 17.0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
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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 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.34 | 50.0 | 41 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 19 |
July | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.24 | 50.0 | 55 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 16 |
August | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 | 64.0 | 66 | 34 | 32 | 20 | 23 |
Sept./Oct. | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.15 | 46.0 | 42 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 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 |
1889 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 3.17 | 210.0 | 204 | 97 | 74 | 5 | 51 | 71 | 20 | 0 | 1.21 | .274 | PHA |
Total | 29 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 3.01 | 230.1 | 226 | 100 | 77 | 5 | 53 | 84 | 21 | 1 | 1.21 | .280 | |
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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 |
1889, AAA | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3.94 | 45.2 | 56 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1.51 | .327 |
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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 |
1889 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 | 26.0 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 | 26.0 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 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 |
1889 | 25 | 75 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .093 | .093 | .120 | .213 | PHA |
Total | 29 | 78 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .103 | .114 | .128 | .242 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 25 | 25 | 10 | 46 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 1.000 | 210.0 | 2.40 | | | | |
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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)... Injured on 4/16/1889 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks... Won World Series with Philadelphia (A) in 1889...
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