#47 Bill "Little bill" Sowders, Reliever, 32 yrs, New York (N) Giants Wednesday, 10/25/1897 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Sowders Little bill 11/29/1864 32 USA,KY,LOUISVILLE 6"0 165
Reliever R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good GREAT Normal 4.5 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 1897 8 Year(s), 84 Days (1460 total Days) 116 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 116 Days (1664 total Days) 9 Year(s) Not eligible Out of Option Years
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 2 | 7 | 9 | 88-91 Mph |
Versus LHB | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
Versus RHB | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
Talent | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
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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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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.35 | 7.2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
Projected | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.35 | 7.0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
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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 |
| 1 | 0 | 1.$ | 10 | 5 | 14.1 | 11.7 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | .0 | 16 | 5 | 31.3 | 4.78 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .455 | .778 | 1.232 |
vs. RHB | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .292 | .261 | .553 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 3.2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Road | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
July | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 2.2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
August | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sept./Oct. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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 |
1890 | 38 | 38 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 3.51 | 331.0 | 328 | 142 | 129 | 10 | 90 | 116 | 34 | 2 | 1.26 | .282 | PHA,AL |
1891 | 36 | 36 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 | 314.0 | 331 | 151 | 128 | 13 | 80 | 103 | 30 | 2 | 1.31 | .292 | PHA,AL |
1892 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 3.47 | 272.0 | 287 | 116 | 105 | 4 | 65 | 90 | 28 | 2 | 1.29 | .298 | PHA |
1893 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4.50 | 96.0 | 121 | 55 | 48 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 1.45 | .330 | PHA |
1894 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4.37 | 136.0 | 153 | 74 | 66 | 2 | 47 | 45 | 11 | 0 | 1.47 | .309 | PHA |
1895 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4.67 | 94.1 | 122 | 64 | 49 | 3 | 32 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1.63 | .331 | PHA |
1896 | 43 | 43 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 4.31 | 356.2 | 399 | 208 | 171 | 7 | 102 | 132 | 23 | 2 | 1.40 | .313 | COL |
1897 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.35 | 7.2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.57 | .345 | BAL NYG |
Total | 254 | 211 | 108 | 91 | 2 | 3.79 | 1838.0 | 1977 | 916 | 775 | 49 | 489 | 633 | 161 | 9 | 1.34 | .300 | |
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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 |
1893, AAA | 18 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2.71 | 153.0 | 152 | 50 | 46 | 3 | 39 | 119 | 13 | 2 | 1.25 | .311 |
1897, AAA | 12 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4.30 | 88.0 | 93 | 44 | 42 | 4 | 39 | 92 | 4 | 1 | 1.50 | .365 |
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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 |
1890 | 38 | 122 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 0 | .098 | .133 | .131 | .264 | PHA,AL |
1891 | 36 | 121 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | .174 | .184 | .223 | .407 | PHA,AL |
1892 | 32 | 101 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | .158 | .158 | .178 | .337 | PHA |
1893 | 12 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .088 | .114 | .147 | .261 | PHA |
1894 | 27 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .156 | .136 | .292 | PHA |
1895 | 27 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .048 | .091 | .048 | .139 | PHA |
1896 | 43 | 127 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | .150 | .163 | .220 | .383 | COL |
Total | 254 | 648 | 86 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 50 | 13 | 202 | 1 | 0 | .133 | .149 | .171 | .320 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.2 | 2.35 | | | | |
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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... Was selected to the 1890 Allstar game... Injured on 3/24/1891 with a Strained Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks... Was selected to the 1891 Allstar game... 1/31/1892: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,550,000 through salary arbitration... Injured on 6/30/1892 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks... 1/31/1893: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,550,000 through salary arbitration... Injured on 5/16/1893 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks... 1/31/1894: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,550,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1895: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,550,000 through salary arbitration... Signed as a free agent by Columbus on 2/28/1896 to a 1-year deal worth $261,000 per year... Signed as a free agent by Baltimore on 4/9/1897 to a minor league deal... Released by Baltimore on 4/17/1897... Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 4/17/1897 to a minor league deal... Injured on 6/4/1897 with a Sore Elbow, out for one week...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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Wins 1890 - 21 - 4th 1891 - 24 - 6th
| Losses 1896 - 19 - 2nd
| IP 1890 - 331.0 - 9th 1896 - 356.2 - 4th
| BB 1890 - 90 - 5th 1896 - 102 - 10th
| CG 1890 - 34 - 2nd
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SHO 1890 - 2 - 6th 1892 - 2 - 10th
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