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Billy Cowan

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Full Name: Billy Rolland Cowan Primary Position: OF,CF,LF
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/170 First Game: September 9, 1963
Birthdate: August 28, 1938 Final Game: April 24, 1972
Birthplace: Calhoun City, Mississippi MLB Experience: 7 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Billy Cowan (Billy Rolland Cowan) was born on August 28, 1938 in Calhoun City, Mississippi. He made his Major League debut on September 9, 1963 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1964, his rookie year, he hit .241 with 19 home runs and 50 RBI. Cowan played for the Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, Milwaukee Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees and California Angels over the course of his 7 year career.

Most people believe that Billy Cowan's best season was 1964, when he slugged 19 home runs and knocked in 50 runs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1963 CHI N 14 36 1 9 1 2 .250 .250 .417 1 1 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
1964 CHI N 139 497 52 120 19 50 .241 .268 .404 16 4 18 128 1 2 12 5 6
1965 NY N 82 156 16 28 3 9 .179 .205 .314 8 2 4 45 1 1 3 1 2
1965 MIL N 19 27 4 5 0 0 .185 .185 .222 1 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
1965 TOT N 101 183 20 33 3 9 .180 .202 .301 9 2 4 54 1 1 3 1 2
1967 PHI N 34 59 11 9 3 6 .153 .203 .305 0 0 4 14 0 2 1 0 1
1969 NY A 32 48 5 8 1 3 .167 .216 .229 0 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 3
1969 CAL A 28 56 10 17 4 10 .304 .350 .536 1 0 3 9 1 0 0 1 1
1969 TOT A 60 104 15 25 5 13 .240 .288 .394 1 0 6 18 1 0 0 1 4
1970 CAL A 68 134 20 37 5 25 .276 .336 .470 9 1 11 29 1 0 0 2 2
1971 CAL A 74 174 12 48 4 20 .276 .304 .391 8 0 7 41 0 1 1 1 2
1972 CAL A 3 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 288 775 84 171 26 67 .221 .247 .373 26 7 26 207 2 5 16 6 9
Total AL 205 415 47 110 14 58 .265 .308 .414 18 1 24 90 2 1 1 4 8
Total 493 1190 131 281 40 125 .236 .269 .387 44 8 50 297 4 6 17 10 17

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1963 CHI N RF 2 2 16 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 CHI N OF 10 8 70 10 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .917
1963 CHI N LF 1 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 CHI N CF 7 5 45 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .857
1964 CHI N CF 134 127 1142 302 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 .965
1964 CHI N OF 134 127 1142 297 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 .968
1965 NY N LF 3 1 12 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 NY N OF 61 35 346.2 80 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 NY N 2B 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 NY N CF 59 34 334.2 74 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 NY N SS 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 MIL N OF 10 4 48.1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 MIL N LF 7 2 32.1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 MIL N CF 3 2 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 TOT N OF 71 39 395 88 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 TOT N CF 62 36 350.2 75 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 TOT N LF 10 3 44.1 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 PHI N OF 20 16 122.2 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 PHI N 3B 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1967 PHI N LF 16 13 99 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 PHI N 2B 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1967 PHI N RF 4 3 23.2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 NY A LF 9 5 51 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 NY A CF 4 2 28 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 NY A OF 15 7 83 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 NY A RF 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1969 CAL A OF 14 5 74 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 CAL A CF 3 2 15 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 CAL A RF 9 3 45 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 CAL A LF 3 0 14 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 CAL A 1B 6 4 30 32 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 TOT A CF 7 4 43 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 TOT A RF 11 3 49 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 TOT A LF 12 5 65 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 TOT A OF 29 12 157 31 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 CAL A OF 27 18 154.2 26 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .929
1970 CAL A LF 3 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 CAL A RF 23 17 143.2 26 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .929
1970 CAL A 3B 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 CAL A 1B 14 9 74.2 69 6 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 CAL A CF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 CAL A OF 40 31 296.1 69 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 CAL A RF 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 CAL A LF 38 31 294.1 66 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 CAL A 1B 5 4 28 32 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 .971
Total 3B 3 0 5.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 331 251 2337.2 540 10 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 .977
Total 1B 25 17 132.2 133 8 1 18 1 0 0 0 0 .993
Total CF 211 172 1581.2 396 4 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 .971
Total RF 42 25 234.1 40 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .955
Total 2B 3 0 3.1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total LF 80 54 521.2 104 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total SS 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (January 12, 1961).
  • Traded by Chicago Cubs to New York Mets in exchange for George Altman (January 15, 1965).
  • Traded by New York Mets to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for 2 players to be named later (August 11, 1965); New York Mets received Ernie Bowman and Lou Klimchock (@September 25, 1965).
  • Traded by Atlanta Braves to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Bobby Cox and cash (April 28, 1966).
  • Traded by Chicago Cubs to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Norm Gigon (June 22, 1966).
  • Selected by New York Yankees from Philadelphia Phillies in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 2, 1968).
  • Sold by New York Yankees to California Angels (July 26, 1969).
  • Released by California Angels (May 2, 1972).

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