Larry Bowa

Lawrence Robert Bowa
Batted: Both
Threw: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 155 lbs.
Born: December 6, 1945 in Sacramento, CA
Signed: 1965 by the Philadelphia Phillies
Acquired: as a free agent, August 1985
Departed: as a free agent, November 1985

 

Most baseball fans don't even know that this former All-Star shortstop even played for the Mets, but if you look way down at the bottom of the statistics box below, you'll find 19 at-bats for New York. Pictured here as a member of the Topps All-Star Rookie Team, on his 1971 Topps card. There's a Phillies postcard pictured below.

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BATTING RECORD

YEAR CLUB      G   AB   R    H  2B 3B HR RBI   TB  SB  CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
1970 Phi NL  145  547  50  137  17  6  0  34  166  24  13  48  21   0   6  3 .277 .303 .250
1971 Phi NL  159  650  74  162  18  5  0  25  190  28  11  61  36   5   4  1 .293 .292 .249
1972 Phi NL  152  579  67  145  11 13  1  31  185  17   9  51  32   2  18  2 .291 .320 .250
1973 Phi NL  122  446  42   94  11  3  0  23  111  10   6  31  24   1   4  1 .252 .249 .211
1974 Phi NL  162  669  97  184  19 10  1  36  226  39  11  52  23   1  20  4 .298 .338 .275
1975 Phi NL  136  583  79  178  18  9  2  38  220  24   6  32  24   2  17  2 .334 .377 .305
1976 Phi NL  156  624  71  155  15  9  0  49  188  30   8  31  32   0  11  5 .283 .301 .248
1977 Phi NL  154  624  93  175  19  3  4  41  212  32   3  32  32   0  13  6 .313 .340 .280
1978 Phi NL  156  654  78  192  31  5  3  43  242  27   5  40  24   1  11  2 .319 .370 .294
1979 Phi NL  147  539  74  130  17 11  0  31  169  20   9  32  61   1  12  6 .316 .314 .241
1980 Phi NL  147  540  57  144  16  4  2  39  174  21   6  28  24   3   7  3 .300 .322 .267
1981 Phi NL  103  360  34  102  14  3  0  31  122  16   7  17  26   0   4  1 .331 .339 .283
1982 Chi NL  142  499  50  123  15  7  0  29  152   8   3  38  39   1   9  1 .302 .305 .246
1983 Chi NL  147  499  73  133  20  5  2  43  169   7   3  30  35   0   6  4 .312 .339 .267
1984 Chi NL  133  391  33   87  14  2  0  17  105  10   4  24  28   0   3  1 .274 .269 .223
1985 2teams   86  214  15   50   7  4  0  15   65   5   1  22  13   0   6  1 .277 .304 .234
METS TOTALS   14   19   2    2   1  0  0   2    3   0   0   2   2   0   1  0 .190 .158 .105
OTHER CLUBS 2233 8399 985 2189 261 99 15 523 2693 318 105 567 472  17 150 43 .300 .321 .261
CAREER TOTS 2247 8418 987 2191 262 99 15 525 2696 318 105 569 474  17 151 43 .300 .320 .260

 

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB      G   AB   R    H  2B 3B HR RBI   TB  SB  CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
1985 Chi NL   72  195  13   48   6  4  0  13   62   5   1  20  11   0   5  1 .285 .318 .246
1985 *METS*   14   19   2    2   1  0  0   2    3   0   0   2   2   0   1  0 .190 .158 .105

 

MANAGERIAL RECORD

YEAR CLUB      G   W   L  PCT FINISH
1987 S D NL  162  65  97 .401   6th 
1988 S D NL   46  16  30 .348   3rd 
2001 Phi NL  162  86  76 .531   2nd 
2002 Phi NL  161  80  81 .497   3rd 
2003 Phi NL  162  86  76 .531   3rd 
2004 Phi NL  160  85  75 .531   2nd 
CAREER TOTS  853 418 435 .490       

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This is a list of the Larry Bowa cards that I already have in my collection. If you have any cards that are not listed here, and you are willing to donate or trade them, contact me at Rounding Third.

1996 Phillies Postcard

 

1971 Topps #233

1972 Topps #520

1973 Topps #119

1974 Topps #255

1975 Topps #420 (All-Star)

1976 Dairy Isle disc
1976 Hostess #145
1976 Isaly's/Sweet William disc
1976 SSPC #464
1976 Topps #145

1977 Hostess #62 (uncut panel)
1977 Topps #277 (NL Championship)
1977 Topps #310

1978 Hostess #71
1978 Topps #90

1979 Burger King Phillies #15
1979 Hostess #134
1979 O-Pee-Chee #104 (All-Star)
1979 Topps #210

1980 Burger King Phillies #7
1980 Topps #630 (All-Star)
1980 Topps Superstars #34 (5x7)

1981 Coca-Cola Phillies #2
1981 Donruss #142
1981 Fleer #2
1981 Fleer #645 (Triple Threat; with Mike Schmidt and Pete Rose)
1981 Fleer Star Stickers #20
1981 Fleer Star Stickers #43 (Triple Threat)
1981 Kellogg's #43
1981 Topps #120
1981 Topps #402 (NLCS)
1981 Topps #403 (World Series)
1981 Topps Stickers #201

1982 Donruss #63
1982 Fleer #241
1982 Fleer Stamps #56, #107
1982 Topps #515
1982 Topps #516 (In Action)
1982 Topps Stickers #80
1982 Topps Traded #10T

1983 Donruss #435
1983 Fleer #491
1983 Topps #305
1983 Topps Stickers #221

1984 Nestlé #757
1984 Topps #705 (NL Active Stolen Base Leaders)
1984 Topps #757
1984 Topps Stickers #46 (uncut)
1984 Topps Tiffany #705 (NL Active Stolen Base Leaders)
1984 Topps Tiffany #757

1985 Donruss #361
1985 Fleer #50
1985 Lion Photo Cubs
1985 Topps #484

1987 Topps Traded #8T

1988 Topps #284

1991 Medford Phillies Postcards #2
1991 WIZ Mets #48

1993 Ted Williams #71

1996 Phillies Postcards #2

2001 Topps Archives #254 (reprint of 1970 Topps #539)
2001 Topps Archives #372 (reprint of 1985 Topps #484)
2001 Topps Traded and Rookies #T146
2001 Topps Traded and Rookies Chrome #T146
2001 Wizards of the Coast MLB Showdown Strategy #S28 ("Rally Cap")

2002 Topps #294

2003 Topps #283

2004 Topps #288

2005 Topps #288
2005 Topps Rookie Cup #23

Other Larry Bowa memorabilia in my collection:

1976 Canada Dry Ginger Ale commemorative can
1977 Royal Crown Cola commemorative can
1978 7-Eleven cup
1979 Canada Dry Ginger Ale commemorative can
1984 Fun Foods pin #126

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