Boob Fowler
| Boob Fowler | |||
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| Shortstop | |||
| Born: November 11, 1900 Waco, Texas |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 6, 1923, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 5, 1926, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .326 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 18 | ||
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Joseph Chester "Boob" Fowler (November 11, 1900 – October 8, 1988) nicknamed "Gink", was a Major League Baseball shortstop. He played for the Cincinnati Reds (1923–1925) and Boston Red Sox (1926). He stood Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). and weighed 180 lbs.
Fowler saw most of his major league action in 1924, playing in 59 games with a batting average of .333. In a total of 76 games for Cincinnati he batted .335 (56-for-167). He closed out his MLB career with two games for the Red Sox in 1926, going 1-for-8 and bringing his lifetime average down to .326. Career totals include 1 home run, 18 runs batted in, 30 runs scored, and a slugging average of .406. His fielding percentage of .905 was well below the major league average during his era.
Fowler died at the age of 87 in Dallas, Texas.
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