Alvah Edson Bowman (January 25, 1893 – October 11, 1979), nicknamed "Abe", was an American
professional baseball
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right-handed
pitcher
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, who played as a
swingman
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in
Major League Baseball
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(MLB) for the
Cleveland Naps/Indians, from to .
Baseball career
Minor league career
Bowman played in
Minor League Baseball (MiLB) for 18 non-consecutive seasons, beginning in 1912;
he also
managed in MiLB from to .
(At times, Bowman served as a
player-manager
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.)
Major league career
In Bowman's second year of professional baseball, he was purchased by the MLB Cleveland "Naps" from the
Grand Rapids Bill-eds
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of the
Central League
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, on August 7, 1913. (However, Bowman did not pitch in the major leagues, that season.)
Bowman made his big league debut on May 19, 1914,
in a
no-decision
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against the
Washington Senators, in Washington — pitching three scoreless innings — in
relief
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of
Willie Mitchell.
Although Bowman pitched in 22 games for Cleveland in 1914, his role was more limited in 1915. He played the remainder of his baseball career in the minor leagues, last pitching in the 1933 season.
Death
Bowman died at the age of 86, on October 11, 1979, in
Longview, Texas
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.
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1893 births
1979 deaths
Cleveland Naps players
Cleveland Indians players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Baseball players from Illinois
Minor league baseball managers
Muskegon Speeders players
Grand Rapids Bill-eds players
Cleveland Bearcats players
Cleveland Spiders (minor league) players
Toledo Iron Men players
South Bend Benders players
Wichita Jobbers players
Seattle Rainiers players
Wichita Falls Spudders players
Nashville Vols players
Tyler Trojans players
Sulphur Springs Saints players
Sulphur Springs Spartans players
Mt. Pleasant Cats players
Longview Cannibals players
Marshall Indians players
Mexia Gushers players
Paris Colts players
Paris Rustlers players
People from Greenup, Illinois
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