Billy Cowan
1963–1972 · bats R / throws R · California Angels, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Braves, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies
493G
.236AVG
.269OBP
.387SLG
More career statistics
281H
40HR
125RBI
17SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 493 | 1,253 | 1,190 | 131 | 281 | 44 | 8 | 40 | 125 | 50 | 297 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 461 | .236 | .269 | .387 | .656 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1964-07-05 to 1964-07-12
13longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | Titanium Sombrero | 1971-07-09 | 1 in 22,364 games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 1971-07-09 | 1 in 927 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1971-07-09 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 232 | 580 | 146 | 24 | 68 | 23 | 125 | .264 | .291 | .452 |
| Away | 261 | 673 | 135 | 16 | 57 | 27 | 172 | .212 | .241 | .331 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 43 | 77 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 24 | .229 | .286 | .371 |
| May | 83 | 186 | 46 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 40 | .261 | .301 | .352 |
| June | 97 | 278 | 67 | 16 | 34 | 10 | 63 | .253 | .277 | .487 |
| July | 96 | 298 | 62 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 72 | .218 | .245 | .368 |
| August | 84 | 210 | 42 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 54 | .214 | .243 | .337 |
| September | 84 | 194 | 47 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 41 | .250 | .263 | .378 |
| October | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .100 | .100 | .200 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 40 | 118 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 30 | .165 | .169 | .313 |
| cincinnati-reds | 33 | 87 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | .244 | .276 | .329 |
| san-francisco-giants | 32 | 73 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | .169 | .192 | .239 |
| milwaukee-braves | 31 | 89 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 17 | .280 | .326 | .549 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 31 | 99 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 31 | .191 | .212 | .340 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 29 | 83 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 22 | .275 | .289 | .512 |
| houston-astros | 29 | 82 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 18 | .241 | .268 | .456 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 26 | 80 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 27 | .221 | .250 | .325 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 |  Chicago Cubs | 14 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 2 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1964 | Chicago Cubs | 139 | 497 | 120 | 19 | 50 | 12 | .241 | – | – |
| 1965 | Milwaukee Braves, New York Mets | 101 | 183 | 33 | 3 | 9 | 3 | .180 | – | – |
| 1967 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 34 | 59 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .153 | – | – |
| 1969 | California Angels, New York Yankees | 60 | 104 | 25 | 5 | 13 | – | .240 | – | – |
| 1970 |  California Angels | 68 | 134 | 37 | 5 | 25 | – | .276 | – | – |
| 1971 | California Angels | 74 | 174 | 48 | 4 | 20 | 1 | .276 | – | – |
| 1972 | California Angels | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |