Frank Bowerman
1897–1909 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles (1897-99), Boston Braves, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,050G
.251AVG
.287OBP
.314SLG
More career statistics
852H
13HR
392RBI
81SB
1.0IP
0K
9.00ERA
0GS
4Rare 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.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 1,050 | 1,034 |
| Batting · At bats | 3,401 | 3,387 |
| Batting · Hits | 852 | 851 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 47 | 50 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 0 | 227 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 3,648 | 3,619 |
| Batting · Runs | 343 | 345 |
| Batting · RBI | 392 | 383 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 81 | 80 |
| Batting · Walks | 129 | 112 |
| Pitching · p er | 1 | 0 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,050 | 3,648 | 3,401 | 343 | 852 | 102 | 38 | 13 | 392 | 129 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 1,069 | .251 | .287 | .314 | .601 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 4.000 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1904-06-16 to 1904-07-06
16longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1908-06-04 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1906-07-11 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1907-05-04 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 525 | 1786 | 442 | 8 | 180 | 53 | 114 | .263 | .277 | .328 |
| Away | 509 | 1833 | 409 | 5 | 203 | 59 | 113 | .239 | .255 | .303 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 59 | 217 | 51 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 8 | .263 | .290 | .299 |
| May | 189 | 671 | 168 | 2 | 72 | 15 | 41 | .262 | .273 | .328 |
| June | 197 | 719 | 174 | 2 | 82 | 28 | 40 | .259 | .281 | .319 |
| July | 213 | 746 | 190 | 5 | 88 | 21 | 49 | .273 | .283 | .363 |
| August | 200 | 674 | 141 | 1 | 70 | 10 | 46 | .222 | .224 | .276 |
| September | 141 | 469 | 98 | 3 | 34 | 21 | 37 | .225 | .254 | .289 |
| October | 35 | 123 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | .252 | .276 | .287 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 147 | 505 | 136 | 3 | 58 | 12 | 41 | .286 | .293 | .374 |
| chicago-cubs | 146 | 492 | 98 | 0 | 38 | 10 | 32 | .209 | .220 | .245 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 141 | 497 | 114 | 1 | 46 | 22 | 28 | .249 | .274 | .313 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 133 | 457 | 114 | 1 | 48 | 15 | 34 | .268 | .282 | .325 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 127 | 444 | 98 | 1 | 60 | 18 | 29 | .238 | .261 | .309 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 118 | 389 | 80 | 0 | 36 | 11 | 28 | .220 | .234 | .272 |
| boston-braves | 99 | 361 | 77 | 4 | 33 | 11 | 20 | .227 | .244 | .286 |
| new-york-giants | 40 | 142 | 40 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | .312 | .331 | .422 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | BOBaltimore Orioles (1897-99) | 38 | 130 | 41 | 1 | 21 | 2 | .315 | – | – |
| 1898 | Baltimore Orioles (1897-99), Pittsburgh Pirates | 74 | 257 | 73 | – | 30 | 6 | .284 | – | – |
| 1899 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 110 | 427 | 111 | 3 | 53 | 10 | .260 | – | – |
| 1900 |  New York Giants | 80 | 272 | 65 | 1 | 42 | 10 | .239 | – | – |
| 1901 | New York Giants | 58 | 185 | 37 | – | 14 | 3 | .200 | – | – |
| 1902 | New York Giants | 109 | 372 | 93 | – | 26 | 12 | .250 | – | – |
| 1903 | New York Giants | 64 | 210 | 58 | 1 | 28 | 5 | .276 | – | – |
| 1904 | New York Giants | 93 | 288 | 68 | 2 | 24 | 7 | .236 | 1 | – |
| 1905 | New York Giants | 98 | 297 | 80 | 3 | 43 | 6 | .269 | – | – |
| 1906 | New York Giants | 92 | 285 | 65 | 1 | 37 | 5 | .228 | – | – |
| 1907 | New York Giants | 98 | 311 | 82 | – | 33 | 10 | .264 | – | – |
| 1908 |  Boston Braves | 87 | 254 | 58 | 1 | 28 | 4 | .228 | – | – |
| 1909 | Boston Braves | 33 | 99 | 20 | – | 4 | – | .202 | – | – |