Sam Bowens
1963–1969 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators (1961-71)
479G
.223AVG
.283OBP
.375SLG
More career statistics
287H
45HR
143RBI
25SB
1Rare feat
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 · At bats | 1,287 | 1,288 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,418 | 1,419 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 479 | 1,418 | 1,287 | 141 | 287 | 48 | 6 | 45 | 143 | 100 | 293 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 482 | .223 | .283 | .375 | .658 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1964-08-02 to 1964-08-16
20longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1965-06-17 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 10 total bases | 1964-05-22 | 1 in 1,002 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1964-08-12 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 232 | 635 | 131 | 25 | 73 | 45 | 130 | .227 | .277 | .402 |
| Away | 247 | 784 | 156 | 20 | 70 | 55 | 163 | .219 | .269 | .352 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 23 | 57 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | .250 | .316 | .346 |
| May | 83 | 265 | 56 | 7 | 27 | 14 | 66 | .226 | .264 | .359 |
| June | 102 | 299 | 52 | 9 | 24 | 16 | 61 | .191 | .227 | .327 |
| July | 115 | 302 | 59 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 62 | .219 | .285 | .375 |
| August | 64 | 210 | 44 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 41 | .237 | .300 | .403 |
| September | 85 | 266 | 60 | 9 | 33 | 16 | 52 | .245 | .286 | .412 |
| October | 7 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .188 | .300 | .562 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 61 | 206 | 41 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 38 | .219 | .267 | .337 |
| cleveland-guardians | 57 | 172 | 28 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 39 | .187 | .250 | .360 |
| minnesota-twins | 55 | 155 | 30 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 39 | .207 | .252 | .455 |
| detroit-tigers | 54 | 164 | 28 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 36 | .190 | .262 | .320 |
| new-york-yankees | 51 | 152 | 41 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 28 | .287 | .322 | .462 |
| boston-red-sox | 45 | 109 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 26 | .283 | .339 | .489 |
| california-angels | 42 | 103 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | .163 | .194 | .250 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 38 | 125 | 30 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 25 | .263 | .320 | .439 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 |  Baltimore Orioles | 15 | 48 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .333 | – | – |
| 1964 | Baltimore Orioles | 139 | 501 | 132 | 22 | 71 | 4 | .263 | – | – |
| 1965 | Baltimore Orioles | 84 | 203 | 33 | 7 | 20 | 7 | .163 | – | – |
| 1966 | Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 243 | 51 | 6 | 20 | 9 | .210 | – | – |
| 1967 | Baltimore Orioles | 62 | 120 | 22 | 5 | 12 | 3 | .183 | – | – |
| 1968 |  Washington Senators (1961-71) | 57 | 115 | 22 | 4 | 7 | – | .191 | – | – |
| 1969 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 33 | 58 | 11 | – | 4 | 1 | .190 | – | – |