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Roger Clinton Bowman (August 18, 1927 – July 21, 1997) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates.
In 1950, while playing for the Jersey City Giants of the International League, Bowman went 16–11 with a 3.71 earned run average. In addition, he led the league with 233 innings pitched and 181 .
Bowman hurled the first of two Pacific Coast League while pitching with the Oakland Oaks in 1952 against the Hollywood Stars.
Bowman joined the Hollywood Stars in 1954, as he posted a 22–13 record with a 2.51 ERA and 165 strikeouts in of work, leading the PCL in wins and games started (37). He then pitched a seven-inning perfect game against the Portland Beavers on the final day of the season to give his team a tie for the pennant race with the San Diego Padres, who then won a one-game playoff. Roger Bowman Biography, written by Tom Hawthorn. SABR Biography Project. Retrieved on November 22, 2018.
In between, Bowman played winter ball with the Alacranes del Almendares in the Cuban League 1955-56 Almendares BBC roster. Desde mi Palco de Fanático. Retrieved on November 24, 2018. and for the Licoreros de Pampero in the Venezuelan League, 1955-56 Pampero BBC roster. Pelota Binaria.Retrieved on November 24, 2018. where he was awarded Jugador Estrella (Star Player) in the 1955–56 season.Gutiérrez, Daniel; González, Javier (2006); Records de la Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional. LVBP. Besides, he pitched for Almendares in the 1955 Caribbean Series.
Bowman spent his final Minor League seasons pitching for the Minneapolis Millers, Buffalo Bisons, Sacramento Solons, Louisville Colonels and Portland Beavers, before joining the Hawaii Islanders as an assistant manager to Tommy Heath, who had been his manager with the Trenton Giants in 1947.
During his playing days, Bowman completed an arts degree at Colgate University and later completed an education degree at the University of California, Los Angeles. After baseball, Bowman operated an upholstery business in Santa Monica for 45 years. He died in Los Angeles in 1997 at the age of 69.
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