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Proper Name
Lawrence Robert Bowa
nickname
Bo
pronunciation
bow-ah
High Level
MLB (1970-1985)
Positions
SS (2222) ... 2B (5)
Ht / Wt
5-10 / 155
Bats / Throws
Both / Right
age
78.103
place
Sacramento,California
High School
McClatchy (Sacramento,CA)
colleges
Sacramento City College (Sacramento,CA),
draft posit
SS
MLB Debut
MLB Teams
PHI [12] CHN [4] NYN [1]
TBC#
9056
mlbam id
111281
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Career MLB [1970-1985].260.6108418987219115525318
Speed
86
Power
23
Contact
94
XBH
25
RBIs
24
Runs
60
Hitting
61
Durability
89
Team
.512
Player Tags
Player Notes:  Uncle of Nick Johnson ... [1970] Topps All-Star Rookie Team ... [1980] World Series Champion with Philadelphia Phillies ... [2000] Inducted into the Sacramento City College Athletics Hall of Fame ... [2013] Coach for Team USA at World Baseball Classic
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Batting Statistics
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year team name league level org age   # pos link   g ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp tb pa xbh 1b avg obp slg ops secA iso babip bb% so% so/bb ab/hr
1970 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 24 10 ss log 145 547 50 137 17 6 0 34 24 13 21 48 0 6 3 1 8 166 577 23 114 .250 .277 .303 .580 .112 .053 .273 3.64 8.32 2.29 --
1971 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 25 10 ss log 159 650 74 162 18 5 0 25 28 11 36 61 5 4 1 2 4 190 696 23 139 .249 .293 .292 .586 .125 .043 .275 5.17 8.76 1.69 --
1972 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 26 10 ss log 152 579 67 145 11 13 1 31 17 9 32 51 2 18 2 1 8 185 633 25 120 .250 .291 .320 .611 .138 .069 .272 5.06 8.06 1.59 579.00
1973 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 27 10 ss log 122 446 42 94 11 3 0 23 10 6 24 31 1 4 1 8 5 111 476 14 80 .211 .252 .249 .501 .101 .038 .226 5.04 6.51 1.29 --
1974 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 28 10 ss log 162 669 97 184 19 10 1 36 39 11 23 52 1 20 4 0 11 226 717 30 154 .275 .298 .338 .636 .139 .063 .295 3.21 7.25 2.26 669.00
1975 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 29 10 ss log 136 583 79 178 18 9 2 38 24 6 24 32 2 17 2 0 9 220 628 29 149 .305 .334 .377 .711 .144 .072 .319 3.82 5.10 1.33 291.50
1976 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 30 10 ss log 156 624 71 155 15 9 0 49 30 8 32 31 0 11 5 3 11 188 672 24 131 .248 .283 .301 .584 .139 .053 .259 4.76 4.61 0.97 --
1977 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 31 10 ss log 154 624 93 175 19 3 4 41 32 3 32 32 0 13 6 2 11 212 675 26 149 .280 .313 .340 .652 .157 .059 .288 4.74 4.74 1.00 156.00
1978 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 32 10 ss log 156 654 78 192 31 5 3 43 27 5 24 40 1 11 2 1 6 242 692 39 153 .294 .319 .370 .689 .147 .076 .308 3.47 5.78 1.67 218.00
1979 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 33 10 ss log 147 539 74 130 17 11 0 31 20 9 61 32 1 12 6 5 11 169 619 28 102 .241 .316 .314 .630 .206 .072 .253 9.85 5.17 0.52 --
1980 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 34 10 ss log 147 540 57 144 16 4 2 39 21 6 24 28 3 7 3 7 9 174 577 22 122 .267 .300 .322 .622 .128 .056 .277 4.16 4.85 1.17 270.00
1981 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 35 10 ss log 103 360 34 102 14 3 0 31 16 7 26 17 0 4 1 2 8 122 391 17 85 .283 .331 .339 .670 .153 .056 .297 6.65 4.35 0.65 --
1982 Chicago Cubs NL MLB chn 36 1 ss log 142 499 50 123 15 7 0 29 8 3 39 38 1 9 1 5 10 152 549 22 101 .246 .302 .305 .606 .146 .058 .266 7.10 6.92 0.97 --
1983 Chicago Cubs NL MLB chn 37 1 ss log 147 499 73 133 20 5 2 43 7 3 35 30 0 6 4 1 3 169 544 27 106 .267 .312 .339 .651 .150 .072 .278 6.43 5.51 0.86 249.50
1984 Chicago Cubs NL MLB chn 38 1 ss log 133 391 33 87 14 2 0 17 10 4 28 24 0 3 1 5 4 105 423 16 71 .223 .274 .269 .542 .133 .046 .236 6.62 5.67 0.86 --
1985 Chicago Cubs NL MLB chn 39 1 ss log 72 195 13 48 6 4 0 13 5 1 11 20 0 5 1 2 3 62 212 10 38 .246 .285 .318 .603 .149 .072 .273 5.19 9.43 1.82 --
1985 New York Mets NL MLB nyn 39 2 ss log 14 19 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 22 1 1 .105 .190 .158 .348 .158 .053 .118 9.09 9.09 1.00 --
1970 MLB Total -- PHI -- -- -- -- 145 547 50 137 17 6 0 34 24 13 21 48 0 6 3 1 8 166 577 23 114 .250 .277 .303 .580 .112 .053 .273 3.64 8.32 2.29 --
1971 MLB Total -- PHI -- -- -- -- 159 650 74 162 18 5 0 25 28 11 36 61 5 4 1 2 4 190 696 23 139 .249 .293 .292 .586 .125 .043 .275 5.17 8.76 1.69 --
1972 MLB Total -- PHI -- -- -- -- 152 579 67 145 11 13 1 31 17 9 32 51 2 18 2 1 8 185 633 25 120 .250 .291 .320 .611 .138 .069 .272 5.06 8.06 1.59 579.00
1973 MLB Total -- PHI -- -- -- -- 122 446 42 94 11 3 0 23 10 6 24 31 1 4 1 8 5 111 476 14 80 .211 .252 .249 .501 .101 .038 .226 5.04 6.51 1.29 --
1974 MLB Total -- PHI -- -- -- -- 162 669 97 184 19 10 1 36 39 11 23 52 1 20 4 0 11 226 717 30 154 .275 .298 .338 .636 .139 .063 .295 3.21 7.25 2.26 669.00
1975 MLB Total -- PHI -- -- -- -- 136 583 79 178 18 9 2 38 24 6 24 32 2 17 2 0 9 220 628 29 149 .305 .334 .377 .711 .144 .072 .319 3.82 5.10 1.33 291.50
1976 MLB Total -- PHI -- -- -- -- 156 624 71 155 15 9 0 49 30 8 32 31 0 11 5 3 11 188 672 24 131 .248 .283 .301 .584 .139 .053 .259 4.76 4.61 0.97 --
1977 MLB Total -- PHI -- -- -- -- 154 624 93 175 19 3 4 41 32 3 32 32 0 13 6 2 11 212 675 26 149 .280 .313 .340 .652 .157 .059 .288 4.74 4.74 1.00 156.00
1978 MLB Total -- PHI -- -- -- -- 156 654 78 192 31 5 3 43 27 5 24 40 1 11 2 1 6 242 692 39 153 .294 .319 .370 .689 .147 .076 .308 3.47 5.78 1.67 218.00
1979 MLB Total -- PHI -- -- -- -- 147 539 74 130 17 11 0 31 20 9 61 32 1 12 6 5 11 169 619 28 102 .241 .316 .314 .630 .206 .072 .253 9.85 5.17 0.52 --
1980 MLB Total -- PHI -- -- -- -- 147 540 57 144 16 4 2 39 21 6 24 28 3 7 3 7 9 174 577 22 122 .267 .300 .322 .622 .128 .056 .277 4.16 4.85 1.17 270.00
1981 MLB Total -- PHI -- -- -- -- 103 360 34 102 14 3 0 31 16 7 26 17 0 4 1 2 8 122 391 17 85 .283 .331 .339 .670 .153 .056 .297 6.65 4.35 0.65 --
1982 MLB Total -- CHN -- -- -- -- 142 499 50 123 15 7 0 29 8 3 39 38 1 9 1 5 10 152 549 22 101 .246 .302 .305 .606 .146 .058 .266 7.10 6.92 0.97 --
1983 MLB Total -- CHN -- -- -- -- 147 499 73 133 20 5 2 43 7 3 35 30 0 6 4 1 3 169 544 27 106 .267 .312 .339 .651 .150 .072 .278 6.43 5.51 0.86 249.50
1984 MLB Total -- CHN -- -- -- -- 133 391 33 87 14 2 0 17 10 4 28 24 0 3 1 5 4 105 423 16 71 .223 .274 .269 .542 .133 .046 .236 6.62 5.67 0.86 --
1985 MLB Total -- CHN,NYN -- -- -- -- 86 214 15 50 7 4 0 15 5 1 13 22 0 6 1 2 3 65 234 11 39 .234 .276 .304 .580 .150 .070 .259 5.56 9.40 1.69 --
Total MLB (16 yrs) -- MLB -- -- -- -- -- 2247 8418 987 2191 262 99 15 525 318 105 474 569 17 151 43 45 121 2696 9103 376 1815 .260 .300 .320 .620 .142 .060 .276 5.21 6.25 1.20 561.20
Total NL (16 yrs) -- NL -- -- -- -- -- 2247 8418 987 2191 262 99 15 525 318 105 474 569 17 151 43 45 121 2696 9103 376 1815 .260 .300 .320 .620 .142 .060 .276 5.21 6.25 1.20 561.20
Other Batting
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  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year team name league level age   g ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp tb pa xbh 1b avg obp slg ops secA iso babip bb% so% so/bb ab/hr
1974 National League MLB AllStar 28 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 0.00 -- --
1975 National League MLB AllStar 29 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -- 1.000 -- -- -- -- -- 0.00 0.00 -- --
1976 National League MLB AllStar 30 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.00 0.00 -- --
1976 Philadelphia Phillies Championship Series Playoffs 30 3 8 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 1 0 .125 .364 .250 .614 .500 .125 .125 27.27 0.00 0.00 --
1977 Philadelphia Phillies Championship Series Playoffs 31 4 17 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 0 2 .118 .167 .118 .284 .059 .000 .118 5.56 0.00 0.00 --
1978 Philadelphia Phillies Championship Series Playoffs 32 4 18 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 19 0 6 .333 .368 .333 .702 .056 .000 .375 5.26 10.53 2.00 --
1978 National League MLB AllStar 32 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 .667 .667 .667 1.333 .333 .000 .667 0.00 0.00 -- --
1979 National League MLB AllStar 33 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 .500 .000 .000 33.33 0.00 0.00 --
1980 Philadelphia Phillies Championship Series Playoffs 34 5 19 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 22 0 6 .316 .409 .316 .725 .211 .000 .375 13.64 13.64 1.00 --
1980 Philadelphia Phillies World Series Playoffs 34 6 24 3 9 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 24 1 8 .375 .375 .417 .792 .167 .042 .375 0.00 0.00 -- --
1981 Philadelphia Phillies Division Series Playoffs 35 5 17 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 17 1 2 .176 .176 .235 .412 .059 .059 .176 0.00 0.00 -- --
1984 Chicago Cubs Championship Series Playoffs 38 5 15 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 16 1 2 .200 .250 .267 .517 .133 .067 .200 6.25 0.00 0.00 --
-- Totals -- Playoffs 38 32 118 11 30 4 0 0 6 4 0 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 34 127 4 26 .254 .307 .288 .595 .144 .034 .265 7.09 3.94 0.56 --
-- Totals -- AllStar 28 5 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 2 .250 .400 .250 .650 .250 .000 .250 10.00 0.00 0.00 --
Fielding Statistics
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  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year team name league level mlb age pos   g gs inn po   a   e dp tc tsc sb cs sb% fpct rfg rfi rf9i tm shr pl shr tm rk
1970 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 24 2b 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.6 0.7 4
1970 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 24 ss 143 0 1,244.0 202 418 13 69 633 620 0 0 -- .979 4.3 0.50 4.49 88.8 98.6 1
1971 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 25 ss 157 0 1,410.0 272 560 11 97 843 832 0 0 -- .987 5.3 0.59 5.31 96.9 98.7 1
1972 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 26 ss 150 0 1,308.0 212 494 9 88 715 706 0 0 -- .987 4.7 0.54 4.86 96.2 98.7 1
1973 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 27 ss 122 0 1,034.0 191 361 12 87 564 552 0 0 -- .979 4.5 0.53 4.80 75.3 100.0 1
1974 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 28 ss 162 0 1,425.1 256 462 12 104 730 718 0 0 -- .984 4.4 0.50 4.53 100.0 100.0 1
1975 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 29 ss 135 135 1,196.0 227 403 25 82 655 630 0 0 -- .962 4.7 0.53 4.74 83.3 99.3 1
1976 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 30 ss 156 155 1,360.0 180 492 17 90 689 672 0 0 -- .975 4.3 0.49 4.45 96.3 100.0 1
1977 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 31 ss 154 154 1,345.2 222 518 13 94 753 740 0 0 -- .983 4.8 0.55 4.95 95.1 100.0 1
1978 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 32 ss 156 155 1,350.2 224 502 10 87 736 726 0 0 -- .986 4.7 0.54 4.84 96.3 100.0 1
1979 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 33 ss 146 146 1,270.1 229 448 6 80 683 677 0 0 -- .991 4.6 0.53 4.80 90.1 99.3 1
1980 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 34 ss 147 147 1,293.1 225 449 17 70 691 674 0 0 -- .975 4.6 0.52 4.69 90.7 100.0 1
1981 Philadelphia Phillies NL MLB phi 35 ss 102 100 845.1 117 309 11 50 437 426 0 0 -- .975 4.2 0.50 4.54 95.3 99.0 1
1982 Chicago Cubs NL MLB chn 36 ss 140 138 1,199.2 210 396 17 64 623 606 0 0 -- .973 4.3 0.51 4.55 86.4 98.6 1
1983 Chicago Cubs NL MLB chn 37 ss 145 141 1,193.1 230 464 11 102 705 694 0 0 -- .984 4.8 0.58 5.24 89.5 98.6 1
1984 Chicago Cubs NL MLB chn 38 ss 132 123 1,032.1 217 378 16 64 611 595 0 0 -- .974 4.5 0.58 5.19 82.0 99.2 1
1985 New York Mets NL MLB nyn 39 2b 4 3 24.0 9 7 0 2 16 16 0 0 -- 1.000 4.0 0.67 6.00 2.5 28.6 4
1985 Chicago Cubs NL MLB chn 39 ss 66 60 516.0 91 197 9 34 297 288 0 0 -- .970 4.4 0.56 5.02 41.0 91.7 2
1985 New York Mets NL MLB nyn 39 ss 9 3 34.0 9 6 2 3 17 15 0 0 -- .882 1.7 0.44 3.97 5.6 64.3 3
Total MLB (2 yrs) -- MLB -- -- 2b 5 3 26 9 7 0 2 16 16 0 0 -- 1.000 3.2 0.62 5.54 -- -- --
Total MLB (16 yrs) -- MLB -- -- ss 2222 1457 19,055 3314 6857 211 1265 10382 10171 0 0 -- .980 4.6 0.53 4.80 -- -- --
Yearly Positional Grid
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  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year category pos p pos c pos 1b pos 2b pos 3b pos ss pos lf pos cf pos rf pos of pos dh
1970 MLB 0 0 0 1 0 143 0 0 0 0 0
1971 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 157 0 0 0 0 0
1972 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 150 0 0 0 0 0
1973 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 122 0 0 0 0 0
1974 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 162 0 0 0 0 0
1975 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 135 0 0 0 0 0
1976 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 156 0 0 0 0 0
1977 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 154 0 0 0 0 0
1978 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 156 0 0 0 0 0
1979 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 146 0 0 0 0 0
1980 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 147 0 0 0 0 0
1981 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 102 0 0 0 0 0
1982 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 140 0 0 0 0 0
1983 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 145 0 0 0 0 0
1984 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 132 0 0 0 0 0
1985 MLB 0 0 0 4 0 75 0 0 0 0 0