Benny Bowcock

Benjamin James Bowcock (October 28, 1879 - June 16, 1961) was a Major League Baseball second baseman. He started the last fourteen games of the 1903 season for the St. Louis Browns, who were 65-74 and finished sixth in the American League. The 23-year-old rookie was a native of Fall River, Massachusetts.

All fourteen of Bowcock's games were played on the road. He made his major league debut in a September 18 doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletics at Columbia Park. His last appearance was on September 28 against the Boston Americans at Huntington Avenue Grounds. The Browns won 5 and lost 9 while Bowcock was in the lineup, and he faced three Hall of Fame pitchers during that time: Chief Bender, Jack Chesbro, and Cy Young.

During his brief time in the big leagues he showed a strong bat and a weak glove. He was 16-for-50 (.320) with a slugging percentage of .480. He had 1 home run, 10 runs batted in, and 7 runs scored. At second base he made 7 errors in 61 total chances for a fielding percentage of .885, far below the league average of .943.

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* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bowcobe01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pbowcb101.htm Retrosheet]