Boob Fowler

Boob Fowler

Joseph Chester "Boob" Fowler (November 11, 1900 - October 8, 1988) was a Major League Baseball shortstop. He played for the Cincinnati Reds (1923-1925) and Boston Red Sox (1926). He stood 5'11 1/2" and weighed 180 lbs.

Fowler saw most of his major league action in 1924, playing in 59 games with a batting average of .333. In a total of 76 games for Cincinnati he batted .335 (56-for-167). He closed out his MLB career with two games for the Red Sox in 1926, going 1-for-8 and bringing his lifetime average down to .326. Career totals include 1 home run, 18 runs batted in, 30 runs scored, and a slugging average of .406. His fielding percentage of .905 was well below the major league average during his era.

Fowler died at the age of 87 in Dallas, Texas.

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fowlebo01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pfowlb101.htm Retrosheet]


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