Player Report for #38 Desmond Bower

04/26/1981

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1B Desmond Bower #38

Age: 35

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Normal

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0

	Overall	Potential
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's

Batting Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Contact	7	8	7	8
Gap	14	16	13	14
Power	14	16	14	15
Eye	12	14	11	14
Avoid K's	12	13	12	13

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	3	2
Errors:	-	7	6
Arm:	2	2	1
Turn DP:	-	6	-
Ability:	1	-	-

Position Ratings
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	-
Catcher:	-	Left Field:	-
1st Base:	7	Center Field:	-
2nd Base:	-	Right Field:	-
3rd Base:	-

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	10
Stealing Ability:	15
Baserunning Inst.:	12
Sacrifice Bunt:	2
Bunt for Hit:	2

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Normal
Loyalty:	High
Desire f. Win:	Low
Greed:	Very Low
Intelligence:	Normal
Work Ethic:	High

Desmond Bower
Birthday:	04/22/1928
Born in:	The Bronx (New York)
Nationality:	American
Height:	5' 11"
Weight:	214 lbs
Local Popularity:	Unknown
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	2 Years, 89 Days
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	4 Years, 145 Days
Pro Service:	12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Out of option years
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1951, 11th Pick in Round 3

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
1953 Chicago - ABA	25	51	98	27	4	1	5	16	21	16	2	0	7	1	1	.276	.388	.490	.878	138	6.8
1954 Chicago - ABA	26	52	64	11	3	1	0	1	14	4	1	0	7	1	1	.172	.232	.250	.482	35	-7.0
1955 Chicago - ABA	27	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	-0.3
1956 Chicago - ABA	28	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	-0.3
1957 Chicago - ABA	29	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	-0.6
Total ABA		109	166	38	7	2	5	17	35	20	3	0	15	2	2	.229	.323	.386	.708	96	-1.4

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
1951 Total - COL	23	43	196	57	9	4	12	43	52	18	1	0	25	37	6	.291	.353	.561	.915	100	0.0
1951 Montebello - A	23	5	15	2	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	3	0	1	.133	.263	.133	.396	42	-1.1
1951 Corpus Christi - AA	23	6	23	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	4	0	1	.130	.167	.130	.297	-1	-2.5
1952 Corpus Christi - AA	24	85	331	106	19	1	19	65	62	49	1	2	28	3	2	.320	.407	.556	.963	156	28.4
1952 Brampton - AAA	24	40	159	45	5	6	8	19	27	17	1	0	16	0	0	.283	.356	.541	.897	151	9.3
1953 Brampton - AAA	25	21	90	25	4	0	4	12	16	3	0	1	5	2	1	.278	.298	.456	.753	101	0.8
1955 Brampton - AAA	27	92	178	42	4	4	9	28	29	23	1	1	13	3	0	.236	.325	.455	.780	118	1.3
1956 Brampton - AAA	28	101	333	75	10	3	20	58	42	38	4	3	37	3	3	.225	.310	.453	.763	110	3.8
1957 Brampton - AAA	29	45	53	10	4	0	1	1	5	9	0	0	9	0	0	.189	.306	.321	.627	77	-2.6
1958 Corpus Christi - AA	30	30	27	7	3	0	2	8	9	4	0	0	4	0	0	.259	.355	.593	.947	166	2.7
1958 Brampton - AAA	30	18	12	1	0	1	0	2	0	4	1	0	3	0	0	.083	.353	.250	.603	74	-0.8
1959 Montebello - A	31	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	427	0.0
1959 Fullerton - A	31	51	44	12	4	0	5	15	10	15	0	1	9	0	0	.273	.450	.705	1.155	218	8.4
1959 Whittier - A	31	10	5	1	0	0	1	3	3	5	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.600	.800	1.400	264	1.9
1959 Total - A	31	62	50	14	4	0	6	19	14	21	0	1	10	0	0	.280	.486	.720	1.206	0	10.3
1959 Corpus Christi - AA	31	7	9	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	-11	-1.3
1960 Fullerton - A	32	29	29	8	1	0	4	9	8	2	1	1	5	0	0	.276	.333	.724	1.057	177	3.4
1960 Hollywood - A	32	20	21	8	2	1	4	17	7	2	0	1	1	0	0	.381	.417	1.143	1.560	292	7.7
1960 Montebello - A	32	14	17	5	0	1	2	10	7	6	0	0	2	0	0	.294	.478	.765	1.243	219	3.9
1960 Total - A	32	63	67	21	3	2	10	36	22	10	1	2	8	0	0	.313	.400	.866	1.266	0	15.0
1960 Victoria - AA	32	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	-1	-0.7
1961 Fullerton - A	33	4	4	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	105	0.1
1961 Hollywood - A	33	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	-2	-0.3
1961 Whittier - A	33	13	30	9	4	0	4	15	8	7	0	1	2	0	0	.300	.421	.833	1.254	225	7.2
1961 Total - A	33	20	36	10	5	0	4	18	9	8	0	1	3	0	0	.278	.400	.750	1.150	0	7.0
1961 Victoria - AA	33	11	18	7	0	0	4	9	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	.389	.522	1.056	1.577	329	7.0
1962 Pickering - AAA	34	28	29	5	0	1	1	4	2	10	0	1	4	0	0	.172	.375	.345	.720	101	0.1
1963 Montebello - A	35	9	22	5	0	0	3	7	5	9	0	0	1	0	0	.227	.452	.636	1.088	207	3.8
1963 Santa Monica - A	35	22	25	11	1	0	7	15	10	5	0	0	2	1	1	.440	.533	1.320	1.853	411	12.0
1963 Total - A	35	31	47	16	1	0	10	22	15	14	0	0	3	1	1	.340	.492	1.000	1.492	0	15.8
1963 Frankfort - AA	35	7	14	6	1	0	3	7	4	4	0	0	4	0	0	.429	.556	1.143	1.698	382	6.2
1963 Beeville - AA	35	10	7	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	3	0	0	.000	.300	.000	.300	-6	-1.0
1963 Total - AA	35	17	21	6	1	0	3	8	5	7	0	0	7	0	0	.286	.464	.762	1.226	0	5.2
Total GHL		345	854	203	27	15	43	124	121	104	7	6	87	8	4	.238	.323	.456	.779	115	12.0
Total STL		159	433	130	23	1	28	91	83	69	1	2	44	3	3	.300	.396	.552	.948	157	38.9
Total SCL		181	215	63	13	2	30	96	62	56	1	5	27	1	2	.293	.433	.791	1.224	227	47.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1953 Chicago - ML	1B	27	24	233	12	24	248	3	.988	220.0	10.02	-1.8	.908
1954 Chicago - ML	1B	17	15	141	11	10	154	2	.987	135.1	10.11	-1.2	.898
1955 Chicago - ML	1B	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	1.0	18.00	0.0	.000

Player History
06/15/1951	Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 11, 43rd overall pick) by the Chicago Clout, out of college (Miami (FL)).
08/07/1951	Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Clout organization with a signing bonus of $11,200.
01/01/1952	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (11); Power: 11 (17); Eye: 8 (12).
06/09/1952	Wins the STL RGL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1952	Wins the STL RGL Batter of the Month Award.
07/13/1952	Was selected to the 1952 South Texas League All-Star Game.
01/01/1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (10); Power: 12 (15); Eye: 11 (14).
04/20/1953	Named the #74 prospect in the ABA
01/01/1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (11); Power: 18 (20); Eye: 16 (17).
01/01/1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 15 (15); Eye: 14 (14).
01/01/1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (11); Power: 16 (16); Eye: 10 (11).
04/23/1956	Wins the GHL MKL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 14 (14); Eye: 11 (11).
01/01/1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 15 (15); Eye: 12 (12).
01/01/1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 15 (15); Eye: 11 (11).
05/02/1959	Released by the Chicago organization.
05/04/1959	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cincinnati Rivermen organization.
08/02/1959	Released by the Cincinnati organization.
08/02/1959	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Boston Morrills organization.
10/16/1959	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 15 (16); Eye: 13 (14).
04/14/1960	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cincinnati Rivermen organization.
06/18/1960	Released by the Cincinnati organization.
06/18/1960	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Clout organization.
07/08/1960	Released by the Chicago organization.
07/14/1960	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the St. Louis Dredgers organization.
10/13/1960	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 15 (16); Eye: 12 (14).
05/08/1961	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cincinnati Rivermen organization.
06/16/1961	Released by the Cincinnati organization.
07/09/1961	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Boston Morrills organization.
08/12/1961	Released by the Boston organization.
08/15/1961	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the St. Louis Dredgers organization.
08/29/1961	Released by the St. Louis organization.
01/01/1962	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (9); Power: 14 (14); Eye: 11 (13).
04/22/1962	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cleveland Eagles organization.
10/07/1962	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 14 (15); Eye: 12 (14).
04/21/1963	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Baltimore Barons organization.
05/20/1963	Wins the SCL NL Player of the Week Award.
05/22/1963	Released by the Baltimore organization.
05/30/1963	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Washington Mutuals organization.
06/20/1963	Released by the Washington organization.
07/02/1963	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Clout organization.
07/13/1963	Released by the Chicago organization.
07/26/1963	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the The Bronx Ironmen organization.
08/27/1963	Retired from professional baseball.