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Joe DiMaggio League
6-13-2079
Billy Cowan Right Field
Retired (1978, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .249 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .680 Status Deceased (2015) Option Years 0  
H 286 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 03-12-1943
HR 30 Drafted Round 5, Pick 65
(1961)
Majors Svc Time 6 years
(95 games)
RBI 145
SB 22
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B+ Velocity D-   Mentor vR B-
Speed Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B D- (10.3%) LF (19.5%) Arm D+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1971 CLE
18
66
6
15
2
1
3
7
4
13 0 0
0
1 0
.696
.271
.424
.197
.227
1972 CLE
119
336
23
70
8
1
6
36
18
65 3 3
1
1 0
.544
.253
.292
.083
.208
1973 CLE
84
284
36
95
15
4
8
50
27
47 0 1
8
0 2
.891
.391
.500
.165
.335
1974 CLE
78
188
16
45
5
2
6
24
14
32 1 0
3
5 2
.679
.296
.383
.144
.239
1975 DET
45
95
9
19
2
0
1
7
6
16 0 1
4
0 1
.498
.245
.253
.053
.200
1976 DET-PHI
22
33
1
5
2
0
0
2
7
5 0 0
1
0 0
.512
.300
.212
.061
.152
1977 PHI
41
139
14
34
3
0
5
15
15
22 0 0
5
0 2
.692
.318
.374
.129
.245
1978 PHI
2
6
1
3
0
0
1
4
0
0 0 0
0
0 0
1.500
.500
1.000
.500
.500
Total
409
1147
106
286
37
8
30
145
91
200 4 5
22
7 7
.680
.306
.374
.125
.249
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1978-11-01Billy Cowan has retired from the Philadelphia Philanderers
1977-03-01The Philadelphia Philanderers have promoted Billy Cowan to the major league team.
1976-07-07The Philadelphia Philanderers have acquired Billy Cowan from the waiver wire. The Philadelphia Philanderers have waived Jackie Brandt.
1976-06-29The Detroit Ripcity have acquired Carson Long from the waiver wire. The Detroit Ripcity have waived Billy Cowan.
1976-06-08The Detroit Ripcity have promoted Gordy Ericks to the major league team. The Detroit Ripcity have designated Billy Cowan for assignment.
1975-04-05The Detroit Ripcity have acquired Billy Cowan from the waiver wire.
1975-04-01The Cleveland Palisades have designated Billy Cowan for assignment.
1971-08-22The Cleveland Indians have promoted Billy Cowan to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have designated Sam Hudman for assignment.
1971-08-22The Cleveland Indians have acquired Billy Cowan from the waiver wire.
1971-07-29The Philadelphia Philanderers have acquired Luis Matuzak from the waiver wire. The Philadelphia Philanderers have waived Billy Cowan.
1967-03-05The Philadelphia Philanderers have renamed John Castellano to Billy Cowan.
1965-04-01The Philadelphia Philanderers have renamed Bob Barr to John Castellano.