Shane Bowers (baseball)

Shane Patrick Bowers (born July 27, 1971) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Minnesota Twins in 1997.

For the Canadian ice hockey player, see Shane Bowers (ice hockey).
Shane Bowers
Pitcher
Born: (1971-07-27) July 27, 1971
Glendora, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 26, 1997, for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
August 16, 1997, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
Win–loss record0–3
Earned run average8.05
Strikeouts7
Teams

Born in Glendora, California,[1] Bowers went to Charter Oak High School in Covina, where he played baseball and basketball, before attending Loyola Marymount University.[2] After being selected by the Twins in the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft, Bowers pitched for four different minor league teams from 1993 to 1996.[3] In 1997, he played for the New Britain Rock Cats for two months, recording a 7–2 win–loss record and 3.41 earned run average (ERA) before receiving a promotion to the Salt Lake Buzz, the Twins' Triple-A team. He went 6–0 with the Buzz, earning a call-up to the major leagues by the Twins. His first major league appearance came on July 26 against the Baltimore Orioles; Bowers allowed one run in ​5 2⁄3 innings pitched.[4] He started five games for Minnesota in 1997 and posted an 0–3 record, with an 8.05 ERA.[1] Bowers returned to the Buzz for the 1998 season, splitting time between starts and relief appearances and pitching through a fracture in his pitching arm.[5]

In 2001, he went overseas to play for the Yokohama BayStars of Japan's Central League; he started 26 games, going 3–13 with a 4.39 ERA. The following season, he was 4–8 with a 3.77 ERA in 24 appearances. In 2003, he pitched for the Hyundai Unicorns in South Korea, winning 13 games. Bowers last played in the minor leagues in 2004.[3]

References
  1. "Shane Bowers Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
  2. Polin, Mitch (March 25, 1993). "Pitcher Delivers 1-Liners: Shane Bowers Is Court Jester of Loyola Marymount". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
  3. "Shane Bowers Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
  4. Gonzalez, Roberto (August 3, 1997). "Bowers On Ride Of His Life". Hartford Courant. p. E8.
  5. Miedema, Laurence (June 13, 1999). "Bowers Discovers That Pitching Is Easier Without a Broken Arm". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. B9.
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