Alvah Edson Bowman (January 25, 1893 – October 11, 1979), nicknamed "Abe", was an American

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, who played as a

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(MLB) for the Cleveland Naps/Indians, from to .

Baseball career

Minor league career

Bowman played in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) for 18 non-consecutive seasons, beginning in 1912; he also managed in MiLB from to . (At times, Bowman served as a

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Major league career

In Bowman's second year of professional baseball, he was purchased by the MLB Cleveland "Naps" from the

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of the

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, on August 7, 1913. (However, Bowman did not pitch in the major leagues, that season.) Bowman made his big league debut on May 19, 1914, in a

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against the Washington Senators, in Washington — pitching three scoreless innings — in

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of Willie Mitchell. Although Bowman pitched in 22 games for Cleveland in 1914, his role was more limited in 1915. He played the remainder of his baseball career in the minor leagues, last pitching in the 1933 season.

Death

Bowman died at the age of 86, on October 11, 1979, in

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