Elmari Wilhelm Bowman (March 19, 1897 – December 17, 1985) was a Major League Baseball player for the Washington Senators in August 1920. The 23-year-old rookie made two

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appearances for the Senators and did not play in the field, so his position is not known. Both of Bowman's appearances took place on the road. His major league debut on August 3, 1920 was against the Cleveland Indians at

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. His second and last appearance, six days later, was against the Chicago White Sox at

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. Bowman was 0-for-1 with a walk in his two games, giving him an

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of .500. He also scored one

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. Bowman died in Los Angeles at the age of 88.

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