Jesse Peter Fowler (October 30, 1898 – September 23, 1973), nicknamed "Pete", was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1924. The 25-year-old rookie left-hander was a native of Spartanburg, South Carolina. Fowler made his major league debut in relief on July 29, 1924, against the

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at the

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. His first and only big league win, also in relief, was against the

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at Sportsman's Park. The score was 13–10 in game 2 of a doubleheader played August 20, 1924. Season and career totals include a record of 1–1 in 13

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, 3 games started, 0

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s, and 6 games finished. In 32.2

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he struck out 5, walked 18, allowed 28

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, and had an earned run average of 4.41. Fowler died at the age of 74 in Columbia, South Carolina. Despite an age difference of more than 23 years, Jesse was the older brother of former major league pitcher and

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Art Fowler, and the Fowlers hold the record for the largest age difference between brothers who played Major League baseball.

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St. Louis Cardinals players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from South Carolina 1898 births 1973 deaths {{US-baseball-pitcher-1890s-stub