James Harvey "Red" Bowser (September 20, 1881 – May 22, 1943) was an

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for the

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."Red Bowser Statistics and History"
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-11-27.

Biography

Bowser was born in

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, and started his professional baseball career in 1908. He played for the

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of the

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."Red Bowser Minor League Statistics & History"
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-11-27. After two seasons with

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s of .272 and .284, Bowser was the star of the SML in 1910, when he batted .342, slugged .569, and hit 14

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s. He led the league in all three categories and hit more homers than any two other players combined."1910 Southern Michigan League Batting Leaders"
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-11-27. Bowser was then purchased by the

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's White Sox and joined the team late in the season. He played in one game for them, going 0 for 2 at the plate. The following season, he returned to the minor leagues. He batted just .246, and his organized baseball career ended in 1912. Bowser died in

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, at the age of 61.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bowser, Red 1881 births 1943 deaths Major League Baseball outfielders Chicago White Sox players Flint Vehicles players Greensburg Red Sox players Oakland Oaks (baseball) players Bay City (minor league baseball) players Jackson Convicts players Baseball players from Pennsylvania People from Freeport, Pennsylvania Sportspeople from Armstrong County, Pennsylvania