Robert Leroy Bowman is a former professional baseball player. Bowman played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1955 to 1959, primarily as an outfielder, but later as a pitcher as well. He batted and threw right-handed. Bowman was an outfielder exclusively for the Phillies from 1955 to 1958. Noted for his strong throwing arm, the Phillies briefly tried converting Bowman to pitcher in 1959. He made his first appearance at that position on August 28. He appeared six times overall in the majors. However, when he returned to the minor leagues in 1960, he also returned to the outfield, pitching just four more times. Bowman holds two major league records with the highest batting average in 1958 and most pitching appearances as a position player with six appearances in 1959. [More at Wikipedia]

May 10th, 1930 in   /  Died:   Jan 27th, 2017 - aged 86