Michael Bowden

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 215lb (190cm, 97kg)

Born: September 9, 1986 in Winfield, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (47th) of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from Waubonsie Valley HS (Aurora, IL).

High School: Waubonsie Valley HS (Aurora, IL)

Debut: August 30, 2008 (Age 21-356d, 19,412th in major league history)
vs. CHW 5.0 IP, 7 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: September 3, 2013 (Age 26-359d)
vs. MIA 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2010 season

Full Name: Michael Matthew Bowden

Twitter: @bowden_michael

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.8

ERA

4.51

103

133.2

100

WHIP

1.399

Summary of 16 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 1 go ahead

2 Tms
BOS	9
CHC	7

Platoon
vs RHB	12
vs LHB	4

Home/Road
Home	9
Away	7

Outs
2	7
0	6
1	3

7 Opps
TOR	6
PHI	4
TEX	2
LAD	1
WSN	1
NYY	1
HOU	1

14 Batters
John McDonald	2
Carlos Ruiz	2
Yasiel Puig	1
Scott Moore	1
Eric Thames	1
Mike Napoli	1
José Bautista	1
Aaron Hill	1
Hideki Matsui	1
Rod Barajas	1
Ian Kinsler	1
Bryce Harper	1
Héctor Luna	1
Edwin Encarnación	1

6 Parks
Fenway Pk (BOS)	7
CitizensBank (PHI)	3
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1

Where Hit
7	9
9	3
78	2
8	1
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	5
1	3
3	3
4	2
7+	2
6	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	12
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	10
123	1
12-	1
1--	1
-2-	1
-23	1
1-3	1

27 Runs
RISP	5
0 on	10
1 on	2
2 on	3
3 on	1
Any on	6

Inning
1	1
3	1
5	1
6	4
7	3
8	3
9	3

1-3	2
4-6	5
7-end	9

RelScore
+4..	10
+3	3
+2	2
Tied	1

Ahead	15
Tied	1

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-1	4
0-0	3
3-2	2
1-1	2
1-2	1
1-0	1
2-1	1
2-2	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	4
2B	3
RF	3
DH	2
1B	1
PH	1
LF	1
3B	1

OrderPos
2nd	4
7th	3
3rd	2
5th	2
8th	2
1st	1
4th	1
6th	1

Leverage
Medium Lev	1
Low Lev	15

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2009-08-21	Hideki Matsui	NYY	@	BOS	ahead 6-1	t 5	0	1-3	2,(0-1) .CX	3	5	DH	3%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Teixeira Scores; A. Rodriguez Scores
2	2	2	1	2009-09-28	Aaron Hill	TOR	@	BOS	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	4,(1-2) BFCX	1	2	4	9%	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
3	3	3	2	2009-09-28	Rod Barajas	TOR	@	BOS	ahead 4-2	t 3	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	7	2	19%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); E. Encarnación Scores; L. Overbay Scores
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	2010-08-20	John McDonald	TOR	@	BOS	ahead 11-0	t 6	2	-23	2,(1-0) B.X	3	8	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Buck Scores; L. Overbay Scores
5	5	2	1	2010-09-17	José Bautista	TOR	@	BOS	ahead 8-2	t 6	0	-2-	9,(3-2) B.FF*BFBFFX	2	3	9	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Y. Escobar Scores
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	2011-09-04	Mike Napoli	TEX	@	BOS	ahead 9-4	t 9	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
7	7	2	2	2011-09-04	Ian Kinsler	TEX	@	BOS	ahead 10-4	t 9	2	---	3,(1-1) SBX	1	1	4	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
8	8	3	1	2011-09-08	Eric Thames	TOR		BOS	ahead 5-3	b 7	1	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	2	7	6%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	2012-04-10	Edwin Encarnación	TOR		BOS	ahead 6-1	b 7	2	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	5	DH	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
10	10	2	1	2012-04-28	Carlos Ruiz	PHI		CHC	ahead 4-1	b 6	0	---	6,(2-2) BCBCFX	1	7	2	4%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
11	11	3	1	2012-05-16	Héctor Luna	PHI	@	CHC	ahead 5-2	t 9	2	123	2,(0-1) .CX	4	6	PH	3%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Rollins Scores; T. Wigginton Scores; C. Ruiz Scores
12	12	4	1	2012-08-14	Scott Moore	HOU	@	CHC	ahead 9-0	t 7	0	---	7,(3-2) .BBBCFFX	1	4	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
13	13	5	1	2012-09-05	Bryce Harper	WSN		CHC	ahead 5-0	b 6	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	9	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	2013-08-06	Carlos Ruiz	PHI		CHC	ahead 8-5	b 8	2	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	8	2	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15	15	2	1	2013-08-08	John McDonald	PHI		CHC	ahead 10-1	b 8	0	1--	4,(2-1) CBBX	2	3	4	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); C. Ruiz Scores
16	16	3	1	2013-08-26	Yasiel Puig	LAD		CHC	ahead 5-0	b 8	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)