You might have read about Billy “Bill” Cowan in the update by Mel Maricic on his 1967 replay posted on Sunday. Cowan has started to make a name for himself, at least in Mel’s replay. Namely, Cowan already has three homers in limited play.
Well, Mel showed me Cowan’s card. Now I’m more impressed. In ‘67, Cowan batted just .153 for the Phillies in 59 at-bats. He hit three dingers, walked four times and stole a base. I began to think that Cowan was used as a pinch-runner by the Phillies as he scored 11 runs. Checking his game log, I see that I’m right. Nine times.
| Split | G | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Totals | 34 | 16 | 66 | 59 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | .153 | .203 | .305 |
To be fair, Billy Cowan does have the ability to punch it. He has a 66-1 and an 11-0. Should you get to his second column, you still have a good shot for a homerun. Cowan has 23 second column 1s. If you don’t, he only has 11’s to cover the balance.
After that though, it’s slim pickings in the offensive category for 1967 Billy Cowan’s APBA card. He has hit numbers 8-8-9-9 giving him a 15-14 and a 25-40.
Ugly numbers: 31-13, 51-13, 44-9
Billy Cowan banged out 40 homeruns in his 8-year career but almost half of them (19) came during his 1964 campaign when he was the starting centerfielder for the Cubs.
