| Shane Bowers | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1971-07-27)July 27, 1971 (age 54) Glendora, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 26, 1997, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 16, 1997, for the Minnesota Twins | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–3 |
| Earned run average | 8.05 |
| Strikeouts | 7 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 7–21 |
| Earned run average | 4.08 |
| Strikeouts | 185 |
| KBO statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 13–4 |
| Earned run average | 3.01 |
| Strikeouts | 85 |
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Shane Patrick Bowers (born July 27, 1971) is an American formerMajor League Baseballpitcher who played for theMinnesota Twins in 1997.
Born inGlendora, California,[1] Bowers went toCharter Oak High School inCovina, where he played baseball and basketball, before attendingLoyola Marymount University.[2] After being selected by the Twins in the1993 Major League Baseball Draft, Bowers pitched for four different minor league teams from 1993 to 1996.[3] In 1997, he played for theNew Britain Rock Cats for two months, recording a 7–2 win–loss record and 3.41earned run average (ERA) before receiving a promotion to theSalt Lake Buzz, the Twins'Triple-A team. He went 6–0 with the Buzz, earning a call-up to the major leagues by the Twins. His first major league appearance came on July 26 against theBaltimore Orioles; Bowers allowed one run in5+2⁄3 innings pitched.[4] He started five games for Minnesota in 1997 and posted an 0–3 record, with an 8.05 ERA.[1] Bowers returned to the Buzz for the 1998 season, splitting time between starts and relief appearances and pitching through a fracture in his pitching arm.[5]
In 2001, he went overseas to play for theYokohama BayStars of Japan'sCentral League; he started 26 games, going 3–13 with a 4.39 ERA. The following season, he was 4–8 with a 3.77 ERA in 24 appearances. In 2003, he pitched for theHyundai Unicorns in South Korea, winning 13 games. Bowers last played in the minor leagues in 2004.[3]
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