Frank Bernard "Beauty" McGowan (November 8, 1901 – May 6, 1982) was an American professional baseball player, an outfielder who appeared in 375 games over five seasons (1922–1923; 1928–1929; 1937) in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns and Boston Bees. The native of Branford, Connecticut, threw right-handed, batted left-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
| Beauty McGowan | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder | |
| Born: November 8, 1901 Branford, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| Died: May 6, 1982 (aged 80) Hamden, Connecticut, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 12, 1922, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 13, 1937, for the Boston Bees | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .262 |
| Home runs | 6 |
| Runs batted in | 108 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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McGowan spent the intervening seasons as a stalwart in minor league baseball. He played all or parts of 13 seasons in the top-level International League — largely with the minor league edition of the Baltimore Orioles, but also with the Newark Bears and Buffalo Bisons — and was a member of the inaugural class (1947) of the International League Hall of Fame. McGowan was a slugger in the minors, once hitting 37 home runs for the Orioles.
After retiring from the field, he became a long-time scout for the Baltimore Orioles of the American League, the former St. Louis Browns franchise. He died in Hamden, Connecticut, at age 80.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference
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