Stewart Cole (Doc) Bowers (February 26, 1915 – December 14, 2005) was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from through . Bowers was a switch hitter and threw right-handed.

Formative years and family

Born in New Freedom, Pennsylvania on February 26, 1915, Stewart C. Bowers was a son of Dr. Stewart C. Bowers and his wife, Jesse. He played baseball at Gettysburg College before being signed by the Boston Red Sox. He was married to Marian C. Kehr. They were the parents of two sons.

Stew Bowers

Baseball and later years

Bowers reached the majors in 1935 when he signed with the Boston Red Sox. He pitched fifteen games for the Sox between 1935 and 1936, and posted a 2–1 record with a 4.60 ERA and five strikeouts in 29 ⅓ innings, including two starts and one complete game. He also had a single appearance in 1937 as a pinch runner.

Stew Bowers

Following his baseball career, Bowers served in the United States Army during World War II and later worked for American Insulator Company and for Ford Motor Company. On March 28, 1944, he enlisted in the army.

Stew Bowers

Death

Bowers died at the age of ninety in Havertown, Pennsylvania on December 14, 2005.

References

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Historic Baseball

1915 births

2005 deaths

Boston Red Sox players

Major League Baseball pitchers

Baseball players from Pennsylvania

Gettysburg Bullets baseball players

People from New Freedom, Pennsylvania

United States Army personnel of World War II