Jim Bowie (baseball)

Jim Bowie
Jim Bowie
	Bowie in 1988
	First baseman
	Born: February 17, 1965 (age 59); Tokyo, Japan
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
	August 3, 1994, for the Oakland Athletics
Last MLB appearance
	August 11, 1994, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average	.214
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	0
Teams
	Oakland Athletics (1994);

James R. Bowie (born February 17, 1965) is a Japanese-American former professional baseball first baseman. He played for the Oakland Athletics during the 1994 season.

Bowie was born in Tokyo to Willard and Taiko Bowie. His father married his mother, a Japanese native, while serving in Japan in the United States Air Force.^[1]

Bowie attended Armijo High School in Fairfield, California before playing college baseball at Sacramento City College and for the LSU Tigers. In 2012, he became the first athlete to have his uniform number retired by Armijo High.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Tompkins, Bob (7 May 1986). "LSU Offensive Leader Traces Roots to Alexandria". The Town Talk. p. B-4. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
^ Farmer, Paul (27 April 2012). "Bowie to have number retired by Armijo". Daily Republic. Retrieved 30 November 2022.

External links[edit]

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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[1] Tompkins, Bob (7 May 1986). "LSU Offensive Leader Traces Roots to Alexandria". The Town Talk. p. B-4. Retrieved 30 November 2022.

[Farmer-2] Farmer, Paul (27 April 2012). "Bowie to have number retired by Armijo". Daily Republic. Retrieved 30 November 2022.

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