Dick Fowler
Pitcher, Baseball Player
1921 – 1972
Who was Dick Fowler?
Richard John Fowler was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics. Fowler batted and threw right-handed.
In a 10-season career, Fowler posted a 66–79 record with 11 shutouts, 75 complete games, 382 strikeouts, and a 4.11 ERA in 1303.0 innings pitched. He pitched over 200 innings each year from 1946 to 1949, and pitched all 16 innings of a 1–0 loss to the St. Louis Browns in 1942. Returning from service with the Canadian Army during World War II, Fowler threw a nine-inning 1–0 no-hitter against the St. Louis Browns at Shibe Park. It was Fowler's first start in three years and his first major league shutout. The no-hitter was the first by an Athletic pitcher since 1916, and as of April 30, 2012, remains the only Major League no-hitter ever pitched by a Canadian.
He was elected to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985.
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- Born
- Mar 30, 1921
Toronto - Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Lived in
- Toronto
- Died
- May 22, 1972
Oneonta
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on July 23, 2013
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