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Johnnie Cowan



Johnnie Wart Cowan


Born: May 31, 1913 in Pleasant Hill, AL
Died: October 24, 1993 in Birmingham, AL
          (80 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 5'10"
Wt: 160
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Notes:


• Buried: Shadow Lawn Memorial Gardens (Birmingham, AL)


Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
CF
5
1942
1947
CBE/SAS
7.3
5.6
1.8
0.0
-0.1
2
SP
5
1942
1947
CBE
5.6
0.9
-0.1
4.8
0.0
3
SP
4
1942
1946
CBE
3.3
-0.3
0.0
3.6
0.0
4
3B
4
1940
1945
MULT
3.1
2.8
0.3
0.0
0.0
5
SP
3
1944
1947
CBE
3.1
-0.4
0.0
3.5
0.0
6
1B
5
1942
1947
CBE/SAS
2.8
1.8
1.6
0.0
-0.6
7
SS
1
1945
1945
CBE/SAS
1.8
0.9
0.7
0.0
0.2
8
LF
3
1944
1946
CBE
1.8
1.4
0.6
0.0
-0.2
9
SP
4
1942
1947
CBE
1.5
-0.4
0.0
1.8
0.0
10
SP
1
1940
1940
BBB
1.4
0.2
-0.1
1.2
0.0
11
2B
1
1940
1940
BBB
1.4
1.0
0.3
0.0
0.1
12
RP
1
1940
1940
BBB
1.4
0.0
0.0
1.3
0.0
13
SP
2
1946
1947
CBE
1.2
0.1
0.0
1.1
0.0
14
SP
1
1942
1942
CBE
1.2
0.1
0.1
1.1
0.0
15
SP
1
1945
1945
CBE
1.1
0.0
0.0
1.1
0.0
16
SP
2
1946
1947
CBE
1.1
0.3
0.0
0.8
0.0
17
1B
1
1948
1948
MRS
1.1
1.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
18
C
3
1945
1947
CBE/SAS
1.0
0.7
0.2
0.0
0.1
19
RF
1
1940
1940
BBB
0.9
0.9
0.1
0.0
-0.1
20
SP
1
1940
1940
BBB
0.9
0.3
0.0
0.7
0.0
21
SP
4
1944
1947
CBE
0.9
0.0
-0.1
0.9
0.0
22
3B
2
1946
1947
CBE
0.7
1.2
-0.5
0.0
0.0
23
SP
1
1947
1947
CBE
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.0
24
SS
2
1946
1947
CBE
0.7
1.0
-0.4
0.0
0.1
25
RF
4
1944
1947
CBE
0.7
1.6
-0.6
0.0
-0.3
26
2B
1
1944
1944
CBE
0.6
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
27
3B
1
1947
1947
CBE
0.5
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
28
3B
1
1948
1948
MRS
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
29
SP
1
1940
1940
BBB
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
30
LF
1
1942
1942
CBE
0.4
0.5
-0.1
0.0
0.0
31
SS
1
1940
1940
BBB
0.4
-0.2
0.5
0.0
0.0
32
C
1
1940
1940
BBB
0.4
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
33
SS
1
1944
1944
CBE
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
34
CF
2
1940
1942
BBB/CBE
0.3
0.6
-0.3
0.0
0.0
35
CF
2
1946
1947
CBE
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
36
CF
2
1945
1948
MRS/SAS
0.3
0.5
-0.1
0.0
0.0
37
LF
1
1947
1947
CBE
0.3
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
38
RP
1
1948
1948
MRS
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
39
RP
1
1940
1940
BBB
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
40
C
3
1942
1945
CBE
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
41
RP
2
1946
1948
CBE/MRS
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
42
RF
1
1946
1946
CBE
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
43
CF
1
1948
1948
MRS
0.2
0.5
-0.2
0.0
0.0
44
-
1
1945
1945
SAS
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
45
C
1
1942
1942
CBE
0.2
-0.3
0.5
0.0
0.1
46
CF
1
1945
1945
CBE
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
47
-
1
1945
1945
SAS
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
48
RP
1
1940
1940
BBB
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
49
-
1
1945
1945
SAS
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
50
CF
3
1942
1945
CBE
0.2
0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.0
51
LF
1
1942
1942
CBE
0.2
0.5
-0.2
0.0
-0.1
52
RP
1
1947
1947
CBE
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
53
SP
1
1948
1948
MRS
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
54
3B
1
1948
1948
MRS
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
55
RP
2
1945
1948
MRS/SAS
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
56
1B
1
1944
1944
CBE
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
57
SS
1
1948
1948
MRS
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
58
LF
1
1948
1948
MRS
0.1
-0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
59
CF
1
1940
1940
BBB
0.0
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
60
C
1
1944
1944
CBE
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
61
3B
1
1944
1944
CBE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
62
3B
1
1940
1940
BBB
0.0
0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
63
RP
1
1946
1946
CBE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
64
RP
1
1942
1942
CBE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
65
3B
1
1942
1942
CBE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
66
2B
1
1948
1948
MRS
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
67
RP
1
1946
1946
CBE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
68
C
1
1940
1940
BBB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
69
C
1
1948
1948
MRS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
70
C
1
1940
1940
BBB
0.0
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
71
1B
1
1940
1940
BBB
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
72
RP
1
1946
1946
CBE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
73
-
1
1945
1945
CBE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
74
1B
1
1945
1945
CBE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
75
-
1
1940
1940
BBB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
76
-
1
1940
1940
BBB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
77
-
1
1946
1946
CBE
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
78
-
1
1945
1945
SAS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
79
LF
1
1942
1942
CBE
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
80
-
1
1948
1948
MRS
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
81
C
1
1940
1940
BBB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
82
SP
2
1946
1947
CBE
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
83
-
1
1940
1940
BBB
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
84
SS
1
1946
1946
CBE
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
85
C
1
1948
1948
MRS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
86
-
1
1945
1945
CBE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
87
SS
1
1940
1940
BBB
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
88
SS
1
1946
1946
CBE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
89
-
1
1948
1948
MRS
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
90
3B
1
1945
1945
CBE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
91
-
1
1942
1942
CBE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
92
C
1
1944
1944
CBE
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
93
LF
1
1942
1942
CBE
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
94
3B
1
1942
1942
CBE
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
95
3B
1
1942
1942
CBE
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
96
RP
2
1944
1945
CBE
-0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
97
-
1
1942
1942
CBE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
98
C
1
1940
1940
BBB
-0.1
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
99
2B
1
1945
1945
CBE
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
100
RF
1
1945
1945
CBE
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
101
-
1
1945
1945
CBE
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
102
C
3
1944
1947
CBE
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
103
SS
1
1948
1948
MRS
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
104
C
3
1942
1946
CBE
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
105
1B
1
1940
1940
BBB
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
106
-
1
1948
1948
MRS
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
107
-
1
1944
1944
CBE
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
108
LF
1
1940
1940
BBB
-0.2
0.5
-0.6
0.0
-0.1
109
SS
1
1946
1946
CBE
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.1
110
-
1
1947
1947
CBE
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
111
RP
1
1944
1944
CBE
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
112
-
1
1945
1945
CBE
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
113
RP
1
1947
1947
CBE
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
114
LF
1
1947
1947
CBE
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
115
RP
2
1942
1946
CBE
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
116
RF
1
1944
1944
CBE
-0.3
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
117
SS
1
1948
1948
MRS
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
118
-
1
1942
1942
CBE
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
119
SP
2
1946
1947
CBE
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
120
-
1
1948
1948
MRS
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
121
RF
1
1942
1942
CBE
-0.4
0.0
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
122
-
1
1946
1946
CBE
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
123
C
2
1946
1947
CBE
-0.4
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.0
124
-
1
1940
1940
BBB
-0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
125
RF
1
1948
1948
MRS
-0.5
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
126
RP
3
1944
1946
CBE
-0.5
0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
127
CF
1
1940
1940
BBB
-0.6
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
128
C
1
1948
1948
MRS
-0.6
-0.5
-0.1
0.0
0.0
129
1B
1
1940
1940
BBB
-0.7
0.0
-0.6
0.0
-0.1
130
-
2
1940
1945
BBB/SAS
-0.7
0.0
0.0
-0.7
0.0
131
SS
1
1942
1942
CBE
-0.7
0.0
-1.0
0.0
0.2
132
-
1
1942
1942
CBE
-0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.8
0.0
133
2B
4
1942
1946
CBE
-0.8
0.6
-1.7
0.0
0.3
134
-
1
1942
1942
CBE
-0.9
-0.1
0.0
-0.9
0.0
135
-
1
1942
1942
CBE
-1.0
0.0
0.0
-0.9
0.0
136
C
1
1942
1942
CBE
-1.0
-0.7
-0.3
0.0
0.1

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