Dick Fowler (baseball)

Dick Fowler
File:Dick Fowler.jpg
Pitcher
Born: (1921-03-30)March 30, 1921 Toronto, Ontario
Died: Oneonta, New York
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 13, 1941, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 1, 1952, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	66-79
Earned run average	4.11
Strikeouts	382
Teams
Philadelphia Athletics (1941–1942, 1945–1952)
Career highlights and awards
Pitched a no-hitter on September 9, 1945

Richard John (Dick) Fowler (March 30, 1921 – May 22, 1972) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics (from 1941 to 1942, and from 1945 to 1952). 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 (September 9, 1945). 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.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball players from Canada
• List of Major League Baseball no-hitters
• List of Major League Baseball players who spent their entire career with one franchise

External links

• Dick Fowler at Find a Grave

Sources

• Joyner, Ronnie (illustration with bio), "Dick Fowler", Sports Collectors Digest, May 13, 2005.
• Baseball Library
• Baseball Reference
• Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society
• The Deadball Era
• Vintage Card Traders

Preceded by Clyde Shoun

No-hitter pitcher September 9, 1945

Succeeded by Ed Head