Major League Baseball Player. The Toronto-born right-hander is best known for pitching a no-hit game just 25 days after returning to the Philadelphia Athletics following three years with the Canadian Army. It was on Sept. 9, 1945 when he pitched his gem against the St. Louis Browns and outdueled John Miller 1-0. He struck out six and walked four in becoming the first A's pitcher to record a no-hitter since Bullet Joe Bush stopped Cleveland on Aug. 26, 1916. The 6-foot-4 hurler was with the A's his entire career: 1941-42 and 1945-52. He set an American League record with seven putouts for an extra-inning game in a 1-0 12-inning victory over the Chicago White Sox on June 9, 1949. Fowler had four consecutive years with 200 or more innings (1946-49). He led the AL in losses with 16 in 1946. He was a 15-game winner in both 1948 and 1949 and had his career-best 2.81 earned run average in 1947, when he was 12-11. His 10-year lifetime totals were 66-79 with a 4.11 ERA and 75 complete games in 170 starts.
Major League Baseball Player. The Toronto-born right-hander is best known for pitching a no-hit game just 25 days after returning to the Philadelphia Athletics following three years with the Canadian Army. It was on Sept. 9, 1945 when he pitched his gem against the St. Louis Browns and outdueled John Miller 1-0. He struck out six and walked four in becoming the first A's pitcher to record a no-hitter since Bullet Joe Bush stopped Cleveland on Aug. 26, 1916. The 6-foot-4 hurler was with the A's his entire career: 1941-42 and 1945-52. He set an American League record with seven putouts for an extra-inning game in a 1-0 12-inning victory over the Chicago White Sox on June 9, 1949. Fowler had four consecutive years with 200 or more innings (1946-49). He led the AL in losses with 16 in 1946. He was a 15-game winner in both 1948 and 1949 and had his career-best 2.81 earned run average in 1947, when he was 12-11. His 10-year lifetime totals were 66-79 with a 4.11 ERA and 75 complete games in 170 starts.
Bio by: Ron Coons
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