“Al Cowens”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

词条

Al Cowens

释义

Baseball career
Death
References
External links

{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Al Cowens
|image=
|caption=
|position=Right fielder
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date|1951|10|25}}
|birth_place=Los Angeles, California
|death_date={{death date and age|2002|3|11|1951|10|25}}
|death_place=Downey, California
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 6
|debutyear=1974
|debutteam=Kansas City Royals
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=June 8
|finalyear=1986
|finalteam=Seattle Mariners
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=Batting average
|stat1value=.270
|stat2label=Home runs
|stat2value=108
|stat3label=Runs batted in
|stat3value=717
|teams=

Kansas City Royals ({{mlby|1974}}–{{mlby|1979}})
California Angels ({{mlby|1980}})
Detroit Tigers ({{mlby|1980}}–{{mlby|1981}})
Seattle Mariners ({{mlby|1982}}–{{mlby|1986}})

|highlights=

Gold Glove Award (1977)

}}

Alfred Edward Cowens, Jr. (October 25, 1951 – March 11, 2002) was a right fielder in Major League Baseball. From {{mlby|1974}} through {{mlby|1986}}, Cowens played for the Kansas City Royals (1974–79), California Angels (1980), Detroit Tigers (1980–81) and Seattle Mariners (1982–86). He batted and threw right-handed.

Baseball career

A native of Los Angeles, California, Cowens was a product of the Kansas City Royals farm system. He made his major league debut with the Royals in 1974 and played for them through 1979. His most productive season came in {{mlby|1977}}, when he batted .312 with 23 home runs and 112 RBI, earned a Gold Glove, and finished second to Rod Carew in balloting for the American League MVP Award.

A notable feud started between Cowens and Texas Rangers reliever Ed Farmer early in the 1979 season. In the May 8 game at Arlington Stadium, a Farmer pitch thrown in the top of the 5th inning fractured Cowens' jaw and broke several teeth;^[1] Cowens would miss 21 games. Farmer also hit Cowens' teammate Frank White in the same game and broke his wrist^[2] and caused him to miss 33 contests. The following year, in a game between the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park on June 20‚ 1980‚ Cowens (now a Detroit Tiger) hit an infield grounder against Farmer (pitching for the White Sox). While Farmer watched his infielder make the play, Cowens ran to mound and tackled the pitcher from behind, instead of running to first base; getting in several punches before the benches cleared and the two were separated.^[2] Cowens was suspended for 7 games and a warrant was issued for his arrest in Illinois‚ forcing him to skip the remainder of the series. Later Farmer agreed to drop the charges in exchange for a handshake‚ and the 2 players brought out the lineup cards before the game on September 1. However, future appearances for Cowens in Chicago were greeted with a "Coward Cowens" banner.

In a 13-year career, Cowens was a .270 hitter with 108 home runs and 717 RBI in 1584 games.

Death

Cowens died in Downey, California on March 11, 2002 at the age of 50 from a heart attack. At the time of his death, Cowens had been scouting players for the Kansas City Royals. He is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California.

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TEX/TEX197905080.shtml |title=May 8, 1979 Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com |date=1979-05-08 |accessdate=2012-03-27}}
2. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/cooperstown-confidential-thinking-of-al-cowens/ |title=Cooperstown Confidential: Thinking of Al Cowens |publisher=Hardballtimes.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-27}}

External links

{{Baseballstats|br=c/cowenal01|cube=10252|brm=cowens001alf}}, or Retrosheet, or Pelota Binaria (Venezuelan Winter League){{AL OF Gold Glove Award |state=collapsed}}{{Portal bar|Biography|Baseball}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Cowens, Al}}

随便看

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。