Steffen
Sowa
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 190
 
Born: September 3, 1924 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 27 OKC PL $ 300,000  
1953 28 SEA CL $ 360,000  
1954 29 NO PL $ 360,000  
1955 30 OKC PL    
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 360,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 27 OKC PL 15 55 6 10 2 1 3 11 0 0 4 15 .182 .237 .418 .655 5.6 0.1
    AAA   91 349 76 101 23 2 18 66 11 12 56 81 .289 .388 .521 .909 66.9  
1953 28 SEA CL 58 98 13 23 3 1 2 15 0 0 7 19 .235 .280 .347 .627 9.4 0.3
1954 29 AAA   105 416 75 115 22 5 26 87 5 11 45 79 .276 .347 .541 .888 73.3  
    AA   20 67 24 26 6 2 10 22 0 3 10 6 .388 .468 .985 1.453 23.3  
1955 30 AAA   117 446 75 125 23 3 27 99 7 9 38 87 .280 .337 .527 .864 75.0  
2 Years Sim 73 153 19 33 5 2 5 26 0 0 11 34 .216 .265 .373 .638 15.0 0.4
3 Years AAA 313 1211 226 341 68 10 71 252 23 32 139 247 .282 .355 .530 .885 215.2  
1 Years AA 20 67 24 26 6 2 10 22 0 3 10 6 .388 .468 .985 1.453 23.3  
4 Years Minors 333 1278 250 367 74 12 81 274 23 35 149 253 .287 .361 .554 .915 238.5  
162 Game Average 339 42 73 11 4 11 57 0 0 24 75 .216 .265 .373 .638 33.2  
Career Highs 58 98 13 23 3 1 3 15 0 0 7 19 .235 .280 .418 .655 9.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   91 11 16 2 1 1 5 0 0 7 22 .176 .235 .253 .487 5.1
vs LH   62 8 17 3 1 4 21 0 0 4 12 .274 .309 .548 .857 10.5
Home 32 61 8 17 3 0 3 12 0 0 3 15 .279 .313 .475 .788 8.8
Away 41 92 11 16 2 2 2 14 0 0 8 19 .174 .235 .304 .540 6.8
RISP   51 0 14 1 1 4 25 0 0 3 10 .275 .304 .569 .872 9.0
Pinch Hitting   29 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 7 .138 .167 .207 .374 0.5
Close/Late   29 3 7 1 0 2 7 0 0 0 5 .241 .241 .483 .724 3.5
Mar/Apr 10 30 4 6 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 6 .200 .212 .233 .445 1.3
May 8 12 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 .231 .250 .481 0.6
June 9 9 1 4 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 2 .444 .500 .778 1.278 2.8
July 18 47 5 11 0 0 1 5 0 0 4 14 .234 .294 .298 .592 4.3
August 17 29 5 6 3 1 2 10 0 0 3 6 .207 .281 .586 .867 4.9
Sep/Oct 11 26 3 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 4 .154 .185 .346 .531 1.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 27 OKC PL 1B 14 14 114.0 126 7 2 8 .985 10.50   0.2
    LF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1953 28 SEA CL 1B 29 21 179.0 181 10 1 12 .995 9.60   0.4
  1B 43 35 293.0 307 17 3 20 .991 9.95   0.7
  LF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   44 35 296.0 307 17 3 20 .991 9.85   0.7
Career Highs   29 21 179.0 181 10 2 12 .995 10.23    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1952 27 OKC PL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
History
Drafted in 36th round, 710th overall pick, by Oakland in 1952
Traded from Oakland to Oklahoma on 7/21/1952 (Going to OKC: 1B Steffen Sowa. Going to OAK: 2B William Park, P Ron Strong)
Had first career hit on 7/26/1952, off Russell Kasper (SA)
Hit first career homerun on 8/9/1952, off Thomas Brownlow (KC)
9/1/1952: Signed a contract extension with Oklahoma, $360,000 per year, for 1 years
Traded from Oklahoma to Seattle on 4/14/1953 (Going to OKC: P Melvin Wallace. Going to SEA: 1B Steffen Sowa)
Signed as a free agent by New Orleans on 3/7/1954 to a 1-year deal worth $360,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Oklahoma on 3/14/1955 to a minor league contract