# Jesse Fowler

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{{Short description|American baseball player (1898–1973)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|position    = [Pitcher](/source/Pitcher)
|birth_date  = {{birth date|1898|10|30}}
|birth_place = [Spartanburg, South Carolina](/source/Spartanburg%2C_South_Carolina), U.S.
|death_date  = {{death date and age|1973|9|23|1898|10|30}}
|death_place = [Columbia, South Carolina](/source/Columbia%2C_South_Carolina), U.S.
|bats        = Right
|throws      = Left
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate   = July 29
|debutyear   = 1924
|debutteam   = St. Louis Cardinals
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate   = September 27
|finalyear   = 1924
|finalteam   = St. Louis Cardinals
|statleague  = MLB
|stat1label  = [Win–loss record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching))
|stat1value  = 1–1
|stat2label  = [Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average)
|stat2value  = 4.41
|stat3label  = [Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s
|stat3value  = 5
|teams       =
*[St. Louis Cardinals](/source/St._Louis_Cardinals) ({{mlby|1924}})
}}
'''Jesse Peter Fowler''' (October 30, 1898 – September 23, 1973), nicknamed "Pete", was a [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) [pitcher](/source/pitcher) who played for the [St. Louis Cardinals](/source/St._Louis_Cardinals) in 1924. The left-hander was a native of [Spartanburg, South Carolina](/source/Spartanburg%2C_South_Carolina).

Fowler made his [major league debut](/source/major_league_debut) in relief on July 29, 1924, against the [New York Giants](/source/New_York_Giants_(NL)) at the [Polo Grounds](/source/Polo_Grounds).  His first and only big league [win](/source/Win_(baseball)), also in relief, was against the [Philadelphia Phillies](/source/Philadelphia_Phillies) at [Sportsman's Park](/source/Sportsman's_Park).  The score was 13–10 in game 2 of a [doubleheader](/source/doubleheader_(baseball)) played August 20, 1924.

Season and career totals include a record of 1–1 in 13 [games pitched](/source/games_pitched), 3 [games started](/source/games_started), 0 [complete game](/source/complete_game)s, and 6 [games finished](/source/games_finished).  In 32.2 [innings pitched](/source/innings_pitched) he [struck out](/source/strikeouts) 5, [walked](/source/base_on_balls) 18, allowed 28 [hits](/source/hit_(baseball)), and had an [earned run average](/source/earned_run_average) of 4.41.

Fowler died at the age of 74 in [Columbia, South Carolina](/source/Columbia%2C_South_Carolina).

Despite an age difference of more than 23 years, Jesse was the older brother of former major league pitcher and [pitching coach](/source/pitching_coach) [Art Fowler](/source/Art_Fowler), and the Fowlers hold{{as of?|date=July 2025}} the record for the largest age difference between brothers who played Major League baseball.{{cn|date=July 2025}}

==External links==
{{baseball stats|br=f/fowleje01|brm=fowler001jes|retro=Pfowlj101}}

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Category:Atlanta Crackers players
Category:Columbus Red Birds players
Category:Greenville Spinners players
Category:Houston Buffaloes players
Category:Kansas City Blues (baseball) players
Category:Oakland Oaks (baseball) players
Category:Reading Keystones players

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