{{Short description|American baseball catcher (1926-1977)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography | name = Julie Bowers | image = Julius Bowers.jpg | position = Catcher | birth_date = {{Birth date|1926|2|27|mf=y}} | birth_place = Staten Island, New York, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1977|2|28|1926|2|27|mf=y}} | death_place = Staten Island, New York, U.S. | bats = Right | throws = Right | debutleague = Negro league baseball | debutdate = | debutyear = 1946 | debutteam = New York Black Yankees | finaldate = | finalyear = 1950 | finalteam = New York Black Yankees | statyear = | statleague = | stat1label = | stat1value = | stat2label = | stat2value = | stat3label = | stat3value = | teams = *New York Black Yankees (1946-1950) | highlights = }} '''William Julius Bowers''' (February 27, 1926 – February 28, 1977) was an American baseball catcher in the Negro leagues and Minor League Baseball. He played with the New York Black Yankees from 1946 to 1950 as a reserve catcher.<ref name="Riley">{{Cite book |last=Riley |first=James A. | title=The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues |url=https://archive.org/details/biographicalency00rile |url-access=registration |place=New York |publisher=Carroll & Graf |year=1994 |isbn=0-7867-0959-6 |postscript=<!--None--> }}</ref> He then played for several clubs in the Eastern League, Northern League, Big State League and Evangeline League from 1951 to 1955.
Bowers has been inducted into the Staten Island Sports Hall of Fame. He attended Tottenville High School.<ref>{{cite web |date=9 September 2020 |title=Honoring Staten Islanders who played in the Negro Leagues: Julie Bowers’ career had major league impact |url=https://www.silive.com/sports/2020/09/honoring-staten-islanders-who-played-in-the-negro-leagues-julie-bowers-career-had-major-league-impact.html |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=silive |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== {{Baseballstats|br=b/bowerju01|brm=bowers001wil}} and [https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=bower01jul Seamheads]
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