# Lefty Bowers

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**Norman Otis "Lefty" Bowers** (August 24, 1909 – December 6, 1978), also listed as **Chuck Bowers**,[1] and **Jimmy Bowers**,[2] was an American [baseball](/source/Baseball) [pitcher](/source/Pitcher) in the [Negro leagues](/source/Negro_league_baseball). He played with the [Baltimore Black Sox](/source/Baltimore_Black_Sox) in 1926 and 1927.

## Career

Bowers attended [Richmond High School](/source/Richmond_High_School_(Richmond,_Virginia)) in [Richmond, Virginia](/source/Richmond,_Virginia), and at age 17, he received a tryout with the [Baltimore Black Sox](/source/Baltimore_Black_Sox). He made his debut in the final game of a series against the [Cuban Stars (East)](/source/Cuban_Stars_(East)).[2] He allowed five hits in six innings, with the game being called at that point due to darkness.[3] He then earned a contract, and pitched in at least five recorded games over two seasons with Baltimore.

## References

1. Riley, James A. (1994). [*The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues*](https://archive.org/details/biographicalency00rile). New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

1. ["Bowers, 17-Year-Old Pitcher, Will Oppose Brooklyn on Sunday"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78449227/bowers-17-year-old-pitcher-will/). *[The Evening Sun](/source/The_Baltimore_Sun)*. 1926-04-14. p. 30. Retrieved 2021-05-26. – via Newspapers.com.

1. ["17-Year-Old Heaver Gains Berth With Black Sox"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78452455/17-year-old-heaver-gains-berth-with/). *[The Evening Sun](/source/The_Baltimore_Sun)*. 1926-05-05. p. 28. Retrieved 2021-05-27. – via Newspapers.com.

## External links

and [Seamheads](https://www.seamheads.com/NegroLgs/player.php?playerID=bower01lef)

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