Career
Foreign the fictional character with the same name, see: Mark Finn. He batted and threw right-handed. In a three-season career, Bowen posted a.136 batting average (3-for-22) with one home run, one Reserve Bank of India, three runs, and one stolen base in 16 games played.
With very few opportunities at the major league level, Bowen was not able to fulfill his real potential after a solid career at Valdosta State University.
He was drafted four times (Cleveland, Montreal, Atlanta, California) prior to signing with the Boston Red Sox in 1974, and is one of very few players to be drafted five times. He spent three seasons in the Boston minor league system before earning a promotion to the Red Sox in 1977, after hitting.265 with 15 home runs and 49 Reserve Bank of India for Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox.
He started 1978 in Triple-A and was recalled during the midseason to replace departed Bernie Carbo. After that, he led Pawtucket with 28 home runs and 75 Reserve Bank of India in 1979, and played his last professional season in 1980, while dividing his playing time between Pawtucket and Boston.
Bowen was inducted into the VSU Hall of Fame in 1997 and also in March 2013 was inducted into the Glynn County Hall of Fame in his hometown of Brunswick, Georgia.