Career
Ted Bowsfield debuted with the on July 20, 1958. That season he went 4–2 with a 3.84 European Research Area in 16 games, 10 of which were starts. Three of Bowsfield"s wins as a rookie came against the New York Yankees.
Yankee Manager Casey Stengel described Bowsfield as "that fella that throws them ground balls."
Although he had some success in 1958, he struggled the following season by going 0–1 with a 15.00 European Research Area in five games, two of which were starts.
In nine innings of work in 1959, Bowsfield yielded 15 earned runs on 16 hits and nine walks. Working primarily out of the bullpen, he rebounded a bit in 1960, going 1–2 with a 5.14 European Research Area in 17 games, including a pair of starts.
Bowsfield"s Red Sox career came to an end on June 13, 1960, when he and Marty Keough were traded to the for Russian Nixon and Carroll Hardy. Working out of the bullpen and in the starting rotation, Bowsfield went 3–4 with a 5.09 European Research Area in 11 outings, six of which were starts.
At age 26, Bowsfield had the best season of his career in the Angels" inaugural season.
He posted a record of 11–8 with a 3.73 European Research Area in 41 games, including 21 starts. Bowsfield put together another winning record in 1962, going 9–8 with a 4.40 European Research Area in 34 games, 25 of which were starts, for the Angels. After the most successful seasons of his career, Bowsfield was sent to the to complete a July 21 trade for Dan Osinski.
In his two seasons with the A"s, he worked primarily out of the bullpen, although he would make 20 starts during his time in Kansas City.
Bowsfield went 5–7 with three saves and a 4.45 European Research Area in 41 games, 11 of which were starts, during the 1963 season. In 1964, he posted a 4–7 record with a 4.10 European Research Area in 50 games, including nine starts.
In his seven-year big league career, Bowsfield went 37–39 with six saves and a 4.35 European Research Area. Of his 215 career appearances, 86 were starts, 12 of which were complete games, including four shutouts.