Cowan Hyde

Right Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .266
HR 1
RBI 103
H 261
OPS .646
PIV -1,294
Position
Right Fielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'7" / 159 lb
Born
4/10/1907 in Pontotoc, MS, USA
Died
11/20/2003 in St. Louis, MO, USA
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Cowan Fontella Hyde

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1112.0 1050.0 194.0 337.0 37.0 31.0 10.0 101.0 46.0 4.0 56.0 .321 .352 .444 .796

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1949 36.0 33.0 5.0 9.0 0 0 0 1.0 3.0 0 1.0 .273 .333 .273 .606
Listed seasons · 1 36 33 5 9 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 .273 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
249 982 150 261 29 24 1 103 52 41 4 .266 .298 .347 .646 -1,294

Career AVG .266 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .298 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 11.2% below league average.

Career SLG .347 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — 8.2% below league average.

Career OPS .646 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — 9.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1927 MRS NNL 22 59 6 11 2 0 0 5 2 1 0 .186 .282 (-34%) .344 (-34%) .392 (-44%) .736 (-39%) -377.5
1930 BBB NNL 10 38 7 9 0 3 0 7 1 3 2 .237 — — — — 0.0
1937 CT NAL 5 17 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 .235 — — — — 0.0
1937 IA NAL 12 55 13 18 3 0 0 8 2 3 0 .327 .276 (+18%) .342 (+6%) .398 (-4%) .740 (avg) 0.0
1938 MRS NAL 33 132 16 39 3 4 0 14 9 1 0 .295 .272 (+8%) .341 (-10%) .392 (-4%) .734 (-7%) -189.4
1939 MRS NAL 16 62 7 15 1 0 0 4 6 4 0 .242 .274 (-12%) .342 (-14%) .393 (-34%) .735 (-25%) -248.0
1940 MRS NAL 3 13 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 .231 — — — — 0.0
1941 MRS NAL 16 67 15 25 3 3 0 9 5 4 1 .373 .262 (+42%) .332 (+23%) .373 (+36%) .705 (+30%) 295.4
1942 MRS NAL 31 127 25 38 4 2 0 15 10 6 1 .299 .253 (+18%) .323 (+2%) .349 (+4%) .672 (+3%) 31.1
1943 MRS NAL 26 106 17 33 1 2 1 14 6 5 0 .311 .255 (+22%) .324 (+5%) .346 (+12%) .671 (+9%) 118.5
1944 MRS NAL 30 108 12 20 5 2 0 4 5 5 0 .185 .261 (-29%) .325 (-32%) .357 (-25%) .683 (-28%) -500.2
1945 MRS NAL 16 70 9 16 2 4 0 7 0 2 0 .229 .260 (-12%) .328 (-24%) .354 (+5%) .683 (-9%) -147.8
1946 MRS NAL 7 32 4 10 2 1 0 5 3 0 0 .312 — — — — 0.0
1947 MRS NAL 10 45 2 12 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 .267 — — — — 0.0
1948 MRS NAL 12 51 11 8 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 .157 .263 (-40%) .340 (-36%) .379 (-28%) .719 (-32%) -282.2
Career · 15 seasons 249 982 150 261 29 24 1 103 52 41 4 .266 — — — — -1,300

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home782345388526.376
Away13949687150440.302

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-07-03 MEMBIRW 100000010
1949-07-03 MEMBIRW 511000000
1949-06-23 MEMKCML 101000000
1949-06-21 MEMKCMW 411000010
1949-06-20 MEMKCML 401000000
1949-06-19 MEMKCML 501000000
1949-06-19 MEMKCML 300000010
1949-05-29 MEMBLGL 412000000
1948-08-27 MEMKCMW 311010110
1948-08-26 MEMKCML 500000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 27 23 43 58 19 6
3B 3 3 3 8 0 2
C 1 1 8 1 0 0
OF 221 211 331 20 25 3
SS 1 1 0 3 0 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1927 MRS 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1927 MRS OF 19 17 23 3 2 1
1930 BBB 2B 9 8 12 17 5 1
1930 BBB 3B 1 1 2 2 0 1
1930 BBB OF 1 1 2 0 1 0
1937 CT 2B 4 4 5 7 7 1
1937 CT OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1937 IA 2B 1 1 2 3 1 0
1937 IA OF 10 10 11 1 2 0
1937 IA SS 1 1 0 3 0 1
1938 MRS 2B 7 6 12 17 5 1
1938 MRS OF 29 27 61 3 3 0
1939 MRS 2B 2 2 6 5 0 1
1939 MRS OF 14 14 13 2 1 0
1940 MRS OF 4 3 4 0 0 0
1941 MRS OF 16 16 32 0 3 0
1942 MRS OF 31 31 44 3 1 0
1943 MRS 2B 3 2 6 9 1 2
1943 MRS 3B 2 2 1 6 0 1
1943 MRS OF 22 22 35 2 2 0
1944 MRS OF 30 27 44 3 1 1
1945 MRS OF 16 16 15 1 1 0
1946 MRS OF 7 7 12 2 1 1
1947 MRS C 1 1 8 1 0 0
1947 MRS OF 9 9 13 0 5 0
1948 MRS OF 12 11 22 0 2 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 1
Second Base 27
Third Base 3
Shortstop 1
Left Field 59
Center Field 20
Right Field 142

Frequently Asked Questions about Cowan Hyde

Was Cowan Hyde a pitcher?
No. Cowan Hyde was a position player (Right Fielder).
How many home runs did Cowan Hyde hit?
Cowan Hyde hit 1 career home runs with 261 hits.