Charles James Bowles (March 15, 1917 in Norwood, Massachusetts, United States – December 23, 2003 in Newton, North Carolina, United States) was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1943 and 1945. He later managed in the minor leagues.\n', '

Bowles began his professional career in 1937 with the Beckley Bengals, at the age of 20. He went 16–7 with a 3.83 ERA in 27 games (19 starts) that year. He spent 1938 with the Welch Miners and Bluefield Blue-Grays, going a combined 8–11 with a 5.20 ERA in 27 games. He played with Welch again in 1939, going 9–8 with a 5.43 ERA in 20 games (16 starts).\n', '

He went 6–3 with a 5.81 ERA in 23 games for the Monroe White Sox in 1940. In 1941, he played for the Monroe White Sox and El Dorado Oilers, going a combined 8–13 with a 6.14 ERA. He split the 1942 season between the Lancaster Red Roses and Richmond Colts, going a combined 10–13 with an unknown overall ERA. His ERA with the Red Roses, however, was 3.22.\n', '

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