Rowan spent about a month with St. Louis, playing in his first game May 27 and his last on June 22. He appeared in 18 games and hit .385 (25-for-65) with 11 runs batted in and 7 runs scored. He drew 4 walks which pushed his on-base percentage up to .420. At first base he handled 172 out of 182 total chances successfully for a fielding percentage of .945, which was well below the league average at the time.\n', '

Rowan\'s minor league career spanned ten seasons, from 1905 until 1914. He also managed the minor league Peoria Distillers in 1910 and 1911 and the Peterborough Whitecaps in 1912.\n', '

Rowan died at the age of 72 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.\n', '

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