| Boob Fowler | |
| Position: | Shortstop |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 11 November 1900 |
| Birth Place: | Waco, Texas |
| Death Place: | Dallas, Texas |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | May 6 |
| Debutteam: | Cincinnati Reds |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | May 5 |
| Finalteam: | Boston Red Sox |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .326 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 1 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 18 |
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Joseph Chester "Boob" Fowler (November 11, 1900 – October 8, 1988), also nicknamed "Gink", was a Major League Baseball shortstop. He played for the Cincinnati Reds (1923–1925) and Boston Red Sox (1926). He stood and weighed .
Fowler saw most of his Major League action in 1924, playing in 59 games with a batting average of .333. In 76 games for Cincinnati, he batted .335 (56-for-167). He closed out his MLB career with two games for the Red Sox in 1926, going 1-for-8 and bringing his lifetime average down to .326. Career totals include 1 home run, 18 runs batted in, 30 runs scored, and a slugging average of .406. His fielding percentage of .905 was well below the Major League average during his era.
Fowler died on October 8, 1988 in Dallas, Texas.