| John Sowders | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Left |
| Birth Date: | December 10, 1866 |
| Birth Place: | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Death Place: | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | June 28 |
| Debutyear: | 1887 |
| Debutteam: | Indianapolis Hoosiers |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | October 4 |
| Finalyear: | 1890 |
| Finalteam: | Brooklyn Ward's Wonders |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 25-32 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 4.29 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 195 |
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John Sowders (December 10, 1866 – July 29, 1939) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of three seasons in the majors, between and, for the Indianapolis Hoosiers, Kansas City Cowboys and Brooklyn Ward's Wonders. Sowders was the brother of fellow major leaguers Bill and Len Sowders.