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 5 ft 11 1/2 in (1.82 m) and weighed 180 lbs.
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 at the age of 87 in Dallas, Texas.