William Jefferson "Little Bill" Sowders (November 29, 1864 – February 2, 1951) was a professional baseball player.

He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of three seasons (1888–1890) with the Boston Beaneaters and Pittsburgh Alleghenys.

For his career, he compiled a 29–30 record in 71 appearances, with a 3.34 earned run average and 205 strikeouts.

Sowders was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and later died in Indianapolis at the age of 86.

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