Dowd spent the 1920 and 1921 seasons with the Buffalo Bisons of the International League, compiling batting averages of .307 in 1920 and .292 in 1921. He continued to play in the minor leagues for the Kansas City Blues (1922), Albany Senators (1922), Reading Keystones (1923), New Haven Profs (1923-1924), and Jersey City Skeeters (1925-26).
