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Marv Owen
Marvin James Owen (Freck)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: March 22, 1906 in Agnew, CA
High School: Bellarmine Prep (San Jose, CA)
School: Santa Clara University (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1931
Final Game: August 2, 1940
Died: June 22, 1991 in Mountain View, CA
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1931 25 DET AL 105 420 377 35 84 11 6 3 39 2 2 29 38 .223 .282 .308 .590 53 116 2 12 563/4
1933 27 DET AL 138 613 550 77 144 24 9 2 65 2 2 44 56 .262 .321 .349 .670 76 192 4 15 *5
1934 28 DET AL 154 637 565 79 179 34 9 8 96 3 3 59 37 .317 .385 .451 .837 115 255 4 9 *5 MVP-9
1935 29 DET AL 134 544 483 52 127 24 5 2 71 1 4 43 37 .263 .326 .346 .672 76 167 2 16 *5
1936 30 DET AL 154 655 583 72 172 20 4 9 105 9 6 53 41 .295 .361 .389 .750 85 227 7 12 *5/3
1937 31 DET AL 107 441 396 48 114 22 5 1 45 3 4 41 24 .288 .358 .376 .734 84 149 2 2 *5
1938 32 CHW AL 141 631 577 84 162 23 6 6 55 6 4 45 31 .281 .337 .373 .710 76 215 4 5 *5
1939 33 CHW AL 58 218 194 22 46 9 0 0 15 4 5 16 15 .237 .302 .284 .585 49 55 3 2 6 5
1940 34 BOS AL 20 65 57 4 12 0 0 0 6 0 0 8 4 .211 .308 .211 .518 35 12 3 0 0 /53
9 Seasons 1011 4224 3782 473 1040 167 44 31 497 30 30 338 283 .275 .339 .367 .706 80 1388 6 27 77
162 Game Avg. 162 677 606 76 167 27 7 5 80 5 5 54 45 .275 .339 .367 .706 80 222 4 12
DET (6 yrs) 792 3310 2954 363 820 135 38 25 421 20 21 269 233 .278 .342 .374 .717 84 1106 21 66
CHW (2 yrs) 199 849 771 106 208 32 6 6 70 10 9 61 46 .270 .328 .350 .678 69 270 3 6 11
BOS (1 yr) 20 65 57 4 12 0 0 0 6 0 0 8 4 .211 .308 .211 .518 35 12 3 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1934 28 DET AL WS STL L 7 30 29 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 .069 .100 .069 .169 2 0 1 0 0 0
1935 29 DET AL WS CHC W 6 24 20 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 .050 .174 .050 .224 1 0 1 1 0 1
2 Seasons (2 Series) 13 54 49 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 8 .061 .132 .061 .193 3 0 2 1 0 1
2 WS 13 54 49 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 8 .061 .132 .061 .193 3 0 2 1 0 1

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1931 DET AL 25 3B 37 123 33 81 9 9 .927 3.08 .945 2.89
1931 DET AL 25 SS 37 207 81 113 13 22 .937 5.24 .936 4.77
1931 DET AL 25 1B 27 199 185 12 2 14 .990 7.30 .991 9.70
1931 DET AL 25 2B 4 23 9 14 0 0 1.000 5.75 .965 5.48
1933 DET AL 27 3B 136 391 143 226 22 19 .944 2.71 .954 2.73
1934 DET AL 28 3B 154 476 202 253 21 33 .956 2.95 .942 2.95 MVP-9
1935 DET AL 29 3B 131 379 148 215 16 19 .958 2.77 .946 2.94
1936 DET AL 30 3B 153 495 190 281 24 28 .952 3.08 .946 3.02
1936 DET AL 30 1B 2 12 12 0 0 1 1.000 6.00 .992 9.75
1937 DET AL 31 3B 106 337 108 219 10 17 .970 3.08 .945 3.07
1938 CHW AL 32 3B 140 465 136 305 24 29 .948 3.15 .940 3.07
1939 CHW AL 33 3B 55 170 63 99 8 11 .953 2.95 .942 3.03
1940 BOS AL 34 3B 9 26 9 16 1 3 .962 2.78 .935 3.12
1940 BOS AL 34 1B 8 62 53 8 1 9 .984 7.63 .989 9.60
9 Seasons 3B 921 2862 1032 1695 135 168 .953 2.96 .945 2.96
3 Seasons 1B 37 273 250 20 3 24 .989 7.30 .990 9.68
1 Season SS 37 207 81 113 13 22 .937 5.24 .936 4.77
1 Season 2B 4 23 9 14 0 0 1.000 5.75 .965 5.48
9 Seasons TOT 999 3365 1372 1842 151 214 .955 3.22 .903 3.29

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1934-AL-9-16%
0.16 Career Shares (783rd)

Games Played s c a p y
1934 AL--154--1st
1936 AL--154--6th

Triples s c a p y
1934 AL--9--8th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1933 AL--56--9th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1933 AL--4--3rd
1934 AL--4--3rd
1936 AL--7--4th
1938 AL--4--7th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1931 AL--12--3rd
1933 AL--15--5th
1935 AL--16--4th
1936 AL--12--5th

Outs Made s c a p y
1933 AL--423--10th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkBatting - 1 (697), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 3 (1907), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 10 (1159), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1362), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Red Smith (957)
  2. Don Kolloway (946)
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  4. Jack Rothrock (936)
  5. Hank Majeski (934)
  6. Joe Mulvey (932)
  7. Charlie Irwin (932)
  8. Lee Magee (930)
  9. Billy Johnson (930)
  10. Possum Whitted (929)
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  1. Bill Friel (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Bill Brubaker (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Jim Delahanty (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Chuck Dressen (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Peanuts Lowrey (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Jim Delahanty (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Jim Delahanty (948)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Jim Delahanty (948)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

December 2, 1937: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Mike Tresh and Gee Walker to the Chicago White Sox for Vern Kennedy, Tony Piet and Dixie Walker.

December 8, 1939: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Chicago White Sox.

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