Mickey Owen
Arnold Malcolm Owen
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: April 4, 1916 in Nixa, MO
High School: Washington (Los Angeles, CA)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1935. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 2, 1937
Final Game: September 11, 1954
Died: July 13, 2005 in Mt. Vernon, MO
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1937 STL NL 21 C 78 345 287 49 9 6 .974 4.31 .980 4.62 4
1938 STL NL 22 C 116 541 463 67 11 8 .980 4.57 .979 4.26 7
1939 STL NL 23 C 126 513 452 52 9 8 .982 4.00 .982 3.93 9
1940 STL NL 24 C 113 443 378 56 9 8 .980 3.84 .978 4.05 5
1941 BRO NL 25 C 128 597 530 64 3 7 .995 4.64 .983 4.06 2 AS
1942 BRO NL 26 C 133 670 595 66 9 12 .987 4.97 .979 4.28 5 AS,MVP-4
1943 BRO NL 27 C 100 467 414 47 6 11 .987 4.61 .981 4.13 9 AS
1943 BRO NL 27 3B 3 12 3 8 1 0 .917 3.67 .950 2.97 AS
1943 BRO NL 27 SS 1 6 4 2 0 0 1.000 6.00 .950 5.00 AS
1944 BRO NL 28 C 125 575 506 57 12 8 .979 4.50 .979 3.95 11 AS
1944 BRO NL 28 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 5.00 AS
1945 BRO NL 29 C 24 109 92 13 4 2 .963 4.38 .978 3.83 2
1949 CHC NL 33 C 59 262 219 35 8 5 .969 4.31 .982 4.39 7
1950 CHC NL 34 C 86 365 318 39 8 8 .978 4.15 .982 4.53 6
1951 CHC NL 35 C 57 223 188 28 7 6 .969 3.79 .981 4.43 5
1954 BOS AL 38 C 30 16 172.0 94 85 8 1 4 .989 0.0 0.0 0 4.87 3.10 .986 5.40 4.76 1 3 5 4 44%
13 Seasons C 1175 16 172.0 5204 4527 581 96 93 .982 0.0 0.0 0 267.28 4.35 .980 5.40 4.20 73 3 5 4 44%
1 Season 3B 3 12 3 8 1 0 .917 3.67 .950 2.97
1 Season 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 5.00
1 Season SS 1 6 4 2 0 0 1.000 6.00 .950 5.00
13 Seasons TOT 1180 16 172.0 5223 4535 591 97 93 .981 0.0 0.0 0 268.22 4.34 .962 5.40 4.20 73 3 5 4 44%

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1937 STL NL 21 80 80 80 0 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1938 STL NL 22 122 122 122 0 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1939 STL NL 23 131 131 131 0 126 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1940 STL NL 24 117 117 117 0 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1941 BRO NL 25 128 128 128 0 128 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1942 BRO NL 26 133 133 133 0 133 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1943 BRO NL 27 106 106 106 0 100 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
1944 BRO NL 28 130 130 130 0 125 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1945 BRO NL 29 24 24 24 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949 CHC NL 33 62 62 62 0 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 CHC NL 34 86 86 86 0 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 CHC NL 35 58 58 58 0 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 BOS AL 38 32 16 32 32 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
13 Seasons 1209 16 1209 1209 0 1175 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 2
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- C*

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Pitching Stats Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA ERA RAvg Fld F2O% XI FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag SO Tot 1B 2B 3B K23 Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 263 n23 GB bFld bF2O%
1954 BOS AL 38 749 4.64 5.13 8 100% 1 0 76 7 2 7 60 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 100%
1 Season 749 4.64 5.13 8 100% 1 0 76 7 2 7 60 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 100%
MLB Averages 3.91 4.41 96% 86%

Advanced Fielding -- C Baserunning*

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Year Tm Lg Age PB WP SBO SB CS CSctch CS% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS RBA RK SBlev CSlev
1954 BOS AL 38 1 3 292 5 4 4 44% 5 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 8 1.51 0.62
1 Season 1 3 292 5 4 4 44% 5 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 8 1.51 0.62
MLB Averages 48% 1.18 1.14

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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