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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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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
1937 21 STL NL 80 253 234 17 54 4 2 0 20 1 15 13 .231 .277 .265 .542 47 62 8 0 4 2
1938 22 STL NL 122 433 397 45 106 25 2 4 36 2 32 14 .267 .325 .370 .695 86 147 15 2 2 *2
1939 23 STL NL 131 402 344 32 89 18 2 3 35 6 43 28 .259 .344 .349 .693 82 120 11 2 13 *2
1940 24 STL NL 117 349 307 27 81 16 2 0 27 4 34 13 .264 .341 .329 .670 81 101 10 2 6 *2
1941 25 BRO NL 128 437 386 32 89 15 2 1 44 1 34 14 .231 .296 .288 .584 62 111 13 2 15 *2 AS
1942 26 BRO NL 133 484 421 53 109 16 3 0 44 10 44 17 .259 .330 .311 .642 87 131 16 1 18 *2 AS,MVP-4
1943 27 BRO NL 106 395 365 31 95 11 2 0 54 4 25 15 .260 .309 .301 .611 77 110 9 1 4 2/56 AS
1944 28 BRO NL 130 503 461 43 126 20 3 1 42 4 36 17 .273 .326 .336 .662 88 155 18 0 6 *2/4 AS
1945 29 BRO NL 24 98 84 5 24 9 0 0 11 0 10 2 .286 .368 .393 .761 113 33 5 1 3 2
1949 33 CHC NL 62 214 198 15 54 9 3 2 18 1 12 13 .273 .318 .379 .696 88 75 2 1 3 2
1950 34 CHC NL 86 277 259 22 63 11 0 2 21 2 13 16 .243 .282 .309 .591 56 80 8 1 4 2
1951 35 CHC NL 58 146 125 10 23 6 0 0 15 1 0 19 13 .184 .292 .232 .524 42 29 4 0 2 2
1954 38 BOS AL 32 81 68 6 16 3 0 1 11 0 1 9 6 .235 .309 .324 .632 66 22 3 0 0 4 2
13 Seasons 1209 4072 3649 338 929 163 21 14 378 36 1 326 181 .255 .318 .322 .640 76 1176 122 13 80 4
162 Game Avg. 162 546 489 45 124 22 3 2 51 5 44 24 .255 .318 .322 .640 76 158 16 2 11
BRO (5 yrs) 521 1917 1717 164 443 71 10 2 195 19 149 65 .258 .319 .315 .634 81 540 61 5 46
STL (4 yrs) 450 1437 1282 121 330 63 8 7 118 13 124 68 .257 .326 .335 .661 77 430 44 6 25
CHC (3 yrs) 206 637 582 47 140 26 3 4 54 4 0 44 42 .241 .296 .316 .612 64 184 14 2 9
BOS (1 yr) 32 81 68 6 16 3 0 1 11 0 1 9 6 .235 .309 .324 .632 66 22 3 0 0 4
NL (12 yrs) 1177 3991 3581 332 913 160 21 13 367 36 0 317 175 .255 .318 .322 .640 76 1154 119 13 80
AL (1 yr) 32 81 68 6 16 3 0 1 11 0 1 9 6 .235 .309 .324 .632 66 22 3 0 0 4

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
1941 25 BRO NL WS NYY L 5 15 12 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 .167 .333 .333 .667 4 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 5 15 12 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 .167 .333 .333 .667 4 0 0 0 0 0

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1941 (C)
1942 *
1943
1944

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1942 NL (4, 31%)
0.31 Career Shares (582nd)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1942 NL  10 (9th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1941 NL  15 (3rd)
1942 NL  18 (4th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1942 NL  16 (5th)
1944 NL  18 (4th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1938 NL  28.4 (6th)
1941 NL  27.6 (8th)
1942 NL  24.8 (9th)
1943 NL  24.3 (8th)
1944 NL  27.1 (5th)
Career  20.2 (103rd)

Oldest s c a p y
1954 AL  born 1916-04-04 (5th)

Youngest s c a p y
1937 NL  born 1916-04-04 (6th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 2 (2092), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 17 (879), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 21 (688), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Cy Perkins (956)
  2. Buddy Rosar (954)
  3. George Gibson (951)
  4. Brent Mayne (942)
  5. Jerry Grote (937)
  6. Red Dooin (933)
  7. Birdie Tebbetts (931)
  8. John Warner (925)
  9. Val Picinich (923)
  10. Phil Masi (921)
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  1. Steve O'Neill (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Steve O'Neill (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Yadier Molina (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Buck Rodgers (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Frank Snyder (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Steve O'Neill (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Steve O'Neill (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Luke Sewell (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Buddy Rosar (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Cy Perkins (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Cy Perkins (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Cy Perkins (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1935 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

December 4, 1940: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Brooklyn Dodgers for John Pintar (minors), Gus Mancuso and $65,000.

July 2, 1949: Selected off waivers by the Chicago Cubs from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

December 21, 1951: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

February 26, 1954: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

January 11, 1955: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

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