Mickey Owen

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 190lb (178cm, 86kg)

Born: April 4, 1916 in Nixa, MO us

Died: July 13, 2005 in Mount Vernon, MO

Buried: Patterson Cemetery, Springfield, MO

High School: Washington HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: May 2, 1937 (Age 21-028d, 6,760th in MLB history)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 11, 1954 (Age 38-160d)
vs. CLE 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1937 season

Full Name: Arnold Malcolm Owen

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4x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.0

AB

3649

H

929

HR

BA

.255

R

338

RBI

378

SB

OBP

.318

SLG

.322

OPS

.640

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1935	19	STL-min	C	119	448	448		139	26	4	2						.310	.310	.400	.710		179							SPG · WA
1936	20	STL-min	AA	125	426	426		143	20	4	3						.336	.336	.423	.758		180							CLB · AA
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	87	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	82	101	10	2	6			*2
1941	25	BRO	NL	128	437	386	32	89	15	2	1	44	1	5	34	14	.231	.296	.288	.584	62	111	13	2	15		6	*2	AS
1942	26	BRO	NL	133	484	421	53	109	16	3	0	44	10	1	44	17	.259	.330	.311	.642	87	131	16	1	18		4	*2	AS,MVP-4
1943	27	BRO	NL	106	395	365	31	95	11	2	0	54	4	2	25	15	.260	.309	.301	.611	76	110	9	1	4		5	2/56	AS
1944	28	BRO	NL	130	504	461	43	126	20	3	1	42	4	1	36	17	.273	.326	.336	.662	88	155	18	0	6		4	*2/4	AS
1945	29	BRO	NL	24	98	84	5	24	9	0	0	11	0	0	10	2	.286	.368	.393	.761	113	33	5	1	3		1	2

1949	33	CHC	NL	62	214	198	15	54	9	3	2	18	1	1	12	13	.273	.318	.379	.696	89	75	2	1	3		1	2
1950	34	CHC	NL	86	277	259	22	63	11	0	2	21	2	1	13	16	.243	.282	.309	.591	56	80	8	1	4		1	2
1951	35	CHC	NL	58	146	125	10	23	6	0	0	15	1	0	19	13	.184	.292	.232	.524	41	29	4	0	2		3	2

1952	36	NYY-min	AAA	94	314	291	27	69	12	1	3	39	2		23	28	.237	.293	.316	.609		92	9	0	0				KCY · AA
1953	37	NYY-min	B	106	357	357		93	23	3	5						.261	.261	.384	.644		137							NFK · PIED
1954	38	BOS	AL	32	82	68	6	16	3	0	1	11	0	1	9	6	.235	.309	.324	.632	67	22	3	0	0	4	1	2
1957	41	MLN-min	A	22	67	54	5	12	2	0	1	4	0		8	3	.222	.328	.315	.643		17		1	3	1	0		JCK · SALL
13 Yrs				1209	4074	3649	338	929	163	21	14	378	36	12	326	181	.255	.318	.322	.640	76	1176	122	13	80	4	26
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	1918	1717	164	443	71	10	2	195	19	9	149	65	.258	.319	.315	.634	80	540	61	5	46		20
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	2	44	42	.241	.296	.316	.612	64	184	14	2	9		5
BOS (1 yr)				32	82	68	6	16	3	0	1	11	0	1	9	6	.235	.309	.324	.632	67	22	3	0	0	4	1

NL (12 yrs)				1177	3992	3581	332	913	160	21	13	367	36	11	317	175	.255	.318	.322	.640	76	1154	119	13	80		25
AL (1 yr)				32	82	68	6	16	3	0	1	11	0	1	9	6	.235	.309	.324	.632	67	22	3	0	0	4	1

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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