Frank_Owen_(baseball)

Frank Owen (baseball)

Frank Owen (baseball)

American baseball player (1879-1942)

Not to be confused with Frank Yip Owens, a Major League Baseball catcher.

Frank Malcolm Owen (December 23, 1879 – November 24, 1942) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played eight seasons with the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox.

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Born in Ypsilanti, Michigan (and nicknamed "Yip" for it), he pitched the final six innings of Game 2 of the 1906 World Series, replacing Doc White. In 194 career games, Owen had an 82–67 won-loss record with a 2.55 ERA.

Owen was the first American League pitcher to pitch complete game wins in both games of a doubleheader, winning against the St. Louis Browns on July 1, 1905.[1] Owen was mistakenly referred to as "Billy Owen" in the 1906 version of the "Fan Craze" board game, released by the Fan Craze Co of Cincinnati.[2]

In 1904, as a member of the White Sox, in 315 innings of work, he handled 151 chances (21 PO, 130 A) without an error and also executed 8 double plays.

References

  1. [1]
    Nemec, David (2008). This Day in Baseball: A Day-by-day Record of the Events that Shaped the Game. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 330. ISBN 978-1589793804.
  2. [2]
    "The Mystery of Billy Owen". Baseball Games. Retrieved April 28, 2015.


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