| Smoky Owens | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: 1912 Alabama, U.S. | |
| Died: September 7, 1942 (aged 29–30) Geneva, Ohio, U.S. | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Right[1] | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1939, for the Cleveland Bears | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1942, for the Cincinnati Clowns | |
| Teams | |
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Raymond "Smoky" Owens (1912 – September 7, 1942) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1939 to 1942 with the Cleveland Bears, St. Louis Stars, and the Cincinnati Clowns. He was selected to the second 1939 East-West All-Star Game. Owens died in a car accident on September 7, 1942. Ulysses Brown also died, while Eugene Bremmer, Herman Watts, Alonzo Boone, and Wilbur Hayes were also injured.[2]
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References
- ^ Defender staff (June 7, 1941). "Jacksonville Depends on Them". The Chicago Defender. p. 29. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
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