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Yip Owens

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(Redirected from Frank Owens) American baseball player (1886–1958) Not to be confused with Frank Owen (baseball).

Baseball player
Owens
Catcher
Born: (1886-01-25)January 25, 1886
Toronto, Ontario
Died: July 2, 1958(1958-07-02) (aged 72)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Batted: RightThrew: Right
MLB debut
September 11, 1905, for the Boston Americans
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1915, for the Baltimore Terrapins
MLB statistics
Batting average.245
Home runs5
Runs batted in65
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams

Frank Walter Owens (January 25, 1886 – July 2, 1958) played the position of catcher for professional baseball teams in the American League in 1905 and 1909, and for teams in the Federal League in 1914 and 1915.

Owens was nicknamed "Yip" because his hometown was Ypsilanti, Michigan.

References

  1. "'Yip' from Ypsilanti". The Minneapolis Star. April 16, 1937. p. 24. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

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