1934
Born January 16, 1934
Gifford, PA, USA
Jim Owens Notable
b. January 16, 1934 · Philadelphia Phillies 1955–1956, 1958–1962, Cincinnati Reds 1963, Houston Colt .45's 1964, Houston Astros 1965–1967
Jim Owens played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1955 and closing with the Houston Astros in 1967.
He went 42 and 68 with a 4.31 earned run average, pitching 885.3 innings in 286 games. He struck out 516, completed 21 of his 103 starts and threw 1 shutout. Across 287 games he batted .101, with 22 hits and 4 runs. He finished with 4 doubles.
He was born in Gifford, PA, USA on January 16, 1934, and died on September 8, 2020. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | PHI | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1956 | PHI | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .167 |
| 1958 | PHI | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1959 | PHI | 31 | 75 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 0 | .120 |
| 1960 | PHI | 31 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .068 |
| 1961 | PHI | 21 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .074 |
| 1962 | PHI | 23 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 |
| 1963 | CIN | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .125 |
| 1964 | HOU | 48 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .103 |
| 1965 | HOU | 50 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .125 |
| 1966 | HOU | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1967 | HOU | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 287 | 218 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 102 | 0 | .101 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | PHI | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8.2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8.31 |
| 1956 | PHI | 0 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 29.2 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 7.28 |
| 1958 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2.57 |
| 1959 | PHI | 12 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 221.1 | 203 | 79 | 73 | 135 | 3.21 |
| 1960 | PHI | 4 | 14 | 31 | 22 | 0 | 150.0 | 182 | 84 | 64 | 83 | 5.04 |
| 1961 | PHI | 5 | 10 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 106.2 | 119 | 53 | 32 | 38 | 4.47 |
| 1962 | PHI | 2 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 69.2 | 90 | 49 | 33 | 21 | 6.33 |
| 1963 | CIN | 0 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 42.1 | 42 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 5.31 |
| 1964 | HOU | 8 | 7 | 48 | 11 | 6 | 118.0 | 115 | 43 | 32 | 88 | 3.28 |
| 1965 | HOU | 6 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 8 | 71.1 | 64 | 26 | 29 | 53 | 3.28 |
| 1966 | HOU | 4 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 53 | 26 | 17 | 32 | 4.68 |
| 1967 | HOU | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4.22 |
| Career | — | 42 | 68 | 286 | 103 | 21 | 885.1 | 932 | 424 | 340 | 516 | 4.31 |
On this day & linked events
2020
Died September 8, 2020
1955
Major-league debut: Jim Owens
Jim Owens made a major-league debut on April 19, 1955.
1967
Final major-league game: Jim Owens
Jim Owens played a final major-league game on June 20, 1967.
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