1906
Born March 22, 1906
Agnew, CA, USA
Marv Owen Notable
b. March 22, 1906 · Detroit Tigers 1931, 1933–1937, Chicago White Sox 1938–1939, Boston Red Sox 1940
Marv Owen played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1931 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1940.
Across 1,011 games he batted .275, with 1,040 hits and 473 runs. He finished with 31 home runs, 167 doubles and 30 stolen bases.
He played 921 games at third base, with 1,695 assists and 135 errors. He turned 168 double plays.
He was born in Agnew, CA, USA on March 22, 1906, and died on June 22, 1991. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1936 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | DET | 105 | 377 | 35 | 84 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 29 | 38 | 2 | .223 |
| 1933 | DET | 138 | 550 | 77 | 144 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 65 | 44 | 56 | 2 | .262 |
| 1934 | DET | 154 | 565 | 79 | 179 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 96 | 59 | 37 | 3 | .317 |
| 1935 | DET | 134 | 483 | 52 | 127 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 71 | 43 | 37 | 1 | .263 |
| 1936 | DET | 154 | 583 | 72 | 172 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 105 | 53 | 41 | 9 | .295 |
| 1937 | DET | 107 | 396 | 48 | 114 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 41 | 24 | 3 | .288 |
| 1938 | CHW | 141 | 577 | 84 | 162 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 45 | 31 | 6 | .281 |
| 1939 | CHW | 58 | 194 | 22 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 4 | .237 |
| 1940 | BOS | 20 | 57 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .211 |
| Career | — | 1011 | 3782 | 473 | 1040 | 167 | 44 | 31 | 497 | 338 | 283 | 30 | .275 |
On this day & linked events
1991
Died June 22, 1991
1931
Major-league debut: Marv Owen
Marv Owen made a major-league debut on April 16, 1931.
1940
Final major-league game: Marv Owen
Marv Owen played a final major-league game on August 2, 1940.