1912
Born March 15, 1912
Manning, SC, USA
Smoky Owens Notable
b. March 15, 1912 · Jacksonville Red Caps 1938, Cleveland Bears 1939–1940, Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes 1942
Smoky Owens played for three clubs across five seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Jacksonville Red Caps in 1938 and closing with the Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes in 1942.
He went 11 and 6 with a 2.58 earned run average, pitching 139.3 innings in 26 games. He struck out 47 and threw 1 shutout. Across 29 games he batted .241, with 13 hits and 3 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He led the league in saves once, in 1942, with 2. He led the league in shutouts once, in 1939, with 1.
He was an All-Star in 1939.
He was born in Manning, SC, USA on March 15, 1912, and died on September 7, 1942.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Negro Leagues East-West Classic | 1 | 1939 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | JRC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1939 | CBR | 11 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| 1940 | CBR | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1942 | CCB | 13 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 |
| Career | — | 29 | 54 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | JRC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11.57 |
| 1939 | CBR | 8 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 66.1 | 54 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 1.90 |
| 1940 | CBR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13.1 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2.02 |
| 1942 | CCB | 2 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 57.1 | 49 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 3.14 |
| Career | — | 11 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 139.1 | 122 | 40 | 43 | 47 | 2.58 |
On this day & linked events
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