Marv Owen
[edit] Biography
Marv Owen (Marvin James Owen) was born on March 22, 1906 in Agnew, California. He made his Major League debut on April 16, 1931 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1931, his rookie year, he hit .223 with 3 home runs and 39 RBI. Owen played for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 9 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Marv Owen's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1934, when he hit for a .317 average and knocked in 96 runs. However, others believe that it was 1936, when he hit for a .295 average and knocked in 105 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1931
| DET
| A
| 105
| 377
| 35
| 84
| 3
| 39
| .223
| .282
| .308
| 11
| 6
| 29
| 38
| 2
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| DET
| A
| 138
| 550
| 77
| 144
| 2
| 65
| .262
| .321
| .349
| 24
| 9
| 44
| 56
| 4
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1934
| DET
| A
| 154
| 565
| 79
| 179
| 8
| 96
| .317
| .385
| .451
| 34
| 9
| 59
| 37
| 4
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1935
| DET
| A
| 134
| 483
| 52
| 127
| 2
| 71
| .263
| .326
| .346
| 24
| 5
| 43
| 37
| 2
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| DET
| A
| 154
| 583
| 72
| 172
| 9
| 105
| .295
| .361
| .389
| 20
| 4
| 53
| 41
| 7
| 12
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1937
| DET
| A
| 107
| 396
| 48
| 114
| 1
| 45
| .288
| .358
| .376
| 22
| 5
| 41
| 24
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1938
| CHI
| A
| 141
| 577
| 84
| 162
| 6
| 55
| .281
| .337
| .373
| 23
| 6
| 45
| 31
| 4
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1939
| CHI
| A
| 58
| 194
| 22
| 46
| 0
| 15
| .237
| .302
| .284
| 9
| 0
| 16
| 15
| 2
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 3
|
| 1940
| BOS
| A
| 20
| 57
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 6
| .211
| .308
| .211
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 1011
| 3782
| 473
| 1040
| 31
| 497
| .275
| .339
| .367
| 167
| 44
| 338
| 283
| 27
| 77
| 30
| 0
| 6
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1931
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 33
| 81
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .927
|
| 1931
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1931
| DET
| A
| SS
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 81
| 113
| 13
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .937
|
| 1931
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 185
| 12
| 2
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1933
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 136
| 0
| 0
| 143
| 226
| 22
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1934
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 154
| 0
| 0
| 202
| 253
| 21
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1935
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 131
| 0
| 0
| 148
| 215
| 16
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1936
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 153
| 0
| 0
| 190
| 281
| 24
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1936
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1937
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 106
| 0
| 0
| 108
| 219
| 10
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1938
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 140
| 0
| 0
| 136
| 305
| 24
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1939
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 63
| 99
| 8
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1940
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 16
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1940
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 53
| 8
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 250
| 20
| 3
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 81
| 113
| 13
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .937
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 921
| 0
| 0
| 1032
| 1695
| 135
| 168
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Mike Tresh and Gee Walker to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Vern Kennedy, Tony Piet and Dixie Walker (December 2, 1937).
- Sold by Chicago White Sox to Boston Red Sox (December 8, 1939).
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