Champ Osteen | |
Position: | Infielder |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | February 24, 1877 |
Birth Place: | Hendersonville, North Carolina, U.S. |
Death Place: | Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | September 18 |
Debutteam: | Washington Senators |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | May 3 |
Finalteam: | St. Louis Cardinals |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .197 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 2 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 31 |
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James Champlin "Champ" Osteen (February 24, 1877 – December 14, 1962) was an American professional baseball player. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators, New York Highlanders and the St. Louis Cardinals in 1903, 1904, 1908 and 1909, primarily as a shortstop. He batted left and threw right-handed. In 83 career games, he had 60 hits in 304 at bats.
Osteen was born in Hendersonville, North Carolina and attended Erskine College. He died in Greenville, South Carolina.