Chink Outen Explained

Chink Outen
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Birth Date:17 June 1905
Birth Place:Mount Holly, North Carolina
Death Place:Durham, North Carolina
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 16
Debutyear:1933
Debutteam:Brooklyn Dodgers
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:October 1
Finalyear:1933
Finalteam:Brooklyn Dodgers
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.248
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:4
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:17
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William Austin "Chink" Outen (June 17, 1905 – September 11, 1961) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1933, appearing in 93 games. Listed at 6feet and 200lb, he threw right-handed and batted left-handed.

Outen attended North Carolina State College, where he played college baseball for the Wolfpack.[1] He played in the minor leagues from 1929 to 1939, appearing in over 1000 games. In the final season of his career, he was a player-manager for the Mayodan Millers in the Bi-State League.[2] Outen was one of several baseball players in the first half of the 20th century with the nickname "Chink".

Notes and References

  1. Web site: North Carolina State University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues. Baseball-Almanac.com. 2 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20051123093529/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/north_carolina_state_university_baseball_players.shtml. 2005-11-23. dead.
  2. Web site: Bill Outen Minor Leagues Statistics & History . . May 11, 2021.