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".