Dewitt Owens Explained

Dewitt Owens
Position:Shortstop
Birth Date:September 25, 1900
Birth Place:Austin, Texas
Death Place:Austin, Texas
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1926
Debutteam:Cleveland Elites
Finalyear:1930
Finalteam:Birmingham Black Barons
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Dewitt Owens (September 25, 1900  - May 2, 1983) was an American Negro league shortstop between 1926 and 1930.

A native of Austin, Texas, Owens attended Samuel Huston College. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1926 with the Cleveland Elites. He went on to play for the Birmingham Black Barons the following two seasons, then spent a year with the Memphis Red Sox before finishing his career back in Birmingham in 1930.[1] [2] Owens died in Austin in 1983 at age 82.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dewitt Owens . seamheads.com . October 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: Dewitt Owens . baseball-reference.com . October 7, 2020.