Smoky Owens Explained

Smoky Owens
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:1912
Birth Place:Alabama, U.S.
Death Place:Geneva, Ohio, U.S.
Bats:Unknown
Throws:Right[1]
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1939
Debutteam:Cleveland Bears
Finalyear:1942
Finalteam:Cincinnati Clowns
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Raymond "Smoky" Owens (1912 – September 7, 1942) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1939 to 1942 with the Cleveland Bears, St. Louis Stars, and the Cincinnati Clowns. He was selected to the second 1939 East-West All-Star Game. Owens died in a car accident on September 7, 1942. Ulysses Brown also died, while Eugene Bremmer, Herman Watts, Alonzo Boone, and Wilbur Hayes were also injured.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Defender staff (June 7, 1941). "Jacksonville Depends on Them". The Chicago Defender. p. 29. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  2. Book: Riley, James A. . The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . New York . Carroll & Graf . 1994 . 0-7867-0959-6 . .