Smoky Owens

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Smoky Owens
Pitcher
Born: 1912 Alabama
Died: September 7, 1942 Geneva, Ohio
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
Professional debut
Negro league baseball: 1939 for the Cleveland Bears
Last professional appearance
1942 for the Cincinnati Clowns
Teams
Cleveland Bears (1939-1940) St. Louis Stars (1939-1940) Cincinnati Clowns (1941-1942)
Career highlights and awards

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. ^[1]

References

↑ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6

Negro league baseball statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)

Persondata
Name	Owens, Smoky
Alternative names
Short description	Negro League Baseball player
Date of birth	1912
Place of birth	Alabama
Date of death	September 7, 1942
Place of death	Geneva, Ohio

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