Smoky Owens

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)

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

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

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