Dewitt Owens (September 25, 1900 – May 2, 1983) was an American Negro league shortstop between 1926 and 1930.
| Dewitt Owens | |
|---|---|
| Shortstop | |
| Born: September 25, 1900 Austin, Texas | |
| Died: May 2, 1983 (aged 82) Austin, Texas | |
Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1926, for the Cleveland Elites | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1930, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |
| Teams | |
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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.
References
edit- ^ "Dewitt Owens". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Dewitt Owens". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
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