Jim Owens (baseball)
| Jim Owens | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: January 16, 1934 Gifford, Pennsylvania |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 19, 1955, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| June 20, 1967, for the Houston Astros | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 42–68 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.31 | ||
| Innings pitched | 885 1⁄3 | ||
| Strikeouts | 516 | ||
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James Philip Owens (born January 16, 1934) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He was a right-handed pitcher who worked in 286 games in Major League Baseball between 1955 and 1967 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds and Houston Astros. Nicknamed "Bear", he was listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighing 190 pounds (86 kg).
Originally signed by the Phillies in 1951, Owens racked up impressive win totals in minor league baseball, with 22, 22 and 17 victories posted in levels ranging from Class D to Triple-A from 1952 to 1954.
In 1955, he made the Phillies' Opening Day roster and started two April games. In his debut April 19 against the eventual 1955 world champion Brooklyn Dodgers, Owens was effective for his first five innings pitched, allowing only two runs to the powerful Dodgers. But in the sixth, after a 36-minute rain delay, Owens surrendered home runs to Carl Furillo and Roy Campanella and was chased from the mound with the Phillies trailing, 5–0. Five days later, starting against 1955's cellar-dwellers, the Pittsburgh Pirates, he lasted only 1 2⁄3 innings before, struggling with his control, he was removed from the game. Philadelphia lost the game 6–1 and Owens absorbed his second straight loss. Owens was sent back to the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs, where he had another banner year, winning 15 games before his recall in September 1955.
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