Oscar Owens - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Oscar Owens



William Oscar Owens
(Cannon Ball)

Born: September 7, 1893 in Reidsville, NC
Died: April 30, 1960 in Washington, DC
          (66 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 5'6"
Wt: 155
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Notes:


• Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington County, VA)


Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
SP
7
1925
1931
HG
13.9
0.5
0.0
13.4
0.0
2
2B
4
1925
1931
HG
6.6
5.4
0.8
0.0
0.4
3
LF
8
1922
1931
HG/PBK
5.9
4.9
1.7
0.0
-0.7
4
SP
9
1921
1931
HG
5.5
2.0
-0.2
3.7
0.0
5
1B
4
1926
1931
HG
4.6
4.4
0.7
0.0
-0.5
6
SP
6
1926
1931
HG
4.1
-0.7
-0.5
5.2
0.1
7
C
2
1930
1931
HG
3.9
3.5
0.3
0.0
0.2
8
3B
1
1931
1931
HG
3.8
3.6
0.1
0.0
0.1
9
SP
3
1926
1929
HG
3.0
0.3
0.0
2.7
0.0
10
SP
1
1931
1931
HG
2.4
-0.3
0.0
2.8
0.0
11
2B
5
1922
1929
HG
2.3
2.5
-0.4
0.1
0.2
12
SS
3
1929
1931
HG
2.2
0.2
1.6
0.0
0.5
13
SP
1
1922
1922
PBK
2.0
0.1
0.0
1.9
0.0
14
SP
2
1928
1929
HG
1.9
0.1
0.0
1.8
0.0
15
SP
1
1922
1922
PBK
1.9
0.8
0.5
0.7
0.0
16
3B
4
1926
1929
HG
1.8
2.4
-0.8
0.0
0.2
17
C
3
1928
1930
HG
1.8
0.8
0.7
0.0
0.3
18
SP
2
1929
1930
HG
1.2
-0.3
0.0
1.6
0.0
19
3B
2
1929
1930
HG
1.2
0.3
0.7
0.0
0.1
20
CF
5
1922
1927
HG/PBK
0.9
0.9
0.1
0.0
-0.1
21
SS
2
1927
1928
HG
0.8
0.9
0.1
-0.2
0.1
22
RF
7
1924
1930
HG
0.8
1.0
0.2
0.0
-0.4
23
RF
2
1930
1931
HG
0.7
1.1
-0.4
0.0
0.0
24
RF
1
1931
1931
HG
0.7
1.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
25
CF
1
1930
1930
HG
0.6
0.6
0.2
0.0
-0.1
26
SS
2
1926
1927
HG
0.6
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.1
27
3B
1
1929
1929
HG
0.5
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.1
28
-
1
1921
1921
HG
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
29
-
1
1921
1921
HG
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
30
SP
1
1931
1931
HG
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
31
LF
1
1931
1931
HG
0.4
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
32
LF
1
1931
1931
HG
0.2
0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
33
3B
1
1928
1928
HG
0.2
0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.0
34
CF
1
1929
1929
HG
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
35
C
1
1924
1924
HG
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
36
SS
2
1922
1925
HG/PBK
0.2
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
37
SS
1
1929
1929
HG
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
38
2B
1
1924
1924
HG
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
39
C
1
1922
1922
HG
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
40
3B
1
1926
1926
HG
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
41
C
1
1928
1928
HG
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
42
CF
1
1928
1928
HG
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
43
C
2
1922
1931
HG/PBK
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
44
C
2
1925
1926
HG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
45
C
4
1921
1927
HG
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
46
C
1
1928
1928
HG
0.1
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
47
1B
3
1921
1924
HG
0.1
0.1
-1.5
0.0
-1.5
48
1B
9
1921
1931
HG/PBK
0.0
1.2
-0.6
-0.3
-0.3
49
SS
1
1924
1924
HG
0.0
-0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
50
C
1
1922
1922
HG/PBK
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
51
RP
1
1924
1924
HG
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
52
3B
1
1927
1927
HG
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
53
SS
1
1921
1921
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
54
-
1
1921
1921
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
55
LF
1
1921
1921
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-1.0
56
LF
1
1921
1921
HG
0.0
0.0
-1.0
0.0
-1.0
57
RF
1
1921
1921
HG
0.0
0.0
-3.0
0.0
-3.0
58
2B
1
1929
1929
HG
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
59
LF
1
1924
1924
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
60
C
2
1921
1922
HG/PBK
0.0
-0.2
-2.9
0.0
0.0
61
3B
3
1921
1924
HG
0.0
0.1
-3.6
0.0
0.0
62
2B
1
1922
1922
PBK
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
63
LF
1
1922
1922
HG
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
64
SS
1
1929
1929
HG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
65
-
1
1922
1922
PBK
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
66
-
1
1929
1929
HG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
67
CF
4
1922
1929
HG
-0.1
-0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
68
2B
1
1922
1922
PBK
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
69
RP
1
1927
1927
HG
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
70
CF
1
1929
1929
HG
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
71
CF
1
1931
1931
HG
-0.1
0.4
-0.4
0.0
0.0
72
CF
2
1921
1922
HG
-0.1
0.0
-3.6
0.0
-3.5
73
C
1
1927
1927
HG
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
74
SP
2
1922
1924
HG/PBK
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
75
SS
1
1922
1922
HG
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
76
RP
1
1929
1929
HG
-0.2
-0.2
-0.2
0.1
0.1
77
-
1
1922
1922
PBK
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
78
-
1
1929
1929
HG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
79
1B
2
1921
1922
HG/PBK
-0.2
-0.2
-3.0
0.0
-3.0
80
-
1
1928
1928
HG
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
81
3B
1
1927
1927
HG
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
82
-
1
1924
1924
HG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
83
LF
1
1928
1928
HG
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
84
-
1
1929
1929
HG
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
85
1B
1
1922
1922
PBK
-0.3
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
86
3B
1
1922
1922
PBK
-0.3
0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
87
RP
1
1931
1931
HG
-0.4
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
88
2B
7
1921
1929
HG
-0.5
-0.6
-3.6
0.0
0.2
89
LF
1
1922
1922
PBK
-0.5
0.2
-0.7
0.0
0.0
90
2B
2
1921
1922
HG/PBK
-0.6
-0.5
-1.7
0.0
0.1
91
LF
1
1929
1929
HG
-0.8
-0.4
0.3
-0.6
-0.1
92
RF
1
1930
1930
HG
-1.0
-0.2
0.2
-1.0
0.0
93
CF
2
1921
1922
HG/PBK
-1.5
-0.6
-0.9
0.0
-2.6
94
C
1
1931
1931
HG
-1.6
0.0
0.1
-1.7
0.0

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