Chink Outen | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Mount Holly, North Carolina | June 17, 1905|
Died: September 11, 1961 Durham, North Carolina | (aged 56)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 16, 1933, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 1, 1933, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .248 |
Home runs | 4 |
Runs batted in | 17 |
Teams | |
William Austin "Chink" Outen (June 17, 1905 – September 11, 1961) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1933, appearing in 93 games. Listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 200 pounds (91 kg), he threw right-handed and batted left-handed.
Outen attended North Carolina State College, where he played college baseball for the Wolfpack.[1] He played in the minor leagues from 1929 to 1939, appearing in over 1000 games.[2] In the final season of his career, he was a player-manager for the Mayodan Millers in the Bi-State League.[2] Outen was one of several baseball players in the first half of the 20th century with the nickname "Chink".