Marv Owen
Marvin James Owen
Born: March 22, 1906
Agnew, CA USA
Deceased: 1991
Mountain View, CA USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 175
College: Santa Clara University
Career: 1931-1940
Minor League Statistics
Marv Owen compiled a career batting average of .275 with 31 home runs and 497 RBI in his 1011-game career with the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox. He began playing during the 1931 season and last took the field during the 1940 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 105 | 420 | 377 | 35 | 84 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 38 | .223 | .282 | .308 | .590 | 116 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 138 | 613 | 550 | 77 | 144 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 65 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 56 | .262 | .321 | .349 | .670 | 192 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 154 | 637 | 565 | 79 | 179 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 96 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 37 | .317 | .385 | .451 | .837 | 255 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 134 | 544 | 483 | 52 | 127 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 71 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 37 | .263 | .326 | .346 | .672 | 167 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 154 | 655 | 583 | 72 | 172 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 105 | 9 | 6 | 53 | 41 | .295 | .361 | .389 | .750 | 227 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 107 | 441 | 396 | 48 | 114 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 24 | .288 | .358 | .376 | .734 | 149 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 141 | 631 | 577 | 84 | 162 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 31 | .281 | .337 | .373 | .710 | 215 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 58 | 218 | 194 | 22 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 | .237 | .302 | .284 | .585 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 20 | 65 | 57 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | .211 | .308 | .211 | .518 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1011 | 4224 | 3782 | 473 | 1040 | 167 | 44 | 31 | 497 | 30 | 30 | 338 | 283 | .275 | .339 | .367 | .706 | 1388 | 6 | 27 | 77 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 185 | 12 | 2 | 14 | .990 | 7.296 | |
| 1931 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.750 | |
| 1931 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 33 | 81 | 9 | 9 | .927 | 3.081 | |
| 1931 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 81 | 113 | 13 | 22 | .937 | 5.243 | |
| 1933 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 136 | 0 | 0.0 | 143 | 226 | 22 | 19 | .944 | 2.713 | |
| 1934 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 202 | 253 | 21 | 33 | .956 | 2.955 | |
| 1935 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 131 | 0 | 0.0 | 148 | 215 | 16 | 19 | .958 | 2.771 | |
| 1936 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.000 | |
| 1936 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 153 | 0 | 0.0 | 190 | 281 | 24 | 28 | .952 | 3.078 | |
| 1937 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 106 | 0 | 0.0 | 108 | 219 | 10 | 17 | .970 | 3.085 | |
| 1938 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 140 | 0 | 0.0 | 136 | 305 | 24 | 29 | .948 | 3.150 | |
| 1939 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 55 | 0 | 0.0 | 63 | 99 | 8 | 11 | .953 | 2.945 | |
| 1940 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 53 | 8 | 1 | 9 | .984 | 7.625 | |
| 1940 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 3 | .962 | 2.778 | |
| Totals | 999 | 0 | 0.0 | 1372 | 1842 | 151 | 214 | .955 | 3.217 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 7 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .069 | .100 | .069 | .169 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 6 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .050 | .174 | .050 | .224 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 13 | 54 | 49 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .061 | .132 | .061 | .193 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 3B | 7 | 7 | 65.0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .900 | 2.492 | 2.571 |
| 1935 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 1B | 4 | 4 | 37.0 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .980 | 11.919 | 12.250 |
| 1935 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 3B | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 13 | 13 | 120.0 | 55 | 14 | 3 | 5 | .958 | 5.175 | 5.308 |
Awards
1936 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star 3B
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