Chink Outen

William Austin Outen (June 17, 1905 in Mount Holly, North Carolina – September 11, 1961 in Durham, North Carolina), was a professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues for the 1933 Brooklyn Dodgers. He attended North Carolina State College, where he played college baseball for the Wolfpack.[1]

Chink Outen
Catcher
Born: (1905-06-17)June 17, 1905
Mount Holly, North Carolina
Died: September 11, 1961(1961-09-11) (aged 56)
Durham, North Carolina
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 runs4
Runs batted in17
Teams
  • Brooklyn Dodgers (1933)

In 1939, at the end of his career, he was player/manager for the Mayodan Millers in the Bi-State League.

References

  1. "North Carolina State University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues". Baseball-Almanac.com. Archived from the original on 2005-11-23. Retrieved 2 July 2012.


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