Chink Outen

Chink Outen
Chink Outen
	Catcher
	Born: June 17, 1905; Mount Holly, North Carolina, U.S.
	Died: September 11, 1961 (aged 56); Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
	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
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Brooklyn Dodgers (1933);

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".

References

^ "North Carolina State University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues". Baseball-Almanac.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2005. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Bill Outen Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2021.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac

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

[brm-2] "Bill Outen Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2021.

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