2B John Owen #8
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
01/20/1975
2B JOHN OWEN #8 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
109 351 112 13 1 5 72 49 73 .319 .408 .405 0 0.6
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/17/1974 @ CHY Win, 9-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/16/1974 @ CHY Win, 8-7 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/15/1974 @ CHY Loss, 4-5 3 0 2 2 0 2 0 0
09/14/1974 GIG Win, 10-1 5 3 3 1 0 1 0 0
09/13/1974 GIG Win, 11-10 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
09/12/1974 GIG Loss, 5-18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1974 @ MIS Win, 14-9 6 3 5 4 0 0 0 0
09/10/1974 @ MIS Win, 8-6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/09/1974 @ MIS Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/1974 PUE Loss, 1-6 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/28/1942
Born in:Elgin, IL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:5 Years, 125 Days
Service This Yr:179 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 12th Pick in Round 11
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 109 351 112 13 1 5 72 48 49 73 .319 .408 .405 .813 .413 .085 104
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 103 410 4 1 0 20 6 0 142 19 0 0 0.0 56.1 5.72 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   121 44 2 0 4 27 20 14 20 0 2 1 .364 .434 .479 .913
Versus Right   230 68 11 1 1 45 28 35 53 0 4 3 .296 .396 .365 .761
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   34 13 2 0 0 5 5 3 11 0 0 0 .382 .432 .441 .874
May   85 21 2 0 1 13 6 11 19 0 1 0 .247 .333 .306 .639
June   57 21 2 0 2 11 10 13 14 0 0 1 .368 .493 .509 1.002
July   27 8 1 1 1 8 4 4 6 0 1 0 .296 .387 .519 .906
August   93 26 2 0 1 16 11 12 19 0 2 1 .280 .368 .333 .701
September   55 23 4 0 0 19 12 6 4 0 2 2 .418 .492 .491 .983
Last Year   351 112 13 1 5 72 48 49 73 0 6 4 .319 .408 .405 .813
2 Years Ago   442 132 12 0 8 73 60 57 71 0 7 4 .299 .384 .380 .764
Career   2394 683 70 5 38 361 300 315 469 9 57 25 .285 .373 .366 .739
Home   174 54 5 0 4 39 21 25 34 0 5 1 .310 .400 .408 .808
Road   177 58 8 1 1 33 27 24 39 0 1 3 .328 .417 .401 .818
Grass   351 112 13 1 5 72 48 49 73 0 6 4 .319 .408 .405 .813
Day   112 37 2 0 3 26 17 20 21 0 2 3 .330 .444 .429 .873
Night   239 75 11 1 2 46 31 29 52 0 4 1 .314 .390 .393 .784
As Starter   347 109 11 1 5 69 45 47 72 0 6 4 .314 .402 .395 .797
As Reliever / Substitution   4 3 2 0 0 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 .750 .833 1.250 2.083
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1966 Waterloo - R 23 26 89 27 5 1 0 15 15 18 0 0 10 0 1 .303 .421 .382 .803 86 96 0.1
1966 Tacoma - A 23 37 136 40 8 0 1 13 7 2 1 1 23 0 0 .294 .307 .375 .682 87 87 0.3
1966 Cedar Rapids - A 23 3 9 5 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .556 .636 .556 1.192 253 277 0.1
1967 Tacoma - A 24 30 94 18 2 0 3 10 8 9 0 0 23 0 0 .191 .262 .309 .571 57 46 -0.1
1967 Cedar Rapids - A 24 3 6 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 0 -14 -0.1
1968 Springfield - A 25 45 130 35 1 0 2 10 14 13 2 0 21 0 0 .269 .345 .323 .668 107 112 0.5
1968 Galveston - AA 25 34 73 20 2 0 1 7 9 7 0 0 18 0 0 .274 .338 .342 .680 89 83 -0.0
1969 Tampa - A 26 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 .667 1.417 319 216 0.1
1969 Bismarck - A 26 96 298 68 3 1 0 20 19 27 6 1 59 0 1 .228 .304 .245 .549 65 66 0.1
1969 Springfield - A 26 18 60 10 2 0 0 3 4 6 0 0 11 0 0 .167 .242 .200 .442 35 29 -0.4
1969 Total - A 26 114 358 78 5 1 0 23 23 33 6 1 70 0 1 .218 .294 .237 .531 60 60 -0.2
1969 Galveston - AA 26 8 12 4 2 0 0 4 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .467 .500 .967 176 152 0.2
1970 Bismarck - A 27 132 420 124 17 0 10 65 59 71 2 3 87 0 0 .295 .397 .407 .804 114 106 1.9
1971 Bismarck - A 28 135 429 130 13 2 7 66 53 59 4 4 92 1 0 .303 .389 .392 .781 103 100 1.1
1972 Bismarck - A 29 132 454 117 12 1 8 65 61 52 5 1 87 0 0 .258 .340 .341 .681 81 79 0.0
1973 Bismarck - A 30 132 442 132 12 0 8 73 60 57 4 0 71 1 0 .299 .384 .380 .764 96 94 0.3
1974 Bismarck - A 31 109 351 112 13 1 5 72 48 49 4 0 73 0 0 .319 .408 .405 .813 98 104 0.6
Total HL 69 205 51 3 0 2 16 20 21 2 0 35 0 0 .249 .325 .293 .617 91 92
Total SEL 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 .667 1.417 319 216
Total COW 67 230 58 10 0 4 23 15 11 1 1 46 0 0 .252 .288 .348 .636 74 70
Total LSA 42 85 24 4 0 1 11 12 10 0 0 20 0 0 .282 .358 .365 .723 103 94
Total WBL 736 2394 683 70 5 38 361 300 315 25 9 469 2 1 .285 .373 .366 .739 94 92
Total UMVA 26 89 27 5 1 0 15 15 18 0 0 10 0 1 .303 .421 .382 .803 86 96
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1966 Cedar Rapids - A 1B 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 -0.2 .000
1966 Tacoma - A 1B 10 9 55 2 5 58 1 .983 75.1 6.81 -0.4 .956
1966 Waterloo - R 1B 20 19 138 22 15 162 2 .988 164.2 8.74 -0.2 1.004
1966 Cedar Rapids - A 2B 2 2 7 4 2 12 1 .917 16.0 6.19 -0.9 .621
1966 Tacoma - A 2B 24 22 59 56 10 115 0 1.000 206.2 5.01 +0.2 .992
1966 Waterloo - R 2B 4 1 6 5 0 12 1 .917 18.0 5.50 -0.5 .808
1967 Cedar Rapids - A 1B 3 2 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 15.0 5.40 +0.1 1.058
1967 Tacoma - A 1B 5 4 25 4 4 29 0 1.000 32.1 8.07 +0.3 1.054
1967 Tacoma - A 2B 24 18 54 59 18 113 0 1.000 168.1 6.04 +0.7 1.004
1968 Galveston - AA 1B 20 15 130 12 14 142 0 1.000 129.2 9.86 +0.6 1.052
1968 Springfield - A 1B 8 8 66 4 2 70 0 1.000 61.2 10.22 +0.1 1.041
1968 Galveston - AA 2B 9 3 9 10 3 20 1 .950 39.0 4.38 -1.0 1.001
1968 Springfield - A 2B 36 32 71 90 25 167 6 .964 278.0 5.21 -2.6 .960
1969 Galveston - AA 1B 2 1 8 1 2 9 0 1.000 10.0 8.10 +0.1 1.059
1969 Tampa - A 1B 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1969 Galveston - AA 2B 3 1 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 12.0 2.25 +0.1 .786
1969 Springfield - A 2B 18 17 38 46 14 87 3 .966 146.2 5.15 -1.3 .946
1969 Bismarck - A 2B 95 92 208 262 85 479 9 .981 761.1 5.56 +0.5 .998
1969 Tampa - A 2B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 4.1 6.23 +0.1 1.085
1970 Bismarck - A 2B 129 129 220 294 96 524 10 .981 1047.1 4.42 -0.2 1.002
1971 Bismarck - A 2B 131 128 242 282 95 534 10 .981 1037.2 4.54 -6.8 .968
1972 Bismarck - A 2B 131 129 246 278 98 535 11 .979 1049.2 4.49 -4.0 .953
1973 Bismarck - A 2B 129 127 286 290 111 588 12 .980 1018.0 5.09 -11.3 .926
1974 Bismarck - A 2B 105 103 262 248 103 514 4 .992 825.0 5.56 -2.0 .976
TOTAL 1B 71 59 435 45 43 483 3 .994 497.2 8.68 +0.4 1.022
TOTAL 2B 841 804 1711 1927 660 3706 68 .982 6628.0 4.94 -29.2 .969
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft out of college (Saint Pius University; Tampa, FL) by the Chicago Chiefs. (Round 11, Pick 12, 212nd overall pick).
06/11/1967 Released by the Chicago organization.
12/12/1967 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kansas City Kings organization.
08/16/1968 Injured (gout),out for 4 days.
05/29/1969 Released by the Seattle organization.
06/02/1969 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Bismarck Rough Riders organization.
04/22/1970 Goes 5-6 against the Missoula Plainsmen, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI and 3 R.
05/26/1970 Goes 5-6 against the Sioux Falls Prairie Dogs, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 1 R.
06/18/1971 Injured (foot soreness),day-to-day for 3 days.
04/15/1974 Injured (stomach virus),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/21/1974 Injured (fractured foot),out for 4 weeks.
09/11/1974 Goes 5-6 against the Missoula Plainsmen, with 1 2B, 4 RBI and 3 R.
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