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 runs
4
Runs batted in
17
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".
^"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.
^ ab"Bill Outen Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
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