Chink Outen
PositionCatcher
BatsLeft
ThrowsRight
Birth dateJune 17, 1905
Birth placeMount Holly, North Carolina, U.S.
Death dateSeptember 11, 1961 (aged 56)
Death placeDurham, North Carolina, U.S.
DebutleagueMLB
DebutdateApril 16
Debutyear1933
DebutteamBrooklyn Dodgers
FinalleagueMLB
FinaldateOctober 1
Finalyear1933
FinalteamBrooklyn Dodgers
StatleagueMLB
Stat1labelBatting average
Stat1value.248
Stat2labelHome runs
Stat2value4
Stat3labelRuns batted in
Stat3value17
Teams

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

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