Spike Owen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Spike Owen
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 19, 1961(1961-04-19)
Age	63
Birthplace	Cleburne
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Aries

Spike Owen Biography

Spike Owen is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on April 19, 1961 in Cleburne, Texas, United States. Spike Dee Owen (born April 19th in 1961) is an American former shortstop from Major League Baseball who played for the Seattle Mariners (1983-86), Boston Red Sox (1986-88), Montreal Expos (1989-92), New York Yankees (1993) and California Angels (1994-95). He made his debut in the major leagues on the 25th of June the 25th of June, 1983. Over his time with the big leagues, he scored an average of .246 average batting rate, scoring 46 RBIs and 439 home runs over 1544 matches.

In 1986, he was appointed captain of the team for the Mariners. On the 19th of August, Owen and center fielder Dave Henderson were traded to the Boston Red Sox for Rey Quinones, Mike Trujillo, Mike Brown and a player to be named in the near future. In his third game for the Red Sox, he tied the record for the most major league runs by scoring six runs during a game. The 1985 American League Championship Series, Henderson scored .429 in the game as The Red Sox, one scant strike away from being eliminated in Game 5, returned (starting with Henderson’s go-ahead hit in the 5th inning against the closer Donnie Moore) and upset their opponents, the California Angels 4 games to 3. The 1986 World Series, he hit .300 in the Boston defeat in the World Series to the New York Mets 4 games to 3, after being able to bring the Mets reduced to their final strike twice during extra hours of Game 6.

In 1990, he set a National League record with 63 consecutive errorless games at shortstop. Despite hitting only .234, he showed some decent power with 24 doubles, 5 triples and 5 home runs among his 106 hits. Patience at the plate was the secret of his success with 70 walks (12 intentional), for a respectable .333 on-base percentage. Walks are important for an eighth-place hitter in the NL because there is no designated hitter, the usually weak- hitting pitcher bats ninth, and the top of the order starts the next inning if the pitcher makes the last out. Also, if the pitcher bats with less than two outs, he can make a productive out by bunting the runner(s) over.

After the 1992 season, Owen was supplanted as Montreal shortstop by the emergence of Wil Cordero and became a free agent. On December 4, 1992, he signed a three-year contract with the New York Yankees, aspiring to anchor their infield and provide team leadership. However, in 1993, he led a horde of AL middle infielders in one category—salary. Not surprisingly, the Yanks traded him after the 1993 season to the California Angels for a mere minor leaguer.

His sibling, Dave, played for the Chicago Cubs in 1984-85.

Spike Owen Net Worth

Spike Owen is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Spike Owen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a switch-hitter and attended The University of Texas at Austin and was an All-Tournament team shortstop during 1982’s College World Series. He was selected in the Seattle Mariners in the first round (the sixth overall selection) of the amateur draft.

On the 25th of June, 1983 the Mariners’ ace went 1-for-4 in a game against Toronto Blue Jays in his debut in the major leagues for the Mariners. The first hit was from Jim Gott. On the 13th of July 1983 He hit his first major home run in the league with Boston Red Sox pitcher Doug Bird at Fenway Park.

On December 8, 1988, the Red Sox traded him to the Montreal Expos for pitcher John Dopson and shortstop Luís Rivera.

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After the 2015 season, Owen was named to manage the Hickory Crawdads, a Class A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, however he was called up to the Rangers in February 2016 to serve as interim third base coach while third base coach Tony Beasley underwent chemotherapy treatment for cancer.

Facts & Trivia

Spike Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Spike Owen celebrates birthday on April 19 of every year.