Sylvester Owens
1937–1942 · bats ? / throws ? · ATN, Birmingham Black Barons, IN8, JAX, Memphis Red Sox, NAL, Philadelphia Stars, SNO
100G
.229AVG
.276OBP
.273SLG
More career statistics
72H
1HR
29RBI
9SB
Recorded totals from Retrosheet, including regular-season tiebreakers. These are sums of available game records, not a claim to a complete official MLB career. Historical Negro League coverage can include games outside MLB’s recognized 1920–1948 window. Sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 343 | 315 | 21 | 72 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 86 | .229 | .276 | .273 | .549 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1937-05-09 to 1937-05-27
8longest on-base streak
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 27 | 101 | 27 | – | 13 | 1 | .267 | – | – |
| 1938 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 28 | 84 | 20 | – | 13 | 2 | .238 | – | – |
| 1939 | ATN | 7 | 20 | 5 | – | – | 1 | .250 | – | – |
| 1940 | IN8, SNO | 9 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .190 | – | – |
| 1941 |  Philadelphia Stars | 20 | 70 | 10 | – | 1 | 2 | .143 | – | – |
| 1942 | JAX | 9 | 19 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .316 | – | – |