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Name Team Age
Spike Owen Retired (2000, Age 37) Died (2028, Age 66)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 42
(1980)		 SS B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Mel Ott League 0 15 years (126 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  C  A 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- B+ B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- C+ C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- B  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
F  0 11/4/1962
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 1
Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (RF)
A+ (99.0 %) A+ (98.4 %) F  (0.4 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1984 DET 68 194 19 38 7 0 3 24 22 36 3 1 7 .556 .278 .278 .196
1985 DET-BOS 14 49 4 15 4 0 1 5 3 7 2 0 2 .795 .346 .449 .306
1986 BOS 127 441 45 112 23 3 5 41 46 76 11 6 22 .678 .324 .354 .254
1987 FLA 117 467 45 118 19 2 5 46 49 75 2 0 14 .659 .325 .334 .253
1988 FLA 130 532 77 130 26 3 5 44 57 97 21 12 15 .651 .319 .333 .244
1989 FLA 130 529 70 140 18 7 10 55 54 93 21 8 22 .715 .333 .382 .265
1990 FLA 130 534 87 146 27 6 7 55 75 95 24 19 11 .749 .363 .386 .273
1991 FLA 130 545 88 150 32 6 11 59 63 102 28 15 12 .768 .352 .417 .275
1992 FLA 119 477 55 130 27 6 7 49 55 75 17 14 19 .747 .348 .398 .273
1993 FLA 130 528 71 140 19 3 14 54 58 87 32 10 12 .733 .341 .392 .265
1994 FLA 109 449 75 137 18 4 7 54 50 60 30 9 9 .786 .376 .410 .305
1995 FLA 131 413 64 138 28 7 3 51 49 59 16 13 10 .864 .406 .458 .334
1996 HOU 114 419 69 120 27 4 9 43 65 61 21 13 11 .818 .384 .434 .286
1997 HOU 70 222 28 59 6 3 0 24 27 42 10 5 7 .665 .345 .320 .266
1998 HOU 71 247 14 68 13 2 1 33 24 43 4 5 8 .696 .339 .356 .275
1999 HOU 38 152 25 57 7 0 3 32 14 32 5 4 7 .909 .429 .480 .375
2000 HOU 30 91 5 18 3 2 0 9 8 20 2 0 5 .532 .257 .275 .198
Total 1658 6289 841 1716 304 58 91 678 719 1060 249 134 193 .731 .348 .383 .273
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2000-11-01Spike Owen has retired from the Houston Hurricanes
1999-07-07The Houston Hurricanes have removed Spike Owen from the trade block.
1997-05-15The Houston Hurricanes have placed Spike Owen on the trade block.
1996-09-28Spike Owen of the Houston Hurricanes is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1996-05-29The Houston Hurricanes have removed Spike Owen from the trade block.
1995-04-02The Florida Hurricanes have placed Spike Owen on the trade block.
1994-05-23Spike Owen of the Florida Hurricanes is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1987-09-13Spike Owen of the Florida Hurricanes is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1987-03-07A trade has been completed between the Florida Hurricanes and the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox receive Sam Haynes from the Florida Hurricanes in exchange for Spike Owen.
1987-03-05The Boston Red Sox have renamed Paul Sawatski to Spike Owen.
1986-07-27Paul Sawatski of the Boston Tridentines is injured and is expected to be out 4 days.
1986-03-01The Boston Tridentines have promoted Tom Laydon to the major league team. The Boston Tridentines have promoted Paul Sawatski to the major league team.
1985-06-29A trade has been completed between the Detroit Stooges and the Boston Tridentines. The Boston Tridentines receive Jim Munson, Chad Hardy, Paul Sawatski, Howdy Garvin, Pol Culmer, Draft Pick 1986 Round 1 DET (Ray Durbin) from the Detroit Stooges in exchange for Albert Hermansen.
1985-06-02The Detroit Stooges have sent Paul Sawatski to the minors.
1985-05-12The Detroit Stooges have promoted Paul Sawatski to the major league team.
1985-03-07The Detroit Stooges have sent Paul Sawatski to the minors.
1984-08-06Paul Sawatski of the Detroit Stooges is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1984-07-23The Detroit Stooges have promoted Paul Sawatski to the major league team. The Detroit Stooges have sent John Garrison to the minors.
1984-07-05The Detroit Stooges have sent Paul Sawatski to the minors.
1984-04-01The Detroit Stooges have promoted Paul Sawatski to the major league team. The Detroit Stooges have promoted Don Layana to the major league team. The Detroit Stooges have designated Gary Edwards for assignment. The Detroit Stooges have sent Howdy Garvin to the minors.
1984-03-07A trade has been completed between the Detroit Stooges and the Baltimore Seawolves. The Baltimore Seawolves receive Hooks Snook, Hal Frey, Fritz Bridges from the Detroit Stooges in exchange for Paul Sawatski.
1983-10-09The Baltimore Seawolves have placed Paul Sawatski on the trade block.