Yip Owens

Not to be confused with Frank Owen (baseball).

Frank Walter Owens (January 25, 1886 – July 2, 1958) played the position of catcher for professional baseball teams in the American League in 1905 and 1909, and for teams in the Federal League in 1914 and 1915.

Owens
Catcher
Born: (1886-01-25)January 25, 1886 Toronto, Ontario
Died: July 2, 1958(1958-07-02) (aged 72) Minneapolis, Minnesota
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 11, 1905, for the Boston Americans
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1915, for the Baltimore Terrapins
MLB statistics
Batting average	.245
Home runs	5
Runs batted in	65
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Boston Americans (1905) Chicago White Sox (1909) Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1914) Baltimore Terrapins (1915)

Owens, also known as 'Old Reliable', catching for the Minneapolis Millers, date unknown

Owens was nicknamed "Yip" because his hometown was Ypsilanti, Michigan.^[1]