- Champ Osteen
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Champ Osteen Infielder Born: February 24, 1877
Hendersonville, North CarolinaDied: December 14, 1962 (aged 85)
Greenville, South CarolinaBatted: Left Threw: Right MLB debut September 18, 1903 for the Washington Senators Last MLB appearance May 3, 1909 for the St. Louis Cardinals Career statistics Batting average .197 Home runs 2 Runs batted in 31 Teams James Champlin "Champ" Osteen (February 24, 1877 - December 14, 1962) was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators, New York Highlanders and the St. Louis Cardinals in 1903, 1904, 1908 and 1909, primarily as a shortstop. He batted left and threw right-handed.
Osteen was born in Hendersonville, North Carolina and attended Erskine College. In 83 career games, he had 60 hits in 304 at bats. He died in Greenville, South Carolina.
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Categories:- Major League Baseball shortstops
- New York Highlanders players
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Washington Senators players
- Birmingham Barons players
- Shreveport Giants players
- Davenport River Rats players
- Norwich Reds players
- Atlanta Crackers players
- Springfield Babes (baseball) players
- Indianapolis Indians players
- Fort Wayne Billikens players
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- Dallas Giants players
- Austin Senators players
- Montgomery Billikens players
- Mobile Sea Gulls players
- Charlotte Hornets (baseball) players
- Asheville Mountaineers players
- Durham Bulls players
- Columbia Comers players
- Baseball players from North Carolina
- 1877 births
- 1962 deaths
- American baseball shortstop stubs
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