Jack Ogden

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Jack Ogden
Ogden, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: November 9, 1977(1977-11-09) (aged 80)
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 22, 1918, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
September 9, 1932, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Win–loss record25–34
Strikeouts144
Earned run average4.24
Teams

John Mahlon Ogden (November 5, 1897 – November 9, 1977) was an American

New York Giants, and St. Louis Browns. He played several seasons with the then minor league Baltimore Orioles, became a baseball executive and a scout after his retirement and is a member of the International League Hall of Fame
.

Early life and education

Ogden was born in

Ogden, Pennsylvania. The town is named after Ogden's family who lived on the land now known as Upper Chichester, Southwest of Philadelphia for generations. Ogden's ancestor had come to America from England on the same ship as William Penn. Ogden was a three-sport athlete at Chester High School.[1]

Ogden attended Swarthmore College, where he played baseball and was a member of Phi Psi.

Career

Ogden was signed out of college by the Giants in 1918, but pitched just five games in relief before being sent to the

Rochester Hustlers for catcher Earl Smith
.

After spending one season with Rochester, Ogden joined the Baltimore Orioles, for whom he was a rotation mainstay for eight seasons, leading the International League in wins four times.[2]

Ogden finally returned to the majors in 1928, ten years after his debut, with the St. Louis Browns. He pitched two seasons in St. Louis, then missed the entire 1930 season before pitching two more seasons for the Reds. He was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1933,[3] playing briefly for their minor league team the Rochester Red Wings. Ogden returned to Baltimore in 1934 and retired as an Oriole.

After his retirement from playing baseball, Ogden accepted the position of Vice President and General Mangager of the Orioles and became assistant to Philadelphia Phillies President Gerald Nugent in 1939.[4]

In 1941, Ogden became the owner of the

Pennsylvania–Ontario–New York League (PONY League).[5]

Ogden was a

Boston Braves[6] and the Philadelphia Phillies best known for signing Dick Allen.[7]

Awards

In 1952, Ogden was elected to the International League Hall of Fame.[8]

In 1956, Ogden was inducted into the Delaware County Athletes Hall of Fame.

In 1968, Ogden was inducted into Baltimore baseball's Shrine of Immortals.[9]

Personal life

Ogden's brother,

Washington Senators
.

Ogden married Swarthmore College classmate Dorothy Wills Young in April 1920. Together they had one son, John. M. Ogden Jr., in July 1923.[10]

Ogden died at Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, on November 9, 1977, and is interred at the Oxford Cemetery in Oxford, Pennsylvania.[11]

References

  1. ^ Sharp, Andrew. "Jack Ogden". www.sabr.org. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  2. ISBN 0-8018-5833-X
    . Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  3. ISBN 978-1-58979-380-4
    . Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Jack Ogden". ww.baseballhistorydaily.com. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  5. ISBN 0-7864-1189-9
    . Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  6. ISBN 978-1-933599-71-7
    . Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  7. ISBN 978-1-250-07121-7
    . Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Class of 1951-1953" (PDF). www.milb.com. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  9. ^ Sharp, Andrew. "Jack Ogden". www.sabr.org. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  10. ^ Sharp, Andrew. "Jack Ogden". www.sabr.org. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  11. ISBN 978-0-7864-4239-3
    . Retrieved 25 November 2017.

External links
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