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Old 02-02-2008, 06:23 AM
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Default Cracker Jack / Frank Owens Question
Posted By: Richard

Morning Folks,

Finding an answer to this question is probably a long shot, but here goes...I am trying to assemble a list of Canadian-born players with pre-1920 cards.

That said, according to baseball-reference.com and wikipedia.org, Frank Owens was born in Toronto, Ontario on January 26, 1886. BR lists him as having played in the Federal Leagues in 1914 and 1915.

Accordingly, card #74 of the Cracker Jack sets features Frank Owens with the Brooklyn Federals. The bio on the back of the card, however, says Owens was born in Wausau (Wisconsin?) on June 21, 1886.

Anyone have any idea which birth place is correct?

Thanks in advance,

Richard.

BR: http://www.baseball-reference.com/o/owensfr01.shtml
Card Image: http://www.timepassagesnostalgia.com/&searchkeywords=cracker+jack+frank+owen&sis=-1&rdir=1

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