James Champlin "Champ" Osteen (February 24, 1877 – December 14, 1962) was a

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player. He played all or part of four seasons in

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for the Washington Senators,

New York Highlanders The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...

and the

St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals h ...

in 1903, 1904, 1908 and 1909, primarily as a

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. He batted left and threw right-handed. In 83 career games, he had 60 hits in 304

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s. Osteen was born in

Hendersonville, North Carolina Hendersonville is a city in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. It is south of Asheville and is the county seat of Henderson County. Like the county, the city is named for 19th-century North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Leon ...

and attended

Erskine College Erskine College is a Private college, private Christianity, Christian college in Due West, South Carolina. It is an undergraduate liberal arts college and a graduate Erskine Theological Seminary, theological seminary. The college was founded in ...

. He died in Greenville, South Carolina.

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