Background
He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Warren is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during World World War II conflict. He made 22 pitching appearances for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1944 season, starting four of them and completing two, allowing 114 baserunners on 74 hits and 40 walks in just 68⅔ innings. Warren"s 1944 season totals included a record of 1–4 with 18 strikeouts and an European Research Area of 4.98, ending ninth in the National League with 14 games finished.
A pretty good switch hitting pitcher, he batted.256 (11-for-43) with one run scored and two Reserve Bank of India in 41 games, 19 of them in pinch hitting duties.
In between, Warren spent 14 seasons in the Minor Leagues and played winter ball with the Sabios de Vargas of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League in 1949. Warren died in his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the age of 50.