Jay King "Babe" Towne (March 12, 1880 – October 29, 1938) was a catcher in Major League Baseball.

Towne began his professional baseball career in 1902 with the Class D Rock Rapids Browns.

He played in 14 games and also pinch-hit once in the 1906 World Series, which the White Sox won.

From 1909 to 1912, he played for the Western League's Sioux City Packers, managing the team in 1910 and 1911.

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