Mickey Owen
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Arnold Malcolm "Mickey" Owen (April 4, 1916 – July 13, 2005) was an American professional baseball player, coach and scout. He played as a catcher for 13 seasons in Major League Baseball between 1937 and 1954 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox. Considered an outstanding defensive catcher,[1] his career was nonetheless marred by a crucial error[2] that he committed during the 1941 World Series.[1] He also was one of the better-known major league players who defected to the insurgent Mexican League in 1946, which resulted in a suspension that cost him over three prime seasons of his big-league career.[3]
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Mickey Owen | |
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Catcher | |
Born: (1916-04-04)April 4, 1916 Nixa, Missouri, U.S. | |
Died: July 13, 2005(2005-07-13) (aged 89) Mount Vernon, Missouri, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 2, 1937, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 11, 1954, for the Boston Red Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .255 |
Home runs | 14 |
Runs batted in | 378 |
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