DATE: 1941 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 1 Original - Printed from the original negative within about 2 years of when it was shot TEAM: Brooklyn Dodgers SUBJECT: Mickey Owen APPROXIMATE SIZE: 4"x5-1/2" NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1 COMMENTS / CONDITION: Offered is an original photo of Mickey Owen, pictured in his Brooklyn Dodgers uniform. The photo was taken by George Burke in 1941, though this print was produced from the original negative years later by George Brace or his daughter, Mary. Please see scans of the actual photo for further details including condition. BIO: Arnold Malcolm Owen was born in Nixa, MO and died in 2005 in Mt. Vernon, MO. He played major league baseball from 1937 to 1954 as catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox, appeared in the 1941 World Series, and was selected 4 times as an All-Star. After his discharge from the military in 1946, Owen expected to return to Brooklyn, but he failed to reach an agreement with the Dodgers and signed a contract to be a player-manager in the Mexican League. There were others several big leaguers that fled to Mexico, attracted by good salaries. In retaliation for the defections, Commissioner Happy Chandler sought a lifetime suspension for them, but his penalty was later reduced to three years. owing his retirement as a player, Owen spent two seasons (1955-56) as a Red Sox coach, then worked for the Cubs as a scout. Then, he returned to the Ozarks and founded the Mickey Owen Baseball School on Route 66 near Miller, Missouri in 1959. That academy still bears his name even though he sold it many years ago. In 1964, Owen ran for Greene County sheriff and won. He also won three more elections, serving in the office until 1981. Owen ran for Lt. Governor of Missouri in 1980 and finished third with 13% and 79038 votes. Owen was still playing in oldtimers' games in the 1980s. SKU: L11448
Item: L11448
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