The Resume

(April 4, 1916-July 13, 2005)
Born in Nixa, Missouri
Birth name was Malcolm Arnold Owen
Catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals (1937-40), Brooklyn Dodgers (1941-45), Chicago Cubs (1949-51) and Boston Red Sox (1954)
.255 batting average, 929 hits, 378 RBIs
Four-time All-Star (1941-44)
Founded the Mickey Owen Baseball School (1959)

Why he might be annoying:

The Dodgers were one out away from evening the 1941 World Series at two games each when he dropped a third strike, allowing Tommy Henrich to reach first and the New York Yankees to win the game and then the series.
He was blackballed from Major League Baseball for three years after he signed a contract with the Mexican League (1946-49).
He ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor of Missouri (1980).

Why he might not be annoying:

Several writers say blame for the Game 4 loss in the 1941 Series should be assigned to pitcher Hugh Casey who allegedly threw a spitball without warning Owen.
In addition, after Henrich got on base Casey gave up four runs before finally getting that final out.
Ironically, during the 1941 regular season, he set a record for most errorless fielding chances by a catcher, with 508.
He served with the Navy at the end of World War II.
He served as sheriff of Greene County, Missouri (1964-81).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Baseball Players
• Boston Red Sox
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 42]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [April] (Ranked: 4041916)
• Chicago Cubs
• I Died in 2005 (Ranked: 89)
• I Have Dementia/Alzheimer's
• I Sought Political Office
• Just a Dollar Short [People who Just Missed]
• Los Angeles Dodgers
• Police Officers
• Profiles 32751-33000 (Ranked: 32962)
• Served in World War II
• St. Louis Cardinals

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 15 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying