Mickey Owen was a very good defensive catcher. In his best season, 1941, he made four errors. Three during the regular season and one in the World Series that labeled him a GOAT for the rest of his days. Mickey Owen was born Arnold Malcolm Owen on April 4, 1916, in Nixa, Missouri. Mickey’s parents divorced when he was seven. Because of that, his mom moved to Southern California. While there, Mickey, as a teenager, played ball with future USC baseball coach Rod Dedeaux and future Red Sox great Bobby Doerr.
He returned home briefly to Southwest Missouri after he graduated from high school in 1934.