Inductees

A native of Nixa, Missouri, Arnold “Mickey” Owen was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1935. He made his major league debut in 1937, appearing in 80 games and spent the next three full seasons in St. Louis before being traded to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1941. After spending 5 seasons as the Brooklyn backstop, Owen finished out his career with the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox. In a 13 season career, Mickey posted a .255 batting average with 14 home runs and 378 RBI in 1,209 games. Owen passed away on July 13, 2005.