Scott Siman, Charlie Sheen and Charlie Carroll. Personal life In 1964, Owen ran for Greene County sheriff and won. He also won three more elections, serving in office until 1981. Owen ran for Lt. Governor of Missouri in 1980 and finished third with 13% and 79,038 votes. Owen was still playing in old timers' games in the 1980s. Owen lived the last years of his life in the Missouri Veterans Home in Mount Vernon. He died in Springfield, Missouri, at age 89. In popular culture In his 1942 book Many Happy Returns: An Unofficial Guide to Your Income Tax Problems, Groucho Marx — a lifelong Dodgers fan — referenced Owen's infamous World Series error: References External links , or Retrosheet MLB Photo Gallery – Owen's dropped third strike SABR BioProject – Mickey Owen article written by Jeffrey Marlett 1916 births 2005 deaths American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Azules de Veracruz players Baseball players from Missouri Bentonville Officeholders players Boston Red Sox coaches Boston Red Sox players Brooklyn Dodgers players Caribbean Series managers Chicago Cubs players Columbus Red Birds players Jacksonville Braves players Kansas City Blues (baseball) players Major League Baseball bullpen coaches Major League Baseball catchers Minor league baseball managers Missouri sheriffs National League All-Stars Norfolk Tars players Patriotas de Venezuela players People from Nixa, Missouri Rogers Rustlers players St. Louis Cardinals players Springfield Cardinals players