On October 6, 1941, the New York Yankees concluded the Major League Baseball season by defeating the Brooklyn Dodgers 3–1 in the final game of that year’s World Series. It was a Fall Classic short on offense— both teams combined for only twenty-eight runs in five games—but certainly not short on drama. With the Dodgers trailing in the series two games to one, Brooklyn catcher Mickey Owen committed one of the most infamous gaffes in big league history during the pivotal fourth game. Owen dropped what should have been the third strike and final out of the game in the ninth inning with the Dodgers leading 4–3. The Yankees.
