Tommy Henrich & Mickey Owen Signed ONL Baseball (Beckett) The Dropped 3rd Strike

Rawlings Official National League baseball. Hand-signed by Tommy Henrich (D. 2009, New York Yankees) and Mickey Owen (D. 2005, St. Louis Cardinals).

Pete Reiser's two-run home run put the Dodgers up 4–3, but with two out, two strikes and no runners on base in the ninth, the Yankees rallied off of Hugh Casey. First Tommy Henrich swung and missed, which would have ended the game, but Dodger catcher Mickey Owen failed to catch the ball and Henrich reached first base. Owen recollected the incident:

It wasn't a strike. It was a low inside curve that I should have had. But I guess the ball struck my glove and by the time I got hold of it I couldn't have thrown anybody out at first. It was an error.

Joe Dimaggio followed with a single and Charlie Keller hit a double to drive in Henrich and DiMaggio and take the lead. Bill Dickey would follow up with a walk and, along with Keller, score on a Joe Gordon double to make the final score 7–4. Johnny Murphy pitched two shutout innings to close the game as the Yankees were one win away from the championship.

The lot / autograph(s) includes an official Beckett Authentication Services serially numbered hologram for authenticity purposes.

Authentication: Beckett Hologram