Eleven-year-old owen meany, playing in a little league baseball game in gravesend, new hampshire, hits a foul ball and kills his Best Friend's mother. Owen doesn't believe in accidents; he believes he Is God's instrument...Eleven-year-old owen meany, playing in a little league baseball game in gravesend, new hampshire, hits a foul ball and kills his Best Friend's mother. Owen doesn't believe in accidents; he believes he Is God's instrument. What happens to owen after that 1953 foul is both extraordinary and terrifying.