Ray Fosse

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 215lb (188cm, 97kg)

Born: April 4, 1947 in Marion, IL us

Died: October 13, 2021 in Diablo, CA

Buried: Unknown Cemetery, Carefree, AZ

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (7th) of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Marion HS (Marion, IL).

High School: Marion HS (Marion, IL)

School: Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, IL)

Debut: September 8, 1967 (Age 20-157d, 12,627th in major league history)
vs. KCA 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1979 (Age 32-179d)
vs. MIN 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: Raymond Earl Fosse

Nicknames: Marion Mule

Pronunciation: \FOSS-ee\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.8

2957

758

.256

299

RBI

324

OBP

.306

SLG

.367

OPS

.673

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-8 / in Starts: 12-8
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1973	ALCS g1	Oct 6	OAK	@	BAL	L,0-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.75	-0.036	23.29	-0.62%	-0.51	C
2	1973	ALCS g2	Oct 7	OAK	@	BAL	W,6-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.68	-0.061	22.76	-1.18%	-0.67	C
3	1973	ALCS g3	Oct 9	OAK		BAL	W,2-1	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	8	1.23	0.012	50.77	0.32%	0.16	C
4	1973	ALCS g4	Oct 10	OAK		BAL	L,4-5	GS-8	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.125	.273	.250	.523	8	.97	0.167	37.37	3.72%	1.16	C
5	1973	ALCS g5	Oct 11	OAK		BAL	W,3-0	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.091	.214	.182	.396	8	.51	0.026	42.50	1.19%	-0.06	C
6	1973	WS g1	Oct 13	OAK		NYM	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.176	.143	.319	7	.63	-0.047	33.09	-1.37%	-0.45	C
7	1973	WS g2	Oct 14	OAK		NYM	L,7-10	CG(12)	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.174	.105	.279	7	1.74	-0.101	91.98	-3.48%	0.03	C
8	1973	WS g3	Oct 16	OAK	@	NYM	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.160	.095	.255	7	1.17	-0.059	73.39	-2.04%	-0.50	C
9	1973	WS g4	Oct 17	OAK	@	NYM	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.172	.120	.292	7	.32	-0.002	19.39	-0.07%	-0.27	C
10	1973	WS g5	Oct 18	OAK	@	NYM	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.182	.172	.354	7	1.33	0.046	109.83	2.12%	0.29	C
11	1973	WS g6	Oct 20	OAK		NYM	W,3-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.103	.182	.172	.354	7						C
12	1973	WS g7	Oct 21	OAK		NYM	W,5-2	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.206	.200	.406	7	.01	0.001	1.67	0.04%	0.12	C
1974 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	1974	ALCS g1	Oct 5	OAK		BAL	L,3-6	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	8	.90	-0.023	28.13	-0.46%	-0.17	C
14	1974	ALCS g2	Oct 6	OAK		BAL	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.714	1.333	2.048	8	.75	0.076	21.43	1.20%	3.07	C
15	1974	ALCS g3	Oct 8	OAK	@	BAL	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.556	1.000	1.556	8	1.34	-0.117	55.50	-2.97%	-1.11	C
16	1974	ALCS g4	Oct 9	OAK	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.667	1.051	8	.86	-0.088	38.60	-2.42%	-0.83	C
17	1974	WS g1	Oct 12	OAK	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.353	.533	.886	7	.94	-0.077	49.00	-2.59%	-0.59	C
18	1974	WS g2	Oct 13	OAK	@	LAD	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.316	.471	.786	7	1.27	-0.065	65.01	-1.85%	-0.51	C
19	1974	WS g3	Oct 15	OAK		LAD	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.261	.381	.642	7	.98	-0.093	61.18	-3.25%	-1.57	C
20	1974	WS g4	Oct 16	OAK		LAD	W,5-2	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.280	.391	.671	7	1.61	0.066	103.14	2.63%	0.39	C
21	1974	WS g5	Oct 17	OAK		LAD	W,3-2	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.500	.786	7	.50	0.081	24.01	2.18%	0.78	C
1975 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	1975	ALCS g2	Oct 5	OAK	@	BOS	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.95	-0.049	31.60	-0.96%	-0.49	C
									66	58	4	10	3	0	2	7	5	1	14	0	2	1		0	0	0	.172	.234	.328	.562

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