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	14-23 / in Starts: 13-19
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 126 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	72 (36-22-14)
Avg. MLBer w/ 126 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	77 (39-24-12)

Most Driven In
T Horton	3
Self	2
K Harrelson	1
C Hinton	1
L Maye	1
L Brown	1
J Cardenal	0
L Klimchock	0

Most Driven In By
Self	2
V Fuller	1
M Alvis	1
R Snyder	1
L Brown	1
C Hinton	1
D Ellsworth	1
E Leon	0

1969 Batting Game Log

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1969 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	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	9	4 (3)	Apr 12	CLE		BOS	L,3-5	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	5	1.60	0.084	2.01	0.06%	0.62	C
2	10	8 (3)	Apr 17	CLE		DET	L,6-7	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	5	2.21	-0.249	2.29	-0.16%	-1.90	C
3	11	15 (6)	Apr 26	CLE		WSA	L,1-8	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.222	.000	.222	9	.07	-0.002	.03	0.00%	-0.22	C
May		Gtm	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
4	12	23 (7)	May 7	CLE		MIN	L,3-10	4-GF	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.333	.111	.444	3	.99	0.053	.21	0.01%	0.98	PH C
5	13	24	May 10	CLE		CHW	L,0-4	5-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.333	.167	.500	7	.84	0.022	.16	0.00%	0.01	C
6	14	25	May 11	CLE		CHW	L,5-7	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.368	.250	.618	7	1.31	0.086	.20	0.01%	0.71	C
7	15	26	May 13	CLE	@	KCR	W,8-6	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.333	.708	6	.53	0.041	.06	0.00%	0.11	C
8	16	27	May 14	CLE	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG(11)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.321	.280	.601	6	.91	-0.088	.15	-0.01%	-0.72	C
9	17	28	May 15	CLE	@	KCR	L,2-5	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.281	.241	.523	6	1.05	-0.100	.15	-0.01%	-0.92	C
10	18	29	May 16	CLE		OAK	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.278	.242	.520	6	1.65	-0.240	.23	-0.02%	-1.78	C
11	19	30	May 17	CLE		OAK	W,5-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.256	.222	.479	6	.51	-0.039	.05	0.00%	-0.59	C
12	20	31	May 20	CLE		KCR	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.262	.256	.518	7	1.50	-0.007	.16	0.00%	0.80	C
13	21	32	May 21	CLE		KCR	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.244	.238	.483	7	1.88	-0.131	.19	-0.01%	-0.90	C
14	22	33	May 22	CLE		KCR	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.245	.304	.549	8	.74	-0.050	.06	0.00%	-0.16	C
15	23	34	May 23	CLE		SEP	W,7-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.264	.292	.556	8	.37	-0.006	.04	0.00%	0.08	C
16	24	35	May 24	CLE		SEP	L,2-8	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.176	.250	.275	.525	8	.47	-0.051	.04	0.00%	-0.74	C
17	25	36	May 25	CLE		SEP	L,2-3	GS-9	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.288	.302	.590	8	1.29	0.156	.08	0.01%	1.41	C
Jun		Gtm	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
18	26	42 (5)	Jun 1	CLE	@	OAK	L,1-11	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.288	.302	.590	3						C
19	27	44 (1)	Jun 3	CLE	@	SEP	W,3-1	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.283	.296	.580	4	.90	-0.020	.02	0.00%	-0.44	C
20	28	45	Jun 4	CLE	@	SEP	W,10-4	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.277	.305	.582	8	.37	0.014	.01	0.00%	-0.29	C
21	29	46	Jun 6	CLE		CAL	W,8-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.275	.302	.577	8	.21	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.56	C
22	30	47	Jun 7	CLE		CAL	W,7-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.274	.299	.572	8	.19	-0.013	.01	0.00%	-0.41	C
23	31	48	Jun 8 (1)	CLE		CAL	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.263	.286	.549	8	.33	-0.013	.01	0.00%	0.06	C
24	32	49	Jun 8 (2)	CLE		CAL	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.263	.284	.546	8	1.38	0.066	.03	0.00%	-0.18	C
25	33	50	Jun 9	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.192	.250	.269	.519	8	.52	-0.098	.02	0.00%	-1.93	C
26	34	51	Jun 10	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-9	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.250	.259	.509	8	.82	-0.062	.03	0.00%	-0.76	C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	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
27	35	138 (86)	Sep 5 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.242	.250	.492	8	1.08	-0.081	.00	0.00%	-0.47	C
28	36	140 (1)	Sep 7	CLE		NYY	W,7-3	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.193	.250	.261	.511	6	1.12	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.30	C
29	37	141	Sep 8	CLE		BOS	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.253	.264	.516	6	1.01	0.051	.00	0.00%	0.36	C
30	38	143 (1)	Sep 10	CLE		DET	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.255	.266	.521	6	.74	0.025	.00	0.00%	0.36	C
31	39	147 (3)	Sep 14	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.245	.255	.500	5	.65	-0.075	.00	0.00%	-0.76	C
32	40	150 (2)	Sep 17	CLE	@	DET	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.236	.245	.481	6	1.25	-0.130	.00	0.00%	-0.97	C
33	41	151	Sep 18	CLE	@	DET	W,6-4	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.190	.239	.276	.515	6	.79	0.078	.00	0.00%	0.95	C
34	42	156 (4)	Sep 25	CLE		BAL	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.231	.266	.497	6	.95	-0.097	.00	0.00%	-0.76	C
35	43	158 (1)	Sep 27	CLE	@	WSA	L,2-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.180	.227	.261	.488	6	.75	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.03	C
36	44	160 (1)	Sep 30	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.228	.254	.482	6	.91	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.33	C
37	45	161	Oct 1	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.172	.230	.250	.480	6	1.04	0.064	.00	0.00%	0.33	C
							14-23		126	116	11	20	3	0	2	9	8	1	29	1	0	1	2	3	1	0	.172	.230	.250	.480		.93	-0.793	.20	-0.12%	-8.71

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