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	38-31 / in Starts: 35-29
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 8 bases loaded PA and 7 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 222 PAs	23
Actual Runners on Base	150 (72-50-28)
Avg. MLBer w/ 222 PAs	22
Avg. Runners on Base	139 (70-45-23)

Most Driven In
G Tenace	6
Self	4
J Rudi	4
R Jackson	2
D Johnson	2
B Campaneris	1
Ã Mangual	1
C Summers	1

Most Driven In By
Self	4
T Kubiak	3
B North	3
D Green	2
B Campaneris	2
Ã Mangual	1
R Jackson	1
P Bourque	1

1974 Batting Game Log

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1974 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	576	1	Apr 4	OAK	@	TEX	W,7-2	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	8	.38	0.075	.60	0.07%	0.55	C
2	577	2	Apr 6	OAK	@	TEX	L,0-2	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	8	1.70	-0.038	2.88	-0.04%	-0.34	C
3	578	3	Apr 7	OAK	@	TEX	W,8-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	8	.75	-0.078	1.20	-0.08%	-1.05	C
4	579	4	Apr 9	OAK	@	KCR	W,6-4	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	8	1.53	0.020	2.67	0.02%	0.08	C
5	580	5	Apr 10	OAK	@	KCR	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	8	1.17	0.034	2.14	0.04%	0.39	C
6	581	6	Apr 13	OAK		TEX	L,3-10	GS-9	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.294	.353	.647	7	.39	-0.008	.67	-0.01%	-0.27	C
7	582	7	Apr 14 (1)	OAK		TEX	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.350	.650	7	.81	-0.010	1.21	-0.01%	-0.18	C
8	583	8	Apr 14 (2)	OAK		TEX	L,2-10	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.333	.619	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.14	C
9	584	9	Apr 15	OAK		CHW	W,4-3	CG(13)	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.269	.423	.692	7	1.85	0.000	2.82	0.00%	0.70	C
10	585	10	Apr 16	OAK		CHW	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.267	.267	.400	.667	7	1.09	-0.116	1.72	-0.11%	-1.34	C
11	586	11	Apr 17	OAK		CHW	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.265	.382	.647	7	.97	-0.048	1.55	-0.05%	-0.31	C
12	587	12	Apr 19	OAK		CAL	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.237	.342	.579	7	.38	-0.037	.68	-0.04%	-0.94	C
13	588	13	Apr 20	OAK		CAL	W,7-6	CG(10)	5	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.256	.381	.637	7	.82	-0.066	1.55	-0.08%	0.22	C
14	589	14	Apr 21	OAK		CAL	L,5-9	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.239	.356	.595	7	1.09	-0.079	2.07	-0.09%	-0.81	C
15	590	15	Apr 23	OAK	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.240	.408	.648	8	1.65	-0.162	2.54	-0.15%	-0.36	C
16	591	16	Apr 24	OAK	@	CLE	W,9-2	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.226	.255	.396	.651	8	.42	-0.050	.61	-0.04%	-0.84	C
17	592	17	Apr 26	OAK	@	BAL	L,5-6	GS-15	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.224	.262	.379	.642	8	1.60	-0.195	2.45	-0.18%	-1.12	C
18	593	18	Apr 27	OAK	@	BAL	W,11-5	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.262	.419	.681	8	.34	0.125	.50	0.11%	1.08	C
19	594	19	Apr 28	OAK	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.250	.400	.650	8	.89	-0.065	1.39	-0.06%	-0.44	C
20	595	20	Apr 30	OAK	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS-9	4	3	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.278	.441	.719	8	.94	0.168	1.42	0.15%	1.25	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
21	596	21	May 1	OAK	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.267	.423	.689	8	1.06	-0.066	1.51	-0.06%	-0.49	C
22	597	22	May 3	OAK		CLE	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.269	.419	.688	8	1.42	-0.029	1.91	-0.02%	-0.37	C
23	598	23	May 4	OAK		CLE	L,2-8	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.278	.419	.697	8	1.47	0.023	2.06	0.02%	0.21	C
24	599	28 (4)	May 8	OAK		BAL	W,7-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.277	.403	.680	7	.33	-0.037	.35	-0.02%	-0.86	C
25	600	29	May 10	OAK		MIN	W,4-2	CG	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.225	.279	.400	.679	7	.41	0.028	.60	0.02%	0.58	C
26	601	30	May 11	OAK		MIN	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.381	.648	7	.49	-0.053	.77	-0.05%	-1.22	C
27	602	31	May 12	OAK		MIN	W,9-2	CG	4	4	2	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.277	.409	.686	6	.26	0.035	.43	0.04%	1.90	C
28	603	32	May 13	OAK		KCR	W,11-2	GS-8	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.286	.413	.699	6	.95	-0.037	1.72	-0.04%	1.42	C
29	604	33	May 14 (1)	OAK		KCR	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.229	.275	.396	.670	6	2.35	-0.278	4.55	-0.32%	-1.16	C
30	605	35 (1)	May 16	OAK	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG(7)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.220	.264	.380	.644	5	1.84	-0.267	3.90	-0.34%	-2.38	C
31	606	36	May 17	OAK	@	CHW	W,10-4	GS-4	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.228	.269	.406	.674	6	1.45	0.246	2.75	0.28%	2.46	C
32	607	37	May 18	OAK	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.259	.390	.649	6	1.53	-0.160	3.25	-0.20%	-1.10	C
33	608	39 (1)	May 20	OAK	@	MIN	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.261	.407	.668	7	.55	0.066	1.11	0.08%	0.56	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
34	609	49 (9)	Jun 1	OAK		MIL	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.252	.393	.645	8	.39	-0.025	.83	-0.03%	-0.81	C
35	610	50	Jun 2	OAK		MIL	W,6-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.246	.383	.629	8	.54	-0.043	1.17	-0.06%	-0.54	C
36	611	51	Jun 4 (1)	OAK	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.246	.387	.633	8	1.00	0.149	2.41	0.22%	1.30	C
37	612	53 (1)	Jun 5	OAK	@	DET	W,9-1	GS-7	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.238	.374	.612	8	.63	-0.059	1.51	-0.09%	-1.17	C
Aug		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
38	613	127 (73)	Aug 24	OAK	@	BOS	W,4-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.203	.238	.374	.612	9						C
39	614	128	Aug 25	OAK	@	BOS	W,7-0	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.237	.371	.608	9	.01	0.000	.03	0.00%	-0.10	C
40	615	129	Aug 26	OAK	@	MIL	L,1-2	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.235	.368	.603	9	.72	-0.018	2.28	-0.03%	-0.15	C
41	616	130	Aug 27	OAK	@	MIL	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.231	.362	.594	9	1.10	-0.080	3.57	-0.16%	-0.69	C
42	617	131	Aug 28	OAK	@	MIL	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.234	.362	.595	9	.60	-0.023	1.77	-0.04%	-0.19	C
43	618	132	Aug 30	OAK	@	DET	W,10-5	GS-8	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.241	.356	.597	8	.49	0.030	1.10	0.04%	-0.01	C
44	619	133	Aug 31	OAK	@	DET	L,3-7	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.243	.378	.621	8	.60	0.068	.96	0.07%	0.56	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
45	620	134	Sep 1	OAK	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.236	.367	.603	7	.62	-0.061	1.06	-0.06%	-0.94	C
46	621	135	Sep 2	OAK		CAL	W,6-4	CG	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.199	.245	.376	.621	7	.67	-0.004	.91	0.00%	0.05	C
47	622	136	Sep 3	OAK		CAL	W,7-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.201	.252	.375	.627	8	.99	0.006	.85	0.00%	0.59	C
48	623	137	Sep 4	OAK		CAL	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.264	.381	.645	7	1.53	0.199	.97	0.08%	1.19	C
49	624	138	Sep 5	OAK		TEX	W,3-0	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.265	.380	.645	8	.56	0.023	.80	0.02%	-0.04	C
50	625	139	Sep 6	OAK		TEX	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.262	.375	.637	8	1.35	-0.070	1.09	-0.03%	-0.50	C
51	626	140	Sep 7	OAK		TEX	L,2-8	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.257	.368	.625	8	.25	-0.019	.31	-0.01%	-0.31	C
52	627	141	Sep 8	OAK		TEX	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.209	.257	.367	.624	7	.71	-0.061	1.43	-0.07%	-0.38	C
53	628	143 (1)	Sep 9 (2)	OAK		KCR	W,7-0	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.257	.360	.617	8	.15	-0.003	.21	0.00%	-0.27	C
54	629	144	Sep 11	OAK	@	MIN	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.254	.356	.610	8	1.72	-0.091	1.54	-0.05%	-0.77	C
55	630	145	Sep 12	OAK	@	MIN	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.249	.347	.596	8	.72	-0.074	1.14	-0.07%	-0.57	C
56	631	146	Sep 13	OAK	@	TEX	L,1-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.246	.343	.589	8	.98	-0.033	2.41	-0.05%	-0.27	C
57	632	148 (1)	Sep 15	OAK	@	TEX	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.246	.337	.583	9	.89	-0.015	5.07	-0.05%	-0.40	C
58	633	149	Sep 17	OAK	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.242	.331	.574	9	1.56	-0.126	2.24	-0.11%	-0.89	C
59	634	150	Sep 18	OAK	@	KCR	W,5-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.242	.330	.572	9	.77	-0.001	1.47	0.00%	-0.18	C
60	635	151	Sep 19	OAK	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.253	.344	.597	9	.79	0.120	.82	0.08%	0.76	C
61	636	152	Sep 20	OAK	@	CHW	L,0-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.341	.591	8	1.33	-0.082	2.00	-0.07%	-0.65	C
62	637	154 (1)	Sep 22	OAK	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.256	.346	.602	8	1.07	0.051	.35	0.01%	0.24	C
63	638	155	Sep 24	OAK		MIN	W,5-1	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.211	.257	.347	.605	8	.43	-0.022	.38	-0.01%	-0.50	C
64	639	156	Sep 25	OAK		MIN	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.207	.254	.342	.596	8	1.95	-0.170	.64	-0.03%	-0.84	C
65	640	157	Sep 26	OAK		MIN	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.250	.337	.587	8	.59	-0.042	.32	-0.01%	-0.59	C
66	641	158	Sep 27	OAK		CHW	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.201	.247	.332	.578	8	1.75	-0.160	.00	0.00%	-1.30	C
67	642	160 (1)	Sep 29	OAK		CHW	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.201	.247	.332	.578	3						C
68	643	161	Oct 1	OAK	@	CAL	L,0-2	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.199	.244	.328	.573	7	1.64	-0.083	.00	0.00%	-0.53	PH
69	644	162	Oct 2	OAK	@	CAL	L,2-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.241	.324	.564	7	.43	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.38	C
							38-31		222	204	20	40	8	3	4	23	11	1	31	2	2	3	1	6	1	1	.196	.241	.324	.564		.92	-1.810	1.45	-1.70%	-13.59

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