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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	CLE		BAL	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	15	2	0	17	1	C
2	2	Apr 8	CLE		BAL	L,2-3	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
3	6 (3)	Apr 12 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	45	8.1	1	0	1	2	0	C
4	7	Apr 14	CLE	@	DET	L,4-12	CG	46	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
5	11 (3)	Apr 22	CLE		DET	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
6	12	Apr 24	CLE		CHW	W,4-1	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
7	13	Apr 25	CLE		CHW	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
8	14	Apr 26	CLE		CHW	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	C
9	15	Apr 27	CLE	@	MIN	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
10	16	Apr 28	CLE	@	MIN	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
11	17	Apr 29	CLE	@	MIN	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
12	18	Apr 30	CLE	@	MIN	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	19	May 1	CLE	@	KCR	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
14	20	May 2	CLE	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	73	16.2	18	2	1	21	0	C
15	21	May 3	CLE	@	KCR	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
16	22	May 5	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
17	23	May 6	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	30	8.1	15	1	0	16	0	C
18	24	May 8	CLE		MIN	L,6-7	CG	45	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
19	25	May 9	CLE		MIN	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	C
20	27 (1)	May 13	CLE		KCR	L,0-1	CG	46	12.0	7	1	1	9	0	C
21	28	May 15	CLE	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
22	29	May 16	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	C
23	30	May 18	CLE	@	WSA	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
24	31	May 19	CLE	@	WSA	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
25	32	May 20	CLE		BOS	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
26	33	May 21	CLE		BOS	W,10-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
27	34	May 22	CLE		NYY	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	7	3	1	11	0	C
28	35	May 23	CLE		NYY	W,4-3	CG	49	13.0	10	2	0	12	0	C
29	36	May 24 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
30	37	May 24 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,7-8	CG	47	11.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
31	38	May 25	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
32	39	May 26	CLE	@	BAL	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
33	40	May 27	CLE	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
34	41	May 29	CLE	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	13	2	0	15	0	C
35	42	May 30	CLE	@	OAK	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
36	43	May 31	CLE	@	OAK	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	44	Jun 2 (1)	CLE	@	MIL	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
38	45	Jun 2 (2)	CLE	@	MIL	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
39	46	Jun 3	CLE	@	MIL	W,7-6	CG	46	9.0	8	0	2	10	0	C
40	47	Jun 4	CLE	@	MIL	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
41	48	Jun 5	CLE	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
42	49	Jun 6	CLE	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
43	51 (1)	Jun 9	CLE		OAK	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	C
44	52	Jun 10	CLE		OAK	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
45	53	Jun 11	CLE		OAK	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
46	54	Jun 12	CLE		MIL	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
47	55	Jun 13	CLE		MIL	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
48	56	Jun 14	CLE		MIL	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
49	57	Jun 15	CLE		CAL	W,3-2	CG	48	12.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
50	58	Jun 16	CLE		CAL	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
51	59	Jun 18	CLE		WSA	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
52	60	Jun 19	CLE		DET	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
53	61	Jun 20	CLE		DET	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
54	62	Jun 21 (1)	CLE		DET	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
55	63	Jun 21 (2)	CLE		DET	L,8-9	CG	58	12.0	12	3	0	15	1	C
56	64	Jun 24 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
57	65	Jun 24 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	9	2	0	11	1	C
58	66	Jun 25	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
59	67	Jun 26	CLE	@	DET	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
60	68	Jun 27	CLE	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
61	69	Jun 28 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
62	70	Jun 28 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
63	71	Jun 30	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	72	Jul 1	CLE	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	C
65	73	Jul 2	CLE	@	BAL	W,10-9	CG	43	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	C
66	74	Jul 3 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
67	75	Jul 3 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	43	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
68	76	Jul 4	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
69	77	Jul 5	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
70	78	Jul 6	CLE		WSA	W,6-4	CG	43	9.0	16	0	0	16	0	C
71	79	Jul 7 (1)	CLE		WSA	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
72	80	Jul 7 (2)	CLE		WSA	W,7-5	CG	46	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
73	81	Jul 8	CLE		WSA	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
74	82	Jul 9	CLE		WSA	L,3-9	CG	49	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
75	83	Jul 10	CLE		BOS	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
76	84	Jul 11	CLE		BOS	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
77	85	Jul 12 (1)	CLE		BOS	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
78	86	Jul 12 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
79	87	Jul 16	CLE	@	KCR	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
80	88	Jul 17	CLE	@	KCR	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
81	89	Jul 18	CLE	@	KCR	W,4-1	CG	28	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
82	90	Jul 19	CLE	@	MIN	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	C
83	91	Jul 20	CLE	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
84	92	Jul 21	CLE		CHW	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
85	93	Jul 22	CLE		CHW	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
86	94	Jul 23	CLE		CHW	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
87	95	Jul 24 (1)	CLE		KCR	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	C
88	96	Jul 24 (2)	CLE		KCR	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
89	100 (3)	Jul 28	CLE		MIN	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	C
90	101	Jul 29	CLE		MIN	W,9-8	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
91	103 (1)	Jul 31	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	40	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
92	104	Aug 1	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
93	107 (2)	Aug 4	CLE		NYY	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
94	108	Aug 5	CLE		NYY	L,3-7	CG	45	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	C
95	109	Aug 6 (1)	CLE		BAL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
96	110	Aug 6 (2)	CLE		BAL	L,1-7	CG	45	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
97	111	Aug 7	CLE		BAL	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
98	112	Aug 8	CLE	@	WSA	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
99	113	Aug 9 (1)	CLE	@	WSA	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
100	115 (1)	Aug 11	CLE	@	OAK	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
101	116	Aug 12	CLE	@	OAK	L,4-11	CG	44	8.0	6	1	1	8	0	C
102	117	Aug 13	CLE	@	OAK	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
103	118	Aug 14	CLE	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	47	10.2	10	2	0	12	0	C
104	119	Aug 16	CLE	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.1	7	0	0	7	0	C
105	120	Aug 17	CLE	@	CAL	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
106	121	Aug 18	CLE	@	CAL	L,1-12	CG	48	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
107	122	Aug 19	CLE	@	CAL	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
108	123	Aug 21	CLE		OAK	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	C
109	124	Aug 22	CLE		OAK	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
110	125	Aug 23	CLE		OAK	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
111	126	Aug 25	CLE		MIL	L,2-4	CG	40	10.0	14	1	0	15	0	C
112	127	Aug 26	CLE		MIL	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
113	128	Aug 27	CLE		MIL	L,2-14	GS	35	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
114	129	Aug 28 (1)	CLE		CAL	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
115	131 (1)	Aug 29	CLE		CAL	W,14-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
116	132	Aug 30	CLE		CAL	L,9-10	CG	44	9.0	6	3	0	9	0	C
117	133	Aug 31	CLE	@	WSA	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
118	134	Sep 1	CLE	@	WSA	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
119	135	Sep 2	CLE	@	WSA	L,1-4	CG	40	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
120	136	Sep 3	CLE	@	WSA	W,4-2	GS	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
							120gm		1064.2	854	70	10	934	7