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.

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	OAK	@	TEX	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
2	2	Apr 6	OAK	@	TEX	L,0-2	GS	25	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
3	3	Apr 7	OAK	@	TEX	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
4	4	Apr 9	OAK	@	KCR	W,6-4	GS	31	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	C
5	5	Apr 10	OAK	@	KCR	L,1-4	GS	27	6.0	2	0	1	3	0	C
6	6	Apr 13	OAK		TEX	L,3-10	CG	43	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
7	7	Apr 14 (1)	OAK		TEX	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
8	8	Apr 14 (2)	OAK		TEX	L,2-10	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
9	9	Apr 15	OAK		CHW	W,4-3	CG	52	13.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
10	10	Apr 16	OAK		CHW	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
11	11	Apr 17	OAK		CHW	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
12	12	Apr 19	OAK		CAL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
13	13	Apr 20	OAK		CAL	W,7-6	CG	43	10.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
14	14	Apr 21	OAK		CAL	L,5-9	GS	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
15	15	Apr 23	OAK	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	27	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
16	16	Apr 24	OAK	@	CLE	W,9-2	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
17	17	Apr 26	OAK	@	BAL	L,5-6	GS	57	14.0	13	0	0	13	0	C
18	18	Apr 27	OAK	@	BAL	W,11-5	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
19	19	Apr 28	OAK	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
20	20	Apr 30	OAK	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	21	May 1	OAK	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
22	22	May 3	OAK		CLE	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	C
23	23	May 4	OAK		CLE	L,2-8	GS	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
24	28 (4)	May 8	OAK		BAL	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
25	29	May 10	OAK		MIN	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
26	30	May 11	OAK		MIN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
27	31	May 12	OAK		MIN	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
28	32	May 13	OAK		KCR	W,11-2	GS	31	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
29	33	May 14 (1)	OAK		KCR	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
30	35 (1)	May 16	OAK	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	32	7.0	2	0	1	3	0	C
31	36	May 17	OAK	@	CHW	W,10-4	GS	10	3.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
32	37	May 18	OAK	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	10	2	0	12	1	C
33	39 (1)	May 20	OAK	@	MIN	W,5-4	GS	31	7.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	49 (9)	Jun 1	OAK		MIL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
35	50	Jun 2	OAK		MIL	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
36	51	Jun 4 (1)	OAK	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
37	53 (1)	Jun 5	OAK	@	DET	W,9-1	GS	22	6.0	2	0	1	3	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	127 (73)	Aug 24	OAK	@	BOS	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
39	128	Aug 25	OAK	@	BOS	W,7-0	GF	14	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
40	129	Aug 26	OAK	@	MIL	L,1-2	GS	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
41	130	Aug 27	OAK	@	MIL	W,3-2	GS	20	6.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
42	131	Aug 28	OAK	@	MIL	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	9	1	1	11	0	C
43	132	Aug 30	OAK	@	DET	W,10-5	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
44	133	Aug 31	OAK	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	134	Sep 1	OAK	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
46	135	Sep 2	OAK		CAL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
47	136	Sep 3	OAK		CAL	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
48	137	Sep 4	OAK		CAL	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
49	138	Sep 5	OAK		TEX	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
50	139	Sep 6	OAK		TEX	L,4-5	GS	32	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
51	140	Sep 7	OAK		TEX	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
52	141	Sep 8	OAK		TEX	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	C
53	143 (1)	Sep 9 (2)	OAK		KCR	W,7-0	CG	29	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
54	144	Sep 11	OAK	@	MIN	L,3-5	GS	22	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
55	145	Sep 12	OAK	@	MIN	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
56	146	Sep 13	OAK	@	TEX	L,1-3	GS	22	5.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
57	148 (1)	Sep 15	OAK	@	TEX	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
58	149	Sep 17	OAK	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
59	150	Sep 18	OAK	@	KCR	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
60	151	Sep 19	OAK	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	42	9.2	4	0	1	5	0	C
61	152	Sep 20	OAK	@	CHW	L,0-2	GS	23	6.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
62	154 (1)	Sep 22	OAK	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
63	155	Sep 24	OAK		MIN	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
64	156	Sep 25	OAK		MIN	L,0-1	CG	39	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
65	157	Sep 26	OAK		MIN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
66	158	Sep 27	OAK		CHW	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	C
67	160 (1)	Sep 29	OAK		CHW	W,3-2	GF	6	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
68	162 (1)	Oct 2	OAK	@	CAL	L,2-3	GS	21	6.0	3	2	0	5	2	C
							68gm		529.2	299	28	9	336	6