Ray Mueller

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 175lb (175cm, 79kg)

Born: March 8, 1912 in Pittsburg, KS us

Died: June 29, 1994 in Lower Paxton Township, PA

Buried: Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg, PA

Debut: May 11, 1935 (Age 23-064d, 7,873rd in major league history)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 9, 1951 (Age 39-185d)
vs. PHI 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1935 season

Full Name: Ray Coleman Mueller

Nicknames: Iron Man

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Relatives: Cousin of Don Gutteridge

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.9

2911

733

.252

281

RBI

373

OBP

.314

SLG

.368

OPS

.681

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1932	20	BSN-min	B	82	219	219		48	3	3	4						.219	.219	.315	.534		69							HRB · NYPL
1933	21	BSN-min	A	52	150	150		33	5	3	1						.220	.220	.313	.533		47							HRB · NYPL
1934	22	BSN-min	A	94	308	308		100	12	10	4						.325	.325	.468	.792		144							HRB · NYPL
1935	23	BSN	NL	42	101	97	10	22	5	0	3	11	0	0	3	11	.227	.250	.371	.621	71	36	1	0	1		0	2/H
1936	24	BSN-min	A1	75	280	265	40	81	9	7	14	54	2	1	13	34	.306	.338	.551	.889		146			2				KNX · SOUA
1936	24	BSN	NL	24	77	71	5	14	4	0	0	5	0	0	5	17	.197	.250	.254	.504	40	18	0	0	1		1	2/H
1937	25	BSN	NL	64	210	187	21	47	9	2	2	26	1	2	18	36	.251	.317	.353	.670	90	66	7	0	5		2	2/H
1938	26	BSN	NL	83	296	274	23	65	8	6	4	35	3	1	16	28	.237	.282	.354	.636	82	97	6	1	5		5	2/H
1939	27	PIT	NL	86	204	180	14	42	8	1	2	18	0	0	14	22	.233	.289	.322	.611	65	58	2	0	10		6	2/H
1940	28	STL-min	AA	91	279	279		67	13	7	5						.240	.240	.391	.631		109							ROC · IL
1940	28	PIT	NL	4	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	.333	.600	.333	.933	165	1	0	0	0		0	/2H

1941	29	STL-min	AA	116	435	388	47	93	14	8	7	47	1		35	37	.240	.304	.371	.675		144		1	11				ROC · IL
1942	30	STL-min	AA	166	637	565	64	168	24	6	16	102	3		55	30	.297	.361	.446	.807		252		1	16				SAC · PCL
1943	31	CIN	NL	141	496	427	50	111	19	4	8	52	1	0	56	42	.260	.347	.379	.726	111	162	9	1	12		14	*2/H	MVP-17
1944	32	CIN	NL	155	618	555	54	159	24	4	10	73	4	4	53	47	.286	.353	.398	.751	115	221	12	4	6		13	*2	AS,MVP-7

1946	34	CIN	NL	114	419	378	35	96	18	4	8	48	0	2	27	37	.254	.309	.386	.695	99	146	9	3	11		0	2H	MVP-30
1947	35	CIN	NL	71	211	192	17	48	11	0	6	33	1	0	16	25	.250	.311	.401	.712	88	77	8	1	2		3	2H
1948	36	CIN	NL	14	38	34	2	7	1	0	0	2	0	1	4	3	.206	.289	.235	.525	45	8	1	0	0		0	2/H
1949	37	TOT	NL	88	303	276	24	67	6	2	6	36	2	0	18	27	.243	.294	.344	.638	70	95	9	2	7		5	2/H
1949	37	CIN	NL	32	117	106	7	29	4	0	1	13	1	0	5	13	.274	.319	.340	.658	76	36	1	2	4		3	2/H
1949	37	NYG	NL	56	186	170	17	38	2	2	5	23	1	0	13	14	.224	.279	.347	.626	67	59	8	0	3		2	2
1950	38	TOT	NL	71	182	167	17	43	8	0	6	24	2	0	11	16	.257	.307	.413	.720	85	69	10	1	2		0	2/H
1950	38	NYG	NL	4	11	11	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.091	.091	.182	.273	-31	2	1	0	0		0	/2
1950	38	PIT	NL	67	171	156	17	42	7	0	6	24	2	0	11	14	.269	.321	.429	.751	93	67	9	1	2		0	2/H
1951	39	BSN	NL	28	79	70	8	11	2	0	1	9	0	0	7	11	.157	.234	.229	.462	29	16	3	0	2		0	2/H
1952	40	NYG-min	A	29	82	82		31	1	0	7						.378	.378	.646	1.024		53							SXC · WL
1953	41	NYG-min	A	39	96	80	8	24	4	1	2	11	0		15	5	.300	.417	.450	.867		36		1	0				SXC · WL
1954	42	NYG-min	AAA	61	145	128	12	34	7	1	5	19	0		11	17	.266	.313	.453	.766		58	3	0	1	5			MNE · AA
1955	43	NYG-min	AAA	3	3	3		0									.000	.000											MNE · AA
14 Yrs				985	3239	2911	281	733	123	23	56	373	14	10	250	322	.252	.314	.368	.681	90	1070	77	13	64		49
162 Game Avg.				162	533	479	46	121	20	4	9	61	2	2	41	53	.252	.314	.368	.681	90	176	13	2	11		8
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
CIN (6 yrs)				527	1899	1692	165	450	77	12	33	221	7	7	161	167	.266	.334	.384	.718	103	650	40	11	35		33
BSN (5 yrs)				241	763	699	67	159	28	8	10	86	4	3	49	103	.227	.279	.333	.612	73	233	17	1	14		8
PIT (3 yrs)				157	380	339	32	85	15	1	8	43	2	0	27	36	.251	.308	.372	.680	80	126	11	1	12		6
NYG (2 yrs)				60	197	181	17	39	3	2	5	23	1	0	13	16	.215	.268	.337	.605	61	61	9	0	3		2

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