Ray Mueller
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[edit] Biography
Ray Mueller (Ray Coleman Mueller) was born on March 8, 1912 in Pittsburg, Kansas. He made his Major League debut on May 11, 1935 for the Boston Braves. In 1937, his rookie year, he hit .251 with 2 home runs and 26 RBI. Mueller played for the Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants over the course of his 14 year career.
Most people believe that Ray Mueller's best season was 1944, when he hit for a .286 average and knocked in 73 runs.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | BOS | N | 42 | 97 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 11 | .227 | .250 | .371 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1936 | BOS | N | 24 | 71 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 5 | .197 | .250 | .254 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | BOS | N | 64 | 187 | 21 | 47 | 2 | 26 | .251 | .317 | .353 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 1938 | BOS | N | 83 | 274 | 23 | 65 | 4 | 35 | .237 | .282 | .354 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 1939 | PIT | N | 86 | 180 | 14 | 42 | 2 | 18 | .233 | .289 | .322 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1940 | PIT | N | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .600 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | CIN | N | 141 | 427 | 50 | 111 | 8 | 52 | .260 | .347 | .379 | 19 | 4 | 56 | 42 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 1944 | CIN | N | 155 | 555 | 54 | 159 | 10 | 73 | .286 | .353 | .398 | 24 | 4 | 53 | 47 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 1946 | CIN | N | 114 | 378 | 35 | 96 | 8 | 48 | .254 | .309 | .386 | 18 | 4 | 27 | 37 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1947 | CIN | N | 71 | 192 | 17 | 48 | 6 | 33 | .250 | .311 | .401 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 1948 | CIN | N | 14 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .206 | .289 | .235 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1949 | NY | N | 56 | 170 | 17 | 38 | 5 | 23 | .224 | .279 | .347 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 1949 | CIN | N | 32 | 106 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 13 | .274 | .319 | .340 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1949 | TOT | N | 88 | 276 | 24 | 67 | 6 | 36 | .243 | .294 | .344 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 1950 | PIT | N | 67 | 156 | 17 | 42 | 6 | 24 | .269 | .321 | .429 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 1950 | NY | N | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .182 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1950 | TOT | N | 71 | 167 | 17 | 43 | 6 | 24 | .257 | .307 | .413 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 1951 | BOS | N | 28 | 70 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 9 | .157 | .234 | .229 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 985 | 2911 | 281 | 733 | 56 | 373 | .252 | .314 | .368 | 123 | 23 | 250 | 322 | 13 | 64 | 14 | 0 | 77 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | BOS | N | C | 40 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .978 |
| 1936 | BOS | N | C | 23 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .986 |
| 1937 | BOS | N | C | 57 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 44 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .995 |
| 1938 | BOS | N | C | 75 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 47 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .993 |
| 1939 | PIT | N | C | 81 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .971 |
| 1940 | PIT | N | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1943 | CIN | N | C | 140 | 0 | 0 | 579 | 100 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .988 |
| 1944 | CIN | N | C | 155 | 0 | 0 | 471 | 65 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .983 |
| 1946 | CIN | N | C | 100 | 0 | 0 | 405 | 65 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .994 |
| 1947 | CIN | N | C | 55 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .984 |
| 1948 | CIN | N | C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .982 |
| 1949 | NY | N | C | 56 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .982 |
| 1949 | CIN | N | C | 31 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1949 | TOT | N | C | 87 | 0 | 0 | 307 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .988 |
| 1950 | PIT | N | C | 63 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .996 |
| 1950 | NY | N | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1950 | TOT | N | C | 67 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .996 |
| 1951 | BOS | N | C | 23 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | C | 917 | 0 | 0 | 3095 | 503 | 43 | 66 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .988 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Braves (1932).
- Traded by Boston Bees to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Al Todd, Johnny Dickshot and cash (December 16, 1938).
- Sold by Pittsburgh Pirates to St. Louis Cardinals (December 4, 1941).
- Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Cincinnati Reds (September 15, 1942).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to New York Giants in exchange for Walker Cooper (June 13, 1949).
- Sold by New York Giants to Pittsburgh Pirates (May 17, 1950).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (March 19, 1951).
- Signed by Boston Braves (March 26, 1951).
- Released by Boston Braves (October 11, 1951).
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