Don Mueller

Donald Frederick Mueller (Mandrake The Magician)

All-Star Player

Position: Rightfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: April 14, 1927 in St. Louis, MO
High School: Christian Brothers (Richmond Heights, MO)
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 2, 1948
Teams (by GP): Giants/WhiteSox 1948-1959
Final Game: May 2, 1959
Relatives: Son of Walter Mueller
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1948 NYG NL 21 OF 22 37 33 3 1 0 .973 1.64 .978 2.20 18-1-1
1949 NYG NL 22 OF 6 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.33 .975 2.25 2-0-4
1950 NYG NL 23 OF 125 215 205 7 3 2 .986 1.70 .978 2.14 3-0-122
1951 NYG NL 24 OF 115 242 233 5 4 1 .983 2.07 .981 2.23 0-0-115
1952 NYG NL 25 OF 120 232 221 8 3 4 .987 1.91 .981 2.10 0-0-120
1953 NYG NL 26 OF 122 216 203 7 6 0 .972 1.72 .980 2.11 11-0-111
1954 NYG NL 27 OF 153 152 1364.0 283 263 14 6 5 .979 1.4 1.2 -2.6 -3.8 1.2 4 1.83 1.81 .975 2.36 2.18 0-0-153 AS,MVP-12
1954 NYG NL 27 RF 153 152 1364.0 280 260 14 6 5 .979 1.4 1.2 -2.6 -3.8 1.2 4 1.81 1.79 .970 1.99 1.80 AS,MVP-12
1955 NYG NL 28 OF 146 145 1290.1 250 239 5 6 1 .976 -10.3 -9.6 -6.3 -6.3 0.0 -4 1.70 1.67 .977 2.30 2.10 0-0-146 AS
1955 NYG NL 28 RF 146 145 1290.1 254 240 8 6 1 .976 -10.3 -9.6 -6.3 -6.3 0.0 -4 1.73 1.70 .976 2.07 1.86 AS
1956 NYG NL 29 OF 117 103 934.0 186 180 4 2 2 .989 -4.8 -6.2 -1.8 -2.5 0.7 -3 1.77 1.57 .977 2.28 2.05 0-0-117
1956 NYG NL 29 RF 117 103 934.0 187 181 4 2 2 .989 -4.8 -6.2 -1.8 -2.5 0.7 -3 1.78 1.58 .974 2.00 1.80
1957 NYG NL 30 OF 115 100 917.1 189 174 13 2 4 .989 -8.3 -10.9 -4.3 -2.4 -2.0 -4 1.83 1.63 .980 2.29 2.07 0-0-115
1957 NYG NL 30 RF 115 100 917.1 177 165 10 2 3 .989 -8.3 -10.9 -4.3 -2.4 -2.0 -4 1.72 1.52 .972 1.98 1.72
1958 CHW AL 31 OF 43 37 325.0 62 57 3 2 1 .968 -4.9 -18.1 -3.9 -4.9 1.0 -1 1.66 1.40 .982 2.27 1.94 0-0-43
1958 CHW AL 31 RF 43 37 325.0 62 57 3 2 1 .968 -4.9 -18.1 -3.9 -4.9 1.0 -1 1.66 1.40 .981 1.99 1.69
11 Seasons OF 1084 537 4830.2 1920 1816 69 35 20 .982 -26.9 -6.7 -18.9 -19.9 0.9 -8 3.51 1.74 .979 2.31 2.12 34-1-1621
5 Seasons (incomplete) RF 574 537 4830.2 960 903 39 18 12 .981 -26.9 -6.7 -18.9 -19.9 0.9 -8 1.76 1.64 .973 2.01 1.79
12 Seasons TOT 1084 537 4830.2 1920 1816 69 35 20 .982 -26.9 -6.7 -18.9 -19.9 0.9 -8 3.51 1.74 .960 2.31 2.12 34-1-1621

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1948 NYG NL 21 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1 1 22
1949 NYG NL 22 51 51 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 6
1950 NYG NL 23 132 132 132 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 122 125
1951 NYG NL 24 122 122 122 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 115
1952 NYG NL 25 95 86 95 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 90 0 7 0
1953 NYG NL 26 124 112 124 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 102 116 0 9 0
1954 NYG NL 27 142 141 142 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 142 142 0 1 0
1955 NYG NL 28 109 108 109 109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 109 109 0 1 0
1956 NYG NL 29 119 94 119 104 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 104 104 0 15 1
1957 NYG NL 30 116 83 116 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 97 97 0 25 1
1958 CHW AL 31 70 37 70 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 43 0 29 1
1959 CHW AL 32 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
12 Seasons 1120 661 1120 1042 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 1 929 969 0 91 3
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1920 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1952 NYG NL 25 2 0 2 0 0 6 1 2 0 2 20 9 0 16 2 1 6 5 0 11 4 1 14 12 0 67 32 47.8% 33 2 3.0% 4 3294 61% 82% 32% 285 62%
1953 NYG NL 26 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 2 43 15 1 26 7 1 12 8 1 11 1 0 11 11 0 103 42 40.8% 58 3 2.9% 1 3769 61% 80% 33% 354 50%
1954 NYG NL 27 4 0 4 0 1 14 0 4 1 4 45 18 1 40 13 1 13 8 2 15 6 1 17 16 1 130 61 46.9% 63 6 4.6% 8 5414 67% 79% 29% 456 55%
1955 NYG NL 28 5 0 5 0 2 48 19 5 1 3 38 13 0 21 2 1 14 7 1 11 1 1 16 12 0 100 35 35.0% 62 3 3.0% 45 4162 65% 80% 31% 381 59%
1956 NYG NL 29 2 0 2 0 1 4 1 0 1 1 29 8 1 19 7 0 8 5 0 12 1 1 14 9 0 82 30 36.6% 50 2 2.4% 2 3616 65% 80% 29% 275 61%
1957 NYG NL 30 2 0 2 0 0 29 13 5 2 1 33 5 0 27 8 0 11 5 1 5 0 0 16 10 1 92 28 30.4% 62 2 2.2% 27 3258 66% 81% 28% 312 54%
1958 CHW AL 31 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 23 9 1 7 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 3 2 1 38 12 31.6% 24 2 5.3% 1 1401 64% 81% 26% 118 49%
7 Seasons 19 0 19 0 4 108 34 18 6 13 231 77 4 156 39 4 66 39 5 68 13 4 91 72 3 612 240 39.2% 352 20 3.3% 88 24914 64% 80% 30% 2181 56%
MLB Averages 43.6% 3.3% 63% 81% 30% 55%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1920 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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Name and misspellings: Mandrake The Donald Magician Frederick donald Don dave meuller muellar Mueller

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