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Ray Mueller

Ray Coleman Mueller (Iron Man)

All-Star Player

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: March 8, 1912 in Pittsburg, KS
Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1932. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 11, 1935
Final Game: September 9, 1951
Died: June 29, 1994 in Lower Paxton Township, PA
Relatives: Cousin of Don Gutteridge
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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
1935 23 BSN NL 42 101 97 10 22 5 0 3 11 0 3 11 .227 .250 .371 .621 70 36 1 0 1 2
1936 24 BSN NL 24 77 71 5 14 4 0 0 5 0 5 17 .197 .250 .254 .504 39 18 0 0 1 2
1937 25 BSN NL 64 210 187 21 47 9 2 2 26 1 18 36 .251 .317 .353 .670 89 66 7 0 5 2
1938 26 BSN NL 83 296 274 23 65 8 6 4 35 3 16 28 .237 .282 .354 .636 82 97 6 1 5 2
1939 27 PIT NL 86 204 180 14 42 8 1 2 18 0 14 22 .233 .289 .322 .611 65 58 2 0 10 2
1940 28 PIT NL 4 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .333 .600 .333 .933 165 1 0 0 0 /2
1943 31 CIN NL 141 496 427 50 111 19 4 8 52 1 56 42 .260 .347 .379 .726 111 162 9 1 12 *2 MVP-17
1944 32 CIN NL 155 618 555 54 159 24 4 10 73 4 53 47 .286 .353 .398 .751 115 221 12 4 6 *2 AS,MVP-7
1946 34 CIN NL 114 419 378 35 96 18 4 8 48 0 27 37 .254 .309 .386 .695 100 146 9 3 11 2 MVP-30
1947 35 CIN NL 71 211 192 17 48 11 0 6 33 1 16 25 .250 .311 .401 .712 89 77 8 1 2 2
1948 36 CIN NL 14 38 34 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 4 3 .206 .289 .235 .525 45 8 1 0 0 2
1949 37 TOT NL 88 303 276 24 67 6 2 6 36 2 18 27 .243 .294 .344 .638 70 95 9 2 7 2
1949 37 CIN NL 32 117 106 7 29 4 0 1 13 1 5 13 .274 .319 .340 .658 76 36 1 2 4 2
1949 37 NYG NL 56 186 170 17 38 2 2 5 23 1 13 14 .224 .279 .347 .626 67 59 8 0 3 2
1950 38 TOT NL 71 181 167 17 43 8 0 6 24 2 11 16 .257 .307 .413 .720 85 69 10 1 2 2
1950 38 NYG NL 4 11 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091 .091 .182 .273 -31 2 1 0 0 /2
1950 38 PIT NL 67 170 156 17 42 7 0 6 24 2 11 14 .269 .321 .429 .751 93 67 9 1 2 2
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 2
14 Seasons 985 3238 2911 281 733 123 23 56 373 14 0 250 322 .252 .314 .368 .681 90 1070 77 13 64
162 Game Avg. 162 533 479 46 121 20 4 9 61 2 41 53 .252 .314 .368 .681 90 176 13 2 11
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 7 161 167 .266 .334 .384 .718 103 650 40 11 35
BSN (5 yrs) 241 763 699 67 159 28 8 10 86 4 0 49 103 .227 .279 .333 .612 72 233 17 1 14
PIT (3 yrs) 157 379 339 32 85 15 1 8 43 2 27 36 .251 .308 .372 .680 80 126 11 1 12
NYG (2 yrs) 60 197 181 17 39 3 2 5 23 1 13 16 .215 .268 .337 .605 61 61 9 0 3

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1935 BSN NL 23 C 40 93 64 27 2 6 .978 2.28 .976 4.17 3
1936 BSN NL 24 C 23 74 66 7 1 2 .986 3.17 .978 4.21 2
1937 BSN NL 25 C 57 214 169 44 1 6 .995 3.74 .980 4.62 2
1938 BSN NL 26 C 75 288 239 47 2 4 .993 3.81 .979 4.26 3
1939 PIT NL 27 C 81 242 203 32 7 5 .971 2.90 .982 3.93 1
1940 PIT NL 28 C 4 9 7 2 0 0 1.000 2.25 .978 4.05 0
1943 CIN NL 31 C 140 687 579 100 8 17 .988 4.85 .981 4.13 5 MVP-17
1944 CIN NL 32 C 155 545 471 65 9 5 .983 3.46 .979 3.95 5 AS,MVP-7
1946 CIN NL 34 C 100 473 405 65 3 12 .994 4.70 .980 4.24 1 MVP-30
1947 CIN NL 35 C 55 253 221 28 4 2 .984 4.53 .981 4.37 2
1948 CIN NL 36 C 10 57 51 5 1 0 .982 5.60 .981 4.41 0
1949 TOT NL 37 C 87 347 307 36 4 2 .988 3.94 .982 4.39 4
1949 CIN NL 37 C 31 125 110 15 0 1 1.000 4.03 .982 4.39 2
1949 NYG NL 37 C 56 222 197 21 4 1 .982 3.89 .982 4.39 2
1950 TOT NL 38 C 67 259 228 30 1 3 .996 3.85 .982 4.53 4
1950 NYG NL 38 C 4 24 24 0 0 0 1.000 6.00 .983 4.53 1
1950 PIT NL 38 C 63 235 204 30 1 3 .996 3.71 .982 4.53 3
1951 BSN NL 39 C 23 100 85 15 0 2 1.000 4.35 .981 4.43 0
14 Seasons C 917 3641 3095 503 43 66 .988 3.92 .980 4.22 32
14 Seasons TOT 917 3641 3095 503 43 66 .988 3.92 .968 4.22 32
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1944 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1943 NL (17, 4%)
1944 NL (7, 25%)
1946 NL (30, 1%)
0.30 Career Shares (593rd)

Games Played s c a p y
1944 NL  155 (3rd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1944 NL  4 (10th)
1946 NL  3 (10th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1943 NL  12 (8th)

Oldest s c a p y
1949 NL  born 1912-03-08 (8th)
1950 NL  born 1912-03-08 (4th)
1951 NL  born 1912-03-08 (2nd)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 1 (2323), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1721), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3145), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1932 Season: Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent.

December 16, 1938: Traded by the Boston Bees to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Johnny Dickshot, Al Todd and cash.

December 4, 1941: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

September 15, 1942: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the St. Louis Cardinals.

June 13, 1949: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the New York Giants for Walker Cooper.

May 17, 1950: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the New York Giants.

March 19, 1951: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

March 26, 1951: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Braves.

October 11, 1951: Released by the Boston Braves.

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