Mule Haas
Mule Haas | |
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New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 15, 1925, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 1, 1938, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .292 |
Home runs | 43 |
Runs batted in | 496 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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George William "Mule" Haas (October 15, 1903 – June 30, 1974) was an American professional baseball player.[1] He played as a center fielder in Major League Baseball from 1925 through 1938, most notably as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive American League pennants from 1929 to 1931 and won the World Series in 1929 and 1930.
Professional baseball career
Haas was born in
In 1928, Haas joined the Philadelphia Athletics and became a member of one of the most feared
Haas is notable for his hitting performance during the 1929 World Series against the Chicago Cubs.[2] In Game 4 at Philadelphia, as the Athletics trailed 8–0 in the seventh inning, Haas hit a three-run inside-the-park home run as the Athletics rallied by scoring ten runs in the inning to win, 10–8. This was the ninth inside-the-park home run in World Series history, and the last until Alcides Escobar did so in Game 1 of the 2015 World Series. Two days later, in what was to be the final game of the Series, Haas hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to tie the score, 2–2, as the Athletics later won the game on Bing Miller's RBI-double.[2]
With the onset of the Great Depression and declining attendance, Connie Mack sought to reduce expenses by selling or trading his best players.[4] In September 1932, he sold Haas, Simmons and Jimmy Dykes to the Chicago White Sox for $100,000.[4] After five seasons in Chicago, Haas ended his career back in Philadelphia, playing in his final major league game on September 1, 1938 at the age of 34.[1]
Career statistics
In a twelve-year major league career, Haas played in 1,168
Later life
Haas died in
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Mule Haas statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Wancho, Joseph. "The Baseball Biography Project: Mule Haas". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ Schlager, Ken. "The Mule Who Could Run Like A Deer 80 years ago, a young outfielder from New Jersey helped Philadelphia win the World Series.", New Jersey Monthly, September 14, 2009. Accessed June 27, 2019. "Mule starred in baseball at Montclair High School and went on to play semi-pro baseball in Montclair for a team called the Clairmonts."
- ^ a b c d e Mann, Jack (August 19, 1996). "Lost In History". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- New York Times. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
- New York Times. July 1, 1974. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
- Mule Haas at Find a Grave