Ray Mueller
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Ray Coleman Mueller (March 8, 1912 – June 29, 1994) was an American professional baseball player.[1] He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1944 and 1946 to 1951. Nicknamed "Iron Man", Mueller was the starting catcher in every game the Cincinnati Reds played — 155 — during the wartime 1944 season.[2] Mueller caught a National League-record 233 consecutive games in 1943–1944 and 1946.[3]
Baseball career
The native of
But he became best known as the everyday catcher of the
The following season, 1945, Mueller was called to military service by the United States Army — putting his consecutive game streak on hold until 1946. He would extend it to 233 games through May 6, 1946, before finally taking a game off. The 1943, 1944 and 1946 seasons would be the only years in which Mueller would appear in more than 100 games.
On June 13, 1949, he was traded to the
Career statistics
In a fourteen-year career, Mueller played in 985
He is interred at the Harrisburg Cemetery in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
References
- ^ a b c d "Ray Mueller". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ a b Information at Retrosheet
- ^ McNeil, William, Backstop: A Complete History of the Catcher. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2006, page 61
- ^ "May 15, 1944 Braves-Reds box score". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ^ "Career Leaders & Records for Caught Stealing Percentage". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
External links
- Ray Mueller at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Ray Mueller at Find a Grave
