Muddy Ruel

Muddy Ruel
Catcher, Manager, Coach, General manager
Born: (1896-02-20)February 20, 1896
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died: November 13, 1963(1963-11-13) (aged 67)
Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 29, 1915, for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
August 25, 1934, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average.275
Home runs4
Runs batted in534
Managerial record59–95
Winning %.383
Teams
As Player

As manager

As coach

As general manager

Career highlights and awards

Herold Dominic "Muddy" Ruel (February 20, 1896 – November 13, 1963) was an American professional baseball player, coach, manager and general manager. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1934 for the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, and Chicago White Sox.

One of the top defensive catchers of his era, Ruel was notable for being the personal catcher for Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson and for scoring the winning run for the Washington Senators in Game 7 of the 1924 World Series.[1][2] [3]

  1. ^ Ruel, Muddy (October 1964). "How Senators' Strategy Won for Johnson". Baseball Digest. p. 37.
  2. ^ "Muddy Ruel New York Times Obituary". www.thedeadballera.com.
  3. ^ Stann, Francis (February 1964). "Muddy – But Stylish". Baseball Digest. p. 57. ISSN 0005-609X.