Ray Mueller | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Pittsburg, Kansas, U.S. | March 8, 1912|
Died: June 29, 1994 Lower Paxton Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 82)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 11, 1935, for the Boston Braves / Bees | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 9, 1951, for the Boston Braves | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .252 |
Home runs | 56 |
Runs batted in | 373 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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]