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'''Donald Frederick Mueller''' (April 14, 1927 – December 28, 2011) was a professional [[baseball]] player who played mainly as a [[Right fielder]] in [[Major League Baseball]] for 12 seasons from 1948 until 1959. The first |
'''Donald Frederick Mueller''' (April 14, 1927 – December 28, 2011) was a professional [[baseball]] player who played mainly as a [[Right fielder]] in [[Major League Baseball]] for 12 seasons from 1948 until 1959. The first 10 of those years were spent with the [[San Francisco Giants|New York Giants]], for whom he [[batting average|batted]] over .300 for three consecutive seasons (1953–55) and led the [[National League]] in [[Hit (baseball)|hits]] (212) in 1954. Mueller, who batted left-handed and threw right-handed, never hit more than 16 [[home run]]s in a season, but was called "[[Mandrake the Magician]]" in tribute to his hitting skills. His lifetime batting average was .296. |
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Mueller played a central, but painful, role in the famous October 3, [[1951 in baseball|1951]] playoff game that won the NL pennant for the Giants. With New York trailing the [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Brooklyn Dodgers]], 4–1, in the ninth inning, Mueller [[single (baseball)|singled]] [[Alvin Dark]] to third base. With one out, [[Whitey Lockman]] [[double (baseball)|doubled]] to score Dark, but Mueller broke his ankle sliding into third. He was carried from the field, and missed both [[Bobby Thomson]]'s game-winning home run that followed Lockman's hit and the [[1951 World Series]]. But in 1954 - when he finished second to teammate [[Willie Mays]] in the NL batting race – Mueller batted .389 in the [[1954 World Series|1954 Fall Classic]] to help lead the Giants to a four-game sweep of the [[Cleveland Indians]]. |
Mueller played a central, but painful, role in the famous October 3, [[1951 in baseball|1951]], playoff game that won the NL pennant for the Giants. With New York trailing the [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Brooklyn Dodgers]], 4–1, in the ninth inning, Mueller [[single (baseball)|singled]] [[Alvin Dark]] to third base. With one out, [[Whitey Lockman]] [[double (baseball)|doubled]] to score Dark, but Mueller broke his ankle sliding into third. He was carried from the field, and missed both [[Bobby Thomson]]'s game-winning home run that followed Lockman's hit and the [[1951 World Series]]. But in 1954 - when he finished second to teammate [[Willie Mays]] in the NL batting race – Mueller batted .389 in the [[1954 World Series|1954 Fall Classic]] to help lead the Giants to a four-game sweep of the [[Cleveland Indians]]. |
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Mueller finished his playing career with the 1958-59 [[Chicago White Sox]]. His father, [[Walter Mueller]], also played Major League Baseball. Mueller died on December 28, 2011.<ref name=deathstltoday>{{cite news|title=St. Louisian Don Mueller, former big-league star, dies|url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/st-louisian-don-mueller-former-big-league-star-dies/article_ca0437e6-b07a-5f60-a643-d18957e1a7cf.html|accessdate=December 30, 2011|newspaper=STLtoday.com|date=December 30, 2011}}</ref> |
Mueller finished his playing career with the 1958-59 [[Chicago White Sox]]. His father, [[Walter Mueller]], also played Major League Baseball. Mueller died on December 28, 2011.<ref name=deathstltoday>{{cite news|title=St. Louisian Don Mueller, former big-league star, dies|url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/st-louisian-don-mueller-former-big-league-star-dies/article_ca0437e6-b07a-5f60-a643-d18957e1a7cf.html|accessdate=December 30, 2011|newspaper=STLtoday.com|date=December 30, 2011}}</ref> |
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| Don Mueller | |
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 Mueller in about 1953. | |
| Right fielder | |
| Born: April 14, 1927 St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Died: December 28, 2011 (aged 84) St. Louis, Missouri | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| debut | |
| August 2, 1948, for the New York Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| May 2, 1959, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .296 |
| Home runs | 65 |
| Runs batted in | 520 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Donald Frederick Mueller (April 14, 1927 – December 28, 2011) was a professional baseball player who played mainly as a Right fielder in Major League Baseball for 12 seasons from 1948 until 1959. The first 10 of those years were spent with the New York Giants, for whom he batted over .300 for three consecutive seasons (1953–55) and led the National League in hits (212) in 1954. Mueller, who batted left-handed and threw right-handed, never hit more than 16 home runs in a season, but was called "Mandrake the Magician" in tribute to his hitting skills. His lifetime batting average was .296.
Mueller played a central, but painful, role in the famous October 3, 1951, playoff game that won the NL pennant for the Giants. With New York trailing the Brooklyn Dodgers, 4–1, in the ninth inning, Mueller singled Alvin Dark to third base. With one out, Whitey Lockman doubled to score Dark, but Mueller broke his ankle sliding into third. He was carried from the field, and missed both Bobby Thomson's game-winning home run that followed Lockman's hit and the 1951 World Series. But in 1954 - when he finished second to teammate Willie Mays in the NL batting race – Mueller batted .389 in the 1954 Fall Classic to help lead the Giants to a four-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians.
Mueller finished his playing career with the 1958-59 Chicago White Sox. His father, Walter Mueller, also played Major League Baseball. Mueller died on December 28, 2011.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "St. Louisian Don Mueller, former big-league star, dies". STLtoday.com. December 30, 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2011.