Bill Mueller

Bill Mueller
Mueller with the Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 23
Third baseman/ Coach
Born: (1971-03-17) March 17, 1971 (age 46) Maryland Heights, Missouri
Batted: Switch Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 18, 1996, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
May 11, 2006, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.291
Home runs	85
Runs batted in	493
Teams
As player San Francisco Giants (1996–2000) Chicago Cubs (2001–2002) San Francisco Giants (2002) Boston Red Sox (2003–2005) Los Angeles Dodgers (2006) As coach Los Angeles Dodgers (2007) Chicago Cubs (2014) St. Louis Cardinals (2015–present)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (2004) Silver Slugger Award (2003) AL batting champion (2003)

As player

As coach

William Richard "Bill" Mueller (/ˈmɪlər/; born March 17, 1971) is an American retired professional baseball third baseman who formerly served as the first base coach for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Mueller's MLB playing career was spent with the San Francisco Giants (1996–2000, 2002), Chicago Cubs (2001–2002), Boston Red Sox (2003–2005), and Los Angeles Dodgers (2006).

A number of Mueller's accomplishments came during the 2003 season, when he won the American League batting title and a Silver Slugger Award. A switch hitter, he became the only player in major league history to hit one grand slam from both sides of the plate in the same game on July 29, 2003. He was the starting third baseman for the Red Sox' 2004 World Series championship team that beat the Cardinals. He threw right-handed. Since his playing career, he has served in MLB as a front office assistant and hitting coach.

Mueller was born in Maryland Heights, Missouri and attended De Smet Jesuit High School and Southwest Missouri State University. He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 15th round of the 1993 MLB draft.