Muddy Ruel
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| Catcher / Manager / Coach / General Manager | |||
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Born: February 20, 1896 St. Louis, Missouri |
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Died: November 13, 1963 (aged 67) Palo Alto, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 29, 1915, for the St. Louis Browns | |||
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| August 25, 1934, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
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| Batting average | .275 | ||
| Home runs | 4 | ||
| Runs batted in | 534 | ||
| Managerial record | 59–95 | ||
| Winning % | .383 | ||
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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 for 19 seasons with the St. Louis Browns, New York Yankees, Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, and the Chicago White Sox. Ruel was one of the top defensive catchers of his era, and is best remembered for scoring the winning run for the Washington Senators in Game 7 of the 1924 World Series and, for being the battery-mate of Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher, Walter Johnson.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Ruel began his professional baseball career at the age of 19 with his hometown team, the St. Louis Browns, appearing in 10 games during the 1915 season. He then played in the minor leagues for two seasons with the Memphis Chickasaws before joining the New York Yankees in 1918. With the Yankees, Ruel shared catching duties with Truck Hannah from 1918 to 1920. He was the Yankees catcher on August 16, 1920 when a Carl Mays' pitch hit Ray Chapman on the head, resulting in Chapman's death the next day. He later defended Mays and said that he was innocent of any wrongdoing.
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