Muddy Ruel
American baseball player, manager, and executive / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 from 1915 to 1934 for the Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, and the Chicago White Sox.
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Muddy Ruel | |
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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 runs | 4 |
Runs batted in | 534 |
Managerial record | 59–95 |
Winning % | .383 |
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As Player
As manager As coach As general manager | |
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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]