| Heinie Mueller | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born:(1899-09-16)September 16, 1899 Creve Coeur, Missouri, U.S. | |
| Died: January 23, 1975(1975-01-23) (aged 75) DeSoto, Missouri, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 25, 1920, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 15, 1935, for the St. Louis Browns | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .282 |
| Home runs | 22 |
| Runs batted in | 272 |
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Clarence Francis "Heinie" Mueller (September 16, 1899 – January 23, 1975) was a professional baseballoutfielder. He played professional baseball for 18 years from 1920 to 1938, including 11 years inMajor League Baseball with theSt. Louis Cardinals (1920–26),New York Giants (1926–27),Boston Braves (1928–29), andSt. Louis Browns (1935). He also played six years in the minor leagues with theBuffalo Bisons from 1929 to 1934.[1][2][3]
Mueller was born in 1899 atCreve Coeur, Missouri. Mueller made his major-league debut on September 25, 1920, and played his final major-league game on June 15, 1935. In 11 major-league seasons, he appeared in 693 games (367 as a center fielder) and had abatting average of .282 (597-for-2118) with 22home runs and 272RBI.[1]
He was known as "the last of the baseball clowns."[4][5] A sports writer in 1929 wrote that Mueller's "Great weakness is trying to think."[4] While he was with the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1920s, there was a rumor that he built a boat in his cellar and had to demolish a wall to get it outside. When team ownerBranch Rickey asked if the boat story was true, Mueller replied, "Naw, Mr. Rickey, it wasn't a boat, it was a chicken coop."[6]
Mueller died of cancer inDeSoto, Missouri, at age 75.[6]
Heinie was the brother of fellow MLB playerWalter Mueller.
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