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Heinie Mueller (outfielder)
Clarence Francis "Heinie" Mueller (September 16, 1899 – January 23, 1975) was a professional baseball outfielder. He played professional baseball for 18 years from 1920 to 1938, including 11 years in Major League Baseball with the St. Louis Cardinals (1920–26), New York Giants (1926–27), Boston Braves (1928–29), and St. Louis Browns (1935). He also played six years in the minor leagues with the Buffalo Bisons from 1929 to 1934. Mueller was born in 1899 at Creve 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 a batting average of .282 (597-for-2118) with 22 home runs and 272 RBI. He was known as "the last of the baseball clowns." A sports writer in 1929 wrote that Mueller's "Great weakness is trying to think." While he was with the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1920s, there was a rumor that he built a bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outfielder
An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to catch fly balls and ground balls then to return them to the infield for the out or before the runner advances, if there are any runners on the bases. As an outfielder, they normally play behind the six players located in the field. By convention, each of the nine defensive positions in baseball is numbered. The outfield positions are 7 (left field), 8 (center field) and 9 (right field). These numbers are shorthand designations useful in baseball scorekeeping and are not necessarily the same as the squad numbers worn on player uniforms. Outfielders named to the MLB All-Century Team are Hank Aaron, Ty Cobb, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Stan Musial, Pete Rose, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams and Ken Griffey Jr. Strategy Players can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
