Fenton Le Roy "Muscles" Mole (June 14, 1925 – February 20, 2017) was an American

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Biography

Mole was born in

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. He played two seasons for Newark in the minor leagues, 1947 and 1949. He was called up on September 1, 1949. Mole played in ten games for the

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in the

1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis ...

season. He had five hits in 27 at-bats, with a .185 batting average. Mole batted and threw left-handed. In the field, he accepted 65

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(59 putouts, 6 assists) as a first baseman without an error for a 1.000

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. He served in the military during

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. He died on February 20, 2017, at the age of 91.Baseball Almanac: Fenton Mole
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Fenton Mole statistics and history
on Baseball-Reference.com 1925 births 2017 deaths Baseball players from California New York Yankees players People from San Leandro, California Sportspeople from Alameda County, California Syracuse Chiefs players Beaumont Exporters players Beaumont Roughnecks players Kansas City Blues (baseball) players Newark Bears (IL) players Norfolk Tars players Portland Beavers players San Francisco Seals (baseball) players {{US-baseball-first-baseman-stub