1927
Born April 14, 1927
St. Louis, MO, USA
Don Mueller Notable
Don Mueller divided 12 seasons between two clubs as a right fielder: the New York Giants from 1948, then the Chicago White Sox through 1959.
Across 1,245 games he batted .296, with 1,292 hits and 499 runs. He finished with 65 home runs, 139 doubles and 11 stolen bases.
He led the league in hits once, in 1954, with 212. He played 1,084 games in the outfield, with 1,816 putouts and 35 errors.
He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 1954 to 1955. He hit for the cycle in 1954. He hit three home runs in a game in 1951.
He was born in St. Louis, MO, USA on April 14, 1927, and died on December 28, 2011. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 1954, 1955 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NYG | 36 | 81 | 12 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .358 |
| 1949 | NYG | 51 | 56 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .232 |
| 1950 | NYG | 132 | 525 | 60 | 153 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 84 | 10 | 26 | 1 | .291 |
| 1951 | NYG | 122 | 469 | 58 | 130 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 69 | 19 | 13 | 1 | .277 |
| 1952 | NYG | 126 | 456 | 61 | 128 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 49 | 34 | 24 | 2 | .281 |
| 1953 | NYG | 131 | 480 | 56 | 160 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 60 | 19 | 13 | 2 | .333 |
| 1954 | NYG | 153 | 619 | 90 | 212 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 71 | 22 | 17 | 2 | .342 |
| 1955 | NYG | 147 | 605 | 67 | 185 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 83 | 19 | 12 | 1 | .306 |
| 1956 | NYG | 138 | 453 | 38 | 122 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 0 | .269 |
| 1957 | NYG | 135 | 450 | 45 | 116 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 13 | 16 | 2 | .258 |
| 1958 | CHW | 70 | 166 | 7 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 0 | .253 |
| 1959 | CHW | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Career | — | 1245 | 4364 | 499 | 1292 | 139 | 37 | 65 | 520 | 167 | 146 | 11 | .296 |
On this day & linked events
2011
Died December 28, 2011
1948
Major-league debut: Don Mueller
Don Mueller made a major-league debut on August 2, 1948.
1951
Don Mueller's Three-Home-Run Game, 1951
Don Mueller hit three home runs for the New York Giants against the Brooklyn Dodgers on September 1, 1951.
1954
Don Mueller Hits for the Cycle, 1954
Don Mueller hit for the cycle for the New York Giants against the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 11, 1954.
1959
Final major-league game: Don Mueller
Don Mueller played a final major-league game on May 2, 1959.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain