1917
Born November 1, 1917
Trotter, PA, USA
Pat Mullin Notable
b. November 1, 1917 · Detroit Tigers 1940–1941, 1946–1953
Pat Mullin spent all 14 of his major-league seasons with the Detroit Tigers as a right fielder, from 1940 to 1953.
Across 864 games he batted .271, with 676 hits and 381 runs. He finished with 87 home runs, 106 doubles and 20 stolen bases.
He played 637 games in the outfield, with 1,270 putouts and 41 errors.
He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 1947 to 1948. He hit three home runs in a game in 1949.
He was born in Trotter, PA, USA on November 1, 1917, and died on August 14, 1999. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 1947, 1948 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | DET | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1941 | DET | 54 | 220 | 42 | 76 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 5 | .345 |
| 1946 | DET | 93 | 276 | 34 | 68 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 25 | 36 | 3 | .246 |
| 1947 | DET | 116 | 398 | 62 | 102 | 28 | 6 | 15 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 3 | .256 |
| 1948 | DET | 138 | 496 | 91 | 143 | 16 | 11 | 23 | 80 | 77 | 57 | 1 | .288 |
| 1949 | DET | 104 | 310 | 55 | 83 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 59 | 42 | 29 | 1 | .268 |
| 1950 | DET | 69 | 142 | 16 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 1 | .218 |
| 1951 | DET | 110 | 295 | 41 | 83 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 51 | 40 | 38 | 2 | .281 |
| 1952 | DET | 97 | 255 | 29 | 64 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 4 | .251 |
| 1953 | DET | 79 | 97 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 0 | .268 |
| Career | — | 864 | 2493 | 381 | 676 | 106 | 43 | 87 | 385 | 330 | 312 | 20 | .271 |
On this day & linked events
1999
Died August 14, 1999
1940
Major-league debut: Pat Mullin
Pat Mullin made a major-league debut on September 18, 1940.
1949
Pat Mullin's Three-Home-Run Game, 1949
Pat Mullin hit three home runs for the Detroit Tigers against the New York Yankees on June 26, 1949.
1953
Final major-league game: Pat Mullin
Pat Mullin played a final major-league game on September 27, 1953.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain