Ray Fosse Notable

b. April 4, 1947 · Cleveland Indians 1967–1972, 1976–1977, Oakland Athletics 1973–1975, Seattle Mariners 1977, Milwaukee Brewers 1979

Ray Fosse played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1967 and closing with the Milwaukee Brewers in 1979.

Across 924 games he batted .256, with 758 hits and 299 runs. He finished with 61 home runs, 117 doubles and 15 stolen bases.

He played 889 games behind the plate, with 4,831 putouts and 78 errors. He turned 61 double plays.

He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 1970 to 1971.

He was born in Marion, IL, USA on April 4, 1947, and died on October 13, 2021. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	2	1970, 1971
Gold Glove	2	1970, 1971
The Sporting News All-Star	1	1970

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1967	CLE	7	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	.063
1968	CLE	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1969	CLE	37	116	11	20	3	0	2	9	8	29	1	.172
1970	CLE	120	450	62	138	17	1	18	61	39	55	1	.307
1971	CLE	133	486	53	134	21	1	12	62	36	62	4	.276
1972	CLE	134	457	42	110	20	1	10	41	45	46	5	.241
1973	OAK	143	492	37	126	23	2	7	52	25	62	2	.256
1974	OAK	69	204	20	40	8	3	4	23	11	31	1	.196
1975	OAK	82	136	14	19	3	2	0	12	8	19	0	.140
1976	CLE	90	276	26	83	9	1	2	30	20	20	1	.301
1977	CLE/SEA	89	272	28	75	10	1	6	32	9	28	0	.276
1979	MIL	19	52	6	12	3	1	0	2	2	6	0	.231
Career	—	924	2957	299	758	117	13	61	324	203	363	15	.256

On this day & linked events

1947

Born April 4, 1947

Marion, IL, USA

2021

Died October 13, 2021

1967

Major-league debut: Ray Fosse

Ray Fosse made a major-league debut on September 8, 1967.

1979

Final major-league game: Ray Fosse

Ray Fosse played a final major-league game on September 30, 1979.

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