Ray Fosse

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 215lb (188cm, 97kg)

Born: April 4, 1947 in Marion, IL us

Died: October 13, 2021 in Diablo, CA

Buried: Unknown Cemetery, Carefree, AZ

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (7th) of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Marion HS (Marion, IL).

High School: Marion HS (Marion, IL)

School: Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, IL)

Debut: September 8, 1967 (Age 20-157d, 12,627th in major league history)
vs. KCA 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1979 (Age 32-179d)
vs. MIN 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: Raymond Earl Fosse

Nicknames: Marion Mule

Pronunciation: \FOSS-ee\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.8

2957

758

.256

299

RBI

324

OBP

.306

SLG

.367

OPS

.673

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1969 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 12	CLE		BOS	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
2	8 (3)	Apr 17	CLE		DET	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
3	15 (6)	Apr 26	CLE		WSA	L,1-8	GF	8	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	23 (7)	May 7	CLE		MIN	L,3-10	GF	27	5.0	5	0	0	5	0	PH C
5	24	May 10	CLE		CHW	L,0-4	GF	22	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
6	25	May 11	CLE		CHW	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
7	26	May 13	CLE	@	KCR	W,8-6	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
8	27	May 14	CLE	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	43	11.0	10	1	1	12	0	C
9	28	May 15	CLE	@	KCR	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	8	1	1	10	0	C
10	29	May 16	CLE		OAK	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	C
11	30	May 17	CLE		OAK	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
12	31	May 20	CLE		KCR	W,4-1	CG	29	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
13	32	May 21	CLE		KCR	L,0-4	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
14	33	May 22	CLE		KCR	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
15	34	May 23	CLE		SEP	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
16	35	May 24	CLE		SEP	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
17	36	May 25	CLE		SEP	L,2-3	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	42 (5)	Jun 1	CLE	@	OAK	L,1-11	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
19	44 (1)	Jun 3	CLE	@	SEP	W,3-1	GF	16	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
20	45	Jun 4	CLE	@	SEP	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	12	1	2	15	0	C
21	46	Jun 6	CLE		CAL	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
22	47	Jun 7	CLE		CAL	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
23	48	Jun 8 (1)	CLE		CAL	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
24	49	Jun 8 (2)	CLE		CAL	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	10	2	1	13	1	C
25	50	Jun 9	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
26	51	Jun 10	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-9	CG	40	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	138 (86)	Sep 5 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
28	140 (1)	Sep 7	CLE		NYY	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
29	141	Sep 8	CLE		BOS	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
30	143 (1)	Sep 10	CLE		DET	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
31	147 (3)	Sep 14	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
32	150 (2)	Sep 17	CLE	@	DET	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
33	151	Sep 18	CLE	@	DET	W,6-4	GS	32	7.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
34	156 (4)	Sep 25	CLE		BAL	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	3	2	1	6	1	C
35	158 (1)	Sep 27	CLE	@	WSA	L,2-3	GS	22	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
36	160 (1)	Sep 30	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	45	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
37	161	Oct 1	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
							37gm		295.0	237	18	6	261	2