Joseph Gordon Mueller (December 10, 1922 – September 7, 2006) was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the season. Listed at and , Mueller batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Baltimore, attended Loyola College in Maryland, and served in the United States Navy during World War II.

Mueller's ten-year pro career began in 1941 with his hometown Orioles, then a minor league baseball franchise in the International League. He made his major-league debut nine years later as a member of the Red Sox' early season roster. In eight relief appearances, three in April and July and two in May, Mueller allowed eight runs and 11 hits, giving 13 base on balls and registering one strikeout in seven full innings pitched for a 10.29 ERA. He did not have a decision or a save. He also spent part of that year at Triple-A Louisville, then finished his pro career in 1952. After baseball, he had a long and successful career in commercial real estate in his native state.

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Mueller died at the age of 83 in Timonium, Maryland where he lived.

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See also

1950 Boston Red Sox season

Boston Red Sox all-time roster

References

External links

Baseball Reference

Retrosheet

1922 births

2006 deaths

Baltimore Orioles (International League) players

Baseball players from Baltimore

Boston Red Sox players

Businesspeople from Maryland

Lancaster Red Roses players

Louisville Colonels (minor league) players

Loyola Greyhounds baseball players

Major League Baseball pitchers

Ottawa A's players

People from Timonium, Maryland

Baseball players from Baltimore County, Maryland

Scranton Red Sox players

Wilkes-Barre Barons (baseball) players

20th-century American businesspeople

United States Navy personnel of World War II

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