Ray Mueller Autographs
Ray Coleman Mueller (March 8, 1912 – June 29, 1994) was an American professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1944 and 1946 to 1951. Nicknamed "Iron Man", Mueller was the starting catcher in every game the Cincinnati Reds played — 155 — during the wartime 1944 season. Mueller caught a National League-record 233 consecutive games in 1943–1944 and 1946.
The native of Pittsburg, Kansas, was a first cousin of MLB infielder Don Gutteridge. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg). During a 14-year Major League career, Mueller played for the Cincinnati Reds, Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants. After his playing career, Mueller managed in minor league baseball and coached in the Majors for the Giants (1956), Chicago Cubs (1957) and Cleveland Indians (1966).
But he became best known as the everyday catcher of the 1944 Reds. In 1943, Mueller had warmed up for his iron-man role by catching in 141 games for Cincinnati, including every game from July 31 through the end of the campaign. Then, in 1944, he started and caught in every Red game — 155, including an official contest that was ruled a tie. While he did not catch every inning for the 1944 Reds (backups Len Rice, Joe Just and Johnny Riddle handled 17 total chances in a total of 43 innings caught), Mueller caught 140 complete games and 1,3292⁄3 innings; he handled 545 chances, threw out 39 percent of would-be base-stealers, and batted a career-high .286 with ten home runs and 73 runs batted in. He was named to the National League All-Star team and caught Clyde Shoun's no-hitter against Boston on May 15, 1944.
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Traded items with a signature of Ray Mueller
The most expensive item with a signature of Ray Mueller (1951 Bowman RAY MUELLER Signed Card #313 Auto Slabbed Braves RC High # PSA/DNA) was sold in September 2025 for $175.00 while the cheapest item (Ray Mueller (1912-1994) signed cut on a 3x5) found a new owner for $0.99 in October 2014. The month with the most items sold (3) was January 2009 with an average selling price of $9.00 for an autographed item of Ray Mueller. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2025 with $175.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was May 2010. In average, an autographed item from Ray Mueller is worth $7.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Ray Mueller were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1943-49 RAY MUELLER-CINCINNATI REDS AUTOGRAPHED CUT-ON 3X5 W/PHOTO-d.1994 | $3.99 |  |
| 1951 Bowman RAY MUELLER Signed Card #313 Auto Slabbed Braves RC High # PSA/DNA | $175.00 | |
| 1961 Fleer #128 Ray Mueller Autographed Card PSA. HOF | $13.50 | |
| 1961 FLEER BASEBALL GREATS-#128 RAY MUELLER, CATCHER; HARD SIGNED BY RAY MUELLER | $14.99 | |
| 1970's Postcard -RAY MUELLER (1935-1951 Reds, Braves) *AUTOGRAPHED* d.1994 | $11.99 | |
| Autograph: RAY MUELLER, 1957 Chicago Cubs coach ~ 3X5 photo postcard TM | $7.75 | |
| Autographed Brace Postcard of Pirates Ray Mueller | $9.00 | |
| Ray Mueller (1912-1994) signed 3x5 postcard (P.M. 6-5-1950) | $3.99 | |
| Ray Mueller (d. 1994) Signed Index Card - Braves, Pirates, Reds, Giants | $3.98 | |
| Ray Mueller 1961 Fleer Autograph Auto Card PSA/DNA | $50.99 | |
| Ray Mueller 3x5 Baseball Autograph Alex Stern Collection | $10.00 | |
| Ray Mueller Boston Braves Signed Cut Matted 8x10 Color Photo W/Our COA | $25.00 | |
| RAY MUELLER INDEX CARD SIGNED 1935-51 BOSTON BRAVES REDS D.1994 | $7.99 | |
| RAY MUELLER SIGNED INDEX CARD PSA/DNA AUTOGRAPHED CINCINNATI REDS GEM MINT 10 | $89.99 | |
| SIGNED 3x5 INDEX CARD OF RAY MUELLER (DECEASED 1994)! GREAT AUTOGRAPH! | $9.50 | |
