Clarence Francis "Heinie" Mueller (September 16, 1899 - January 23, 1975) was an American

United States

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 center

Center fielder

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 and right fielder

Right fielder

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 in Major League Baseball

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. Born in Creve Coeur, Missouri

Creve Coeur, Missouri

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, Mueller debuted September 25, , and played his final game on June 15, . He played for the St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

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 (1920–1926), New York Giants

San Francisco Giants

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 (1926–1927), Boston Braves

Atlanta Braves

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 (1928–1929), and St. Louis Browns

Baltimore Orioles

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 (1935). In 11 seasons, Mueller played in 693 games (368 as a center fielder) and had a batting average

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 of .282. He died in DeSoto, Missouri at age 75.

"Heinie

Heinie

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" was a popular nickname for German baseball players in the early part of the 20th Century. Mueller was one of 22 major league Heinies in the first half of the century. Others include: Heinie Beckendorf

Heinie Beckendorf

Henry Ward "Heinie" Beckendorf was a Major League Baseball catcher from 1909-1910. He was born in New York, New York, and died in Jackson Heights, New York.-Playing career:...

 1909-1910, Heinie Berger

Heinie Berger

Charles Carl "Heinie" Berger , was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Born in LaSalle, Illinois, Berger played for four seasons for the Cleveland Naps , making his debut May 6, 1907, and playing his final on July 22, 1910. His best years were 1908 and 1909, with Berger winning 13 games in each of...

 1907-1910, Heinie Elder

Heinie Elder

Henry Knox "Heinie" Elder was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Heinie Elder was born in Seattle, Washington, and died in Long Beach, California.-Playing career:...

 1913-1913, Heinie Groh

Heinie Groh

Henry Knight "Heinie" Groh was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who spent nearly his entire career with the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants. He was the National League's top third baseman in the late 1910s and early 1920s, and captained championship teams with the Reds and ...

 1912-1927 - of "bottle bat" fame, Heinie Heitmuller

Heinie Heitmuller

William Frederick "Heinie" Heitmuller was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball. He was born in San Francisco, California and died at age 29 in Los Angeles, California...

 1909-1910, Heinie Heltzel

Heinie Heltzel

William Wade "Heinie" Heltzel was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who was born and died in York, Pennsylvania.-Playing career:...

 1943-1944, Heinie Jantzen

Heinie Jantzen

Walter Charles "Heinie" Jantzen was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who was born in Chicago, Illinois and died at age 57 in Hines, Illinois. Jantzen played one season in the major leagues, playing 31 games for the St. Louis Browns between June 29 and September 13,...

 1912-1912, Heinie Kappel

Heinie Kappel

Henry "Heinie" Kappel was an American infielder in Major League Baseball who was born and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Kappel played three seasons in the major leagues with the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Columbus Solons . Kappel played in 105 games: 49 games at shortstop, 33 at third...

 1887-1889, Heinie Manush

Heinie Manush

Henry Emmett Manush , nicknamed "Heinie" due to his German heritage, was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball, and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964....

 1923-1939 - the only Hall of Fame "Heinie", Heinie Meine

Heinie Meine

Henry William "Heinie" Meine was a professional baseball player. Meine was a right-handed pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns in 1922 and for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1929 to 1934. He was given the nickname "The Count of Luxemburg" on account of his operating a speakeasy/tavern in the...

 1922-1934, Heinie Mueller 1938-1941, Heinie Odom

Heinie Odom

Herman Boyd "Heinie" Odom was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who played a single game with the New York Yankees in 1925. He was born and died in Rusk, Texas. He was born Herman Boyd, and later changed his name.After attending the University of Texas, Odom played his only major...

 1925-1925, Heinie Peitz

Heinie Peitz

Henry Clement "Heinie" Peitz was an American baseball catcher. He played for the St. Louis Browns , Cincinnati Reds , Pittsburgh Pirates , Louisville Colonels , and St. Louis Cardinals...

 1892-1913, Heinie Reitz 1893-1899, Heinie Sand

Heinie Sand

John Henry "Heinie" Sand was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played from 1923 to 1928 with the Philadelphia Phillies. He debuted on April 17, and played his final game on September 30, . In 1925, he had a .364 on base percentage and 55 runs batted in and was 18th in the voting...

 1923-1928, Heinie Scheer

Heinie Scheer

Henry William "Heinie" Scheer was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1922 to 1923....

 1922-1923, Heinie Schuble

Heinie Schuble

Henry George "Heinie" Schuble was a Major League Baseball infielder who played seven seasons in the major leagues with the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers .-Playing career:...

 1927-1936, Heinie Smith

Heinie Smith

George Henry "Heinie" Smith was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Louisville Colonels , Pittsburgh Pirates , New York Giants and Detroit Tigers . Smith batted and threw right-handed...

 1897-1903, Heinie Stafford

Heinie Stafford

Henry Alexander "Heinie" Stafford was an American Major League Baseball player who played a single game for the New York Giants in .-Tufts University :...

 1916-1916, Heinie Wagner

Heinie Wagner

Charles Francis "Heinie" Wagner was an American baseball player and manager. He played shortstop for the New York Giants and the Boston Red Sox . He was also the manager of the Red Sox during the 1930 baseball season.Wagner was born in Harlem, New York, in September 1880...

 1902-1918, and Heinie Zimmerman

Heinie Zimmerman

Henry Zimmerman , known as "Heinie" or "The Great Zim," was a Major League Baseball player in the early 20th century. Zimmerman played for the Chicago Cubs and New York Giants...

 1907-1919 - implicated in the Black Sox scandal. There have been no Heinies in the major leagues since World War II

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Heinie was the brother of fellow MLB player Walter Mueller

Walter Mueller

Walter John Mueller was a professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues from 1922 to 1926. Mueller would play for the Pittsburgh Pirates...

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