Ray Fosse
American baseball player and broadcast commentator (1947–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Raymond Earl Fosse (April 4, 1947 – October 13, 2021) was an American professional baseball player and television sports color commentator. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher from 1967 to 1979, most prominently as an All-Star player for the Cleveland Indians, and then as a two-time World Series champion with the Oakland Athletics dynasty of the early 1970s.[1] He also played for the Seattle Mariners and the Milwaukee Brewers.[1] After his playing career, Fosse was a popular television and radio color commentator for the Athletics.
Ray Fosse | |
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Catcher | |
Born: (1947-04-04)April 4, 1947 Marion, Illinois, U.S. | |
Died: October 13, 2021(2021-10-13) (aged 74) Oakland, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 8, 1967, for the Cleveland Indians | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 30, 1979, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .256 |
Home runs | 61 |
Runs batted in | 324 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Fosse was selected by the Indians to become the team's first draft pick when MLB implemented its first amateur draft in 1965. Fosse was a two-time All-Star and won two Gold Glove Awards in a playing career that was marred by numerous injuries.[2] In 2001, Fosse was voted one of the 100 greatest players in Cleveland Indians' history by a panel of veteran baseball writers, executives and historians.[3] He was named to the Oakland Athletics' 50th-anniversary team in 2018, and was inducted into the St. Louis Hall of Fame on February 11, 2019.[3] In 2022, Fosse was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame.[4]