Ray Fosse

Ray Fosse
Ray Fosse
	Catcher
	Born: April 4, 1947; Marion, Illinois, U.S.
	Died: October 13, 2021 (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
	Cleveland Indians (1967–1972); Oakland Athletics (1973–1975); Cleveland Indians (1976–1977); Seattle Mariners (1977); Milwaukee Brewers (1979);
Career highlights and awards
	2× All-Star (1970, 1971); 2× World Series champion (1973, 1974); 2× Gold Glove Award (1970, 1971); Athletics Hall of Fame;

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. He also played for the Seattle Mariners and the Milwaukee Brewers. After his playing career, Fosse was a popular television and radio color commentator for the Athletics.

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. 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. 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. In 2022, Fosse was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame.

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