# Billy Muffett
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{{Short description|American baseball player (1930–2008)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Billy Muffett
|position=[Pitcher](/source/Pitcher)
|image=Billy Muffett (4037029183) (cropped).jpg
|caption=Muffett with the [Detroit Tigers](/source/Detroit_Tigers) in 1992
|image_size=125
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date|1930|9|21|mf=y}}
|birth_place=[Hammond, Indiana](/source/Hammond%2C_Indiana), U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|2008|6|15|1930|9|21}}
|death_place=[Monroe, Louisiana](/source/Monroe%2C_Louisiana), U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=August 3
|debutyear=1957
|debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=April 28
|finalyear=1962
|finalteam=Boston Red Sox
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[Win–loss record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching))
|stat2label=[Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average)
|stat3label=[Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s
|stat1value=16–23
|stat2value=4.33
|stat3value=188
|teams=
*[St. Louis Cardinals](/source/St._Louis_Cardinals) ({{by|1957}}–{{by|1958}})
*[San Francisco Giants](/source/San_Francisco_Giants) ({{by|1959}})
*[Boston Red Sox](/source/Boston_Red_Sox) ({{by|1960}}–{{by|1962}})
|highlights=
*[World Series champion](/source/World_Series_champion) ({{wsy|1967}})
}}
'''Billy Arnold Muffett''' (September 21, 1930 – June 15, 2008) was an American professional [baseball](/source/baseball) player and [coach](/source/coach_(baseball)). He [pitched](/source/pitcher) in the Major Leagues for all or parts of six seasons (1957–1962) for the [St. Louis Cardinals](/source/St._Louis_Cardinals), [San Francisco Giants](/source/San_Francisco_Giants) and [Boston Red Sox](/source/Boston_Red_Sox). In his playing days, he stood {{convert|6|ft|1|in}} tall, weighed {{convert|198|lb}}, and threw and batted right-handed. He was born in [Hammond, Indiana](/source/Hammond%2C_Indiana).
Beginning his professional career in 1949, Muffett missed the 1952 and 1953 seasons due to military service.{{cn|date=October 2022}} He returned to [minor league baseball](/source/minor_league_baseball) in 1954.[{{cite web|title=Billy Muffett Minor Leagues Statistics & History|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=muffet001bil|website=baseball-reference.com|publisher=sports-reference.com|accessdate=May 9, 2016}}]
Muffett came to the major leagues with St. Louis in 1957 and fashioned his best overall season, winning three of five decisions, posting an [earned run average](/source/earned_run_average) of 2.25 and notching eight [saves](/source/save_(baseball)). Over his career, he won 16 and lost 23 (.410) with a 4.33 ERA in 125 games. He threw seven [complete game](/source/complete_game)s and one [shutout](/source/shutout_(baseball)) and was credited with 15 career saves.
After retiring as a player, Muffett was a longtime MLB [pitching coach](/source/coach_(baseball)) for the [Cardinals](/source/List_of_St._Louis_Cardinals_coaches), [California Angels](/source/California_Angels) and [Detroit Tigers](/source/Detroit_Tigers) between 1967 and 1994, as well a minor league instructor. He coached on the Cardinals' 1967–68 [National League](/source/National_League_(baseball)) pennant-winning clubs, and their [1967 World Series](/source/1967_World_Series) champion edition. He survived a bout with [cancer](/source/cancer) in 1987, but continued in his role as Tiger pitching coach during his recovery.
Billy Muffett died June 15, 2008, at his home in [Monroe, Louisiana](/source/Monroe%2C_Louisiana).[{{cite web |url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080617/SPORTS/306170007 |title=Longtime Monroe resident Billy Muffett, former Major League player and coach, dies at age 78 |website=thenewsstar.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618024025/http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20080617%2FSPORTS%2F306170007 |archivedate=June 18, 2008 |date=June 17, 2008 |first1=Keith |last1=Prince |accessdate=June 6, 2016 }}]
==See also==
* [List of St. Louis Cardinals coaches](/source/List_of_St._Louis_Cardinals_coaches)
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{Baseballstats |mlb=119483 |br=m/muffebi01 |brm=muffet001bil}}
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{{succession box | title=[St. Louis Cardinals](/source/St._Louis_Cardinals) [pitching coach](/source/coach_(baseball)) | before=[Joe Becker](/source/Joe_Becker_(baseball)) | years=1967–1970 | after= [Barney Schultz](/source/Barney_Schultz)}}
{{succession box | title=[California Angels](/source/Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim) [pitching coach](/source/coach_(baseball)) | before=[Tom Morgan](/source/Tom_Morgan_(baseball)) | years=1974–1977 | after= [Marv Grissom](/source/Marv_Grissom)}}
{{succession box | title=[Detroit Tigers](/source/Detroit_Tigers) [pitching coach](/source/coach_(baseball)) | before=[Roger Craig](/source/Roger_Craig_(baseball)) | years=1985–1994 | after= [Ralph Treuel](/source/Ralph_Treuel)}}
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