Ralph Mitterling

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Ralph Mitterling
Mitterling from The 1954 Owl
Biographical details
Born(1890-04-19)April 19, 1890
Freeburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 22, 1956(1956-01-22) (aged 65)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1911–1914Ursinus
1916Springfield
Baseball
1916Philadelphia Athletics
Position(s)Halfback (football)
Outfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1919–1920Ursinus
1923Susquehanna
1924Schuylkill (assistant)
1926–1935East Stroudsburg
Basketball
1919–1921Ursinus
Baseball
1920–1921Ursinus
1927–1936East Stroudsburg
1939–1954Pittsburgh
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1919–1921Ursinus
Head coaching record
Overall47–52–7 (football)
17–28 (basketball)
173–155–2 (baseball)
Ralph Mitterling
Outfielder
Born: (1890-04-19)April 19, 1890
Freeburg, Pennsylvania
Died: January 22, 1956(1956-01-22) (aged 65)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 7, 1916, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
July 21, 1916, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average.154
Home runs0
Runs batted in2
Teams

Ralph "Sarge" Mitterling (April 19, 1890 – January 22, 1956) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He played Major League Baseball as an outfielder for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1916 season. He served in the US Army during World War I. Mitterling was the head football coach at Ursinus College from 1919 to 1920, at Susquehanna University in 1923, and at East Stroudsburg State Teachers College—now East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania—from 1926 to 1935, compiling a career college football record of 47–52–7. He was also the head basketball coach at Ursinus from 1919 to 1921, tallying a mark of 17–28, and the head baseball coach at the University of Pittsburgh from 1939 to 1954, amassing a record of 89–106–1. Mitterling died on January 22, 1956, at Veteran's Hospital in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1]

Head coaching record[edit]

Football[edit]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Ursinus Bears (Independent) (1919–1920)
1919 Ursinus 2–7
1920 Ursinus 3–6
Ursinus: 5–13
Susquehanna Crusaders (Independent) (1923)
1923 Susquehanna 3–6
Susquehanna: 3–6
East Stroudsburg Warriors (Independent) (1926–1933)
1926 East Stroudsburg 6–1–1
1927 East Stroudsburg 6–1–1
1928 East Stroudsburg 4–5
1929 East Stroudsburg 3–4–1
1930 East Stroudsburg 4–4
1931 East Stroudsburg 3–2–2
1932 East Stroudsburg 2–5–1
1933 East Stroudsburg 4–4
East Stroudsburg Warriors (Pennsylvania State Teachers Conference) (1934–1935)
1934 East Stroudsburg 4–2–1 2–1 4th
1935 East Stroudsburg 3–5 1–2 9th
East Stroudsburg: 39–33–7 3–3
Total: 47–52–7

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mitterling, Pitt Baseball Coach, Dies". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. January 23, 1956. p. 22. Retrieved June 5, 2011 – via Google News.

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