Les Mueller

Belleville native Les Mueller pitched in the minor leagues after graduating from Belleville Township High School in 1937. The Detroit Tigers called him up for the 1941 season. Following service in World War II, he returned to Detroit in 1945, was a member of the World Series championship team, and set a record by pitching 19 2/3 continuous innings that year. He returned to the family furniture business in Belleville in 1949 after three years in the minors, but remained active as a player, manager, and sponsor in county and Mon-Clair leagues. He served as a city alderman from 1957 to 1961 and was also a founder of the voluntary association that established Citizens Park in 1958.

Belleville, Illinois · United States