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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]

Ralph Mitterling

Mitterling from The 1954 Owl
Biographical details
Born	(1890-04-19)April 19, 1890 Freeburg, Pennsylvania
Died	January 22, 1956(1956-01-22) (aged 65) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Playing career
Football
1911–1914	Ursinus
1916	Springfield (MA)
Baseball
1916	Philadelphia Athletics
Position(s)	Halfback (football) Outfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1919–1920	Ursinus
1923	Susquehanna
1924	Schuylkill (assistant)
1926–1935	East Stroudsburg
Basketball
1919–1921	Ursinus
Baseball
1920–1921	Ursinus
1927–1936	East Stroudsburg
1939–1954	Pittsburgh
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1919–1921	Ursinus
Head coaching record
Overall	47–52–7 (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 runs	0
Runs batted in	2
Teams
Philadelphia Athletics (1916)

Head coaching record

Football

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) (1926–1935)
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
1934	East Stroudsburg	4–2–1
1935	East Stroudsburg	3–5
East Stroudsburg:		39–33–7
Total:		47–52–7

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Ralph Mitterling at Find a Grave

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