Ron Musselman

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1954)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

| image = Ron Musselman (Taps 1977).png

| caption = Musselman pitching for Clemson in 1977

| name = Ron Musselman

| position = Pitcher

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|11|11}}

| birth_place = Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.

| bats = Right

| throws = Right

|debutleague = MLB

| debutdate = August 18

| debutyear = 1982

| debutteam = Seattle Mariners

|finalleague = MLB

| finaldate = August 23

| finalyear = 1985

| finalteam = Toronto Blue Jays

|statleague = MLB

| stat1label = Win–loss record

| stat1value = 4–2

| stat2label = Earned run average

| stat2value = 3.73

| stat3label = Strikeouts

| stat3value = 47

| teams =

}}

Ralph Ronald Musselman (born November 11, 1954) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners ({{mlby|1982}}) and Toronto Blue Jays ({{mlby|1984}}-{{mlby|1985}}). Prior to turning professional, he played for the Clemson Tigers. Musselman was mostly a relief pitcher during his career, but did pick up four career victories. His lone MLB save came on September 24, 1984. Musselman pitched {{frac|2|3}} of an inning, closing out a wild 9-8 Blue Jays victory over the Red Sox.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS198409240.shtml|title=Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox Box Score, September 24, 1984}}

Following his baseball career, Musselman started a successful landscaping firm, Musselman Landscaping, which he dissolved in recent years to pursue a career as a realtor in the Wilmington, North Carolina area. Musselman is the biological father of professional golfer Lucas Glover.

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