In 1940, Mueller played for the Beaumont Exporters in the Texas League and threw a no-hitter on August 22, 1940 against Dallas. The following year, Mueller reached the big leagues, pitching four games for the Detroit Tigers. He enlisted in the Army after the United States entered World War II and missed the next three seasons. After a physical revealed that he had a hernia, Mueller received a medical discharge in late 1944.\n', '

Mueller rejoined the Tigers for the 1945 season, going 6-8 in 26 games, including 18 games as a starter.\n', '

On April 17, 1945, Mueller faced Pete Gray, the St. Louis Browns\' famous one-armed outfielder, in Gray\'s first major league game. Gray got his first major league hit off Mueller, the first of 51 hits for Gray in 1945.\n', '

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