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Irv Ray
Irving Burton Ray (Stubby)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 6", Weight 165 lb.
School University of Maine

Debut July 7, 1888
Final Game September 2, 1891
Born January 22, 1864 in Harrington, ME
Died February 21, 1948 in Harrington, ME

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1888 24 BSN NL  50  206   26   51   2  3   2   26   7      6  11  .248  .272  .316   83   65               1    
 1889 25 TOT     35  139   28   46   5  1   0   19  13     11   6  .331  .392  .381  119   53               3    
         BSN NL   9   33    8   10   1  0   0    2   1      4   0  .303  .378  .333   95   11               0    
         BAL AA  26  106   20   36   4  1   0   17  12      7   6  .340  .397  .396  128   42               3    
 1890 26 BAL AA  38  139   28   50   6  2   1   20  11     15      .360  .433  .453  151   63               3    
 1891 27 BAL AA 103  418   72  116  17  5   0   58  28     54  18  .278  .366  .342  101  143               4    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons      226  902  154  263  30 11   3  123  59  0  86  35  .292  .360  .359  109  324   0   0   0  11   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        647  110  189  22  8   2   88  42  0  62  25  .292  .360  .359  109  232   0   0   0   8   0
 Career High    103  418   72  116  17  5   2   58  28  0  54  18  .278  .366  .342  101  143   0   0   0   4   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1888 24 BSN NL  213  155   17   2.9    75| .248  .250| .272  .298| .316  .342| .588  .641|  83  .446  -4.6  -0.5     
 1889 25 TOT     153   93   20   5.6    93| .331  .269| .392  .341| .381  .365| .773  .706| 119  .633   4.0   0.4     
         BSN NL   37   23    4   4.6   100| .303  .280| .378  .352| .333  .382| .711  .734|  95  .528  -0.1   0.0     
         BAL AA  116   70   16   6.0    91| .340  .265| .397  .337| .396  .360| .793  .698| 128  .662   4.1   0.4     
 1890 26 BAL AA  157   89   27   7.9    93| .360  .270| .433  .350| .453  .355| .886  .706| 151  .792   9.8   1.0     
 1891 27 BAL AA  476  302   52   4.5    93| .278  .264| .366  .348| .342  .356| .708  .703| 101  .549   2.5   0.3     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       999  639  116   4.7    89| .292  .262| .360  .336| .359  .354| .719  .691| 109  .594  11.7   1.2     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1888 24 BSN NL SS 48 58 130 26 6 .879 .881 3.92 4.45 2B 3 3 3 4 0 .600 .923 2.00 5.67 1889 25 TOT SS 25 27 67 24 9 .797 .875 3.76 5.07 BSN NL SS 5 3 11 2 1 .875 .886 2.80 4.88 3B 4 6 4 2 1 .833 .885 2.50 3.52 BAL AA SS 20 24 56 22 8 .784 .873 4.00 5.12 OF 6 12 1 2 0 .867 .903 2.17 1.97 0 0 6 1890 26 BAL AA SS 38 40 104 17 7 .894 .885 3.79 4.84 1891 27 BAL AA OF 64 97 11 14 1 .885 .907 1.69 1.83 0 0 64 SS 40 71 103 28 9 .861 .879 4.35 5.04
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1888 24 BSN NL 2B 3 3 3 4 0 .600 .923 2.00 5.67 1889 25 BSN NL 3B 4 6 4 2 1 .833 .885 2.50 3.52 1889 25 BAL AA OF 6 12 1 2 0 .867 .903 2.17 1.97 0 0 6 1891 27 BAL AA OF 64 97 11 14 1 .885 .907 1.69 1.83 0 0 64 1888 24 BSN NL SS 48 58 130 26 6 .879 .881 3.92 4.45 1889 25 TOT SS 25 27 67 24 9 .797 .875 3.76 5.07 BSN NL SS 5 3 11 2 1 .875 .886 2.80 4.88 BAL AA SS 20 24 56 22 8 .784 .873 4.00 5.12 1890 26 BAL AA SS 38 40 104 17 7 .894 .885 3.79 4.84 1891 27 BAL AA SS 40 71 103 28 9 .861 .879 4.35 5.04
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total SS 151 196 404 95 31 .863 .880 3.97 4.81 OF 70 109 12 16 1 .883 .906 1.73 1.84 0 0 70 3B 4 6 4 2 1 .833 .885 2.50 3.52 2B 3 3 3 4 0 .600 .923 2.00 5.67 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 228 314 423 117 33 .863 .885 3.23 3.89
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Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

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At Bats per Strikeout
1891 AA-23.2-6

HOF Standards: Batting - 13.0 (1186) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
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Transactions 

August 15, 1889: Purchased by the Baltimore Orioles from the Boston Beaneaters. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)


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