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Ray Murray
Raymond Lee Murray (Deacon)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 204 lb.

Debut April 25, 1948
Final Game September 25, 1954
Born October 12, 1917 in Spring Hope, NC
Died April 9, 2003 in Fort Worth, TX

Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians in 1946. (All Transactions)

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Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1948 30 CLE AL   4    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1950 32 CLE AL  55  139   16   38   8  2   1   13   1  0  12  13  .273  .331  .381   84   53   2           0   9
 1951 33 TOT AL  41  123   10   27   6  0   0   14   0  0  14   8  .220  .299  .268   53   33   2           0   5
         CLE AL   1    1    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000  453    1   0           0   0
         PHA AL  40  122   10   26   6  0   0   13   0  0  14   8  .213  .294  .262   50   32   2           0   5
 1952 34 PHA AL  44  136   14   28   5  0   1   10   0  0   9  13  .206  .255  .265   41   36   1           0   3
 1953 35 PHA AL  84  268   25   76  14  3   6   41   0  0  18  25  .284  .331  .425  100  114   2           1   6
 1954 36 BAL AL  22   61    4   15   4  1   0    2   0  0   2   5  .246  .270  .344   73   21   1   0       0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      250  731   69  184  37  6   8   80   1  0  55  67  .252  .305  .352   75  257   8   0   0   1  24
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        474   45  119  24  4   5   52   1  0  36  43  .252  .305  .352   75  167   5   0   0   1  16
 Career High     84  268   25   76  14  3   6   41   1  0  18  25  .284  .331  .425  100  114   2   0   0   1   9

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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1948 30 CLE AL    4    4    0   0.0   104| .000  .270| .000  .355| .000  .391| .000  .746|-100  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1950 32 CLE AL  153  112   18   4.3   111| .273  .275| .331  .361| .381  .412| .712  .773|  84  .431  -3.5  -0.3 100%
 1951 33 TOT AL  139  103   10   2.6   104| .220  .270| .299  .351| .268  .395| .567  .747|  53  .269  -8.0  -0.9   0%
         CLE AL    1    0    1          98|1.000  .261|1.000  .342|1.000  .383|2.000  .725| 453         0.5   0.0   0%
         PHA AL  138  103    9   2.4   104| .213  .270| .294  .351| .262  .396| .556  .747|  50  .233  -8.5  -0.9   0%
 1952 34 PHA AL  146  112    9   2.2   101| .206  .267| .255  .348| .265  .390| .520  .737|  41  .234 -11.4  -1.2   0%
 1953 35 PHA AL  289  200   37   5.0   106| .284  .274| .331  .351| .425  .404| .756  .755| 100  .549  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1954 36 BAL AL   64   48    6   3.4    93| .246  .257| .270  .331| .344  .376| .614  .707|  73  .392  -2.5  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       795  579   80   3.7   104| .252  .271| .305  .351| .352  .399| .657  .750|  75  .412 -27.7  -2.9 100%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1950 32 CLE AL   C   45    156   15    5    2  .972  .985  3.80  4.21               3             
 1951 33 TOT AL   C   40    111   25    2    5  .986  .982  3.40  4.40               4             
         CLE AL   C    1      4    1    0    0 1.000  .980  5.00  4.40               0             
         PHA AL   C   39    107   24    2    5  .985  .982  3.36  4.40               4             
 1952 34 PHA AL   C   42    175   35    1    3  .995  .985  5.00  4.70               4             
 1953 35 PHA AL   C   78    330   45    4    8  .989  .985  4.81  4.44               8             
 1954 36 BAL AL   C   21     83    9    1    3  .989  .986  4.38  4.76               1             
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1950 32 CLE AL   C   45    156   15    5    2  .972  .985  3.80  4.21               3             
 1951 33 TOT AL   C   40    111   25    2    5  .986  .982  3.40  4.40               4             
         CLE AL   C    1      4    1    0    0 1.000  .980  5.00  4.40               0             
         PHA AL   C   39    107   24    2    5  .985  .982  3.36  4.40               4             
 1952 34 PHA AL   C   42    175   35    1    3  .995  .985  5.00  4.70               4             
 1953 35 PHA AL   C   78    330   45    4    8  .989  .985  4.81  4.44               8             
 1954 36 BAL AL   C   21     83    9    1    3  .989  .986  4.38  4.76               1             
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
 Position Total   C  226    855  129   13   21  .987  .985  4.35  4.47              20             
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+
 Overall Total       226    855  129   13   21  .987  .985  4.35  4.47

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Transactions
Before 1946 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.
April 30, 1951: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Cleveland Indians with Sam Zoldak to the Philadelphia Athletics. The Chicago White Sox sent Gus Zernial and Dave Philley to the Philadelphia Athletics. The Philadelphia Athletics sent Paul Lehner to the Chicago White Sox. The Philadelphia Athletics sent Lou Brissie to the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians sent Minnie Minoso to the Chicago White Sox.
March 28, 1954: Purchased by the Baltimore Orioles from the Philadelphia Athletics for $25,000.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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