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Ray Narleski
Raymond Edmond Narleski

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 175 lb.

Debut April 17, 1954
Final Game September 26, 1959
Born November 25, 1928 in Camden, NJ

Son of Bill Narleski

Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1954 25 CLE AL   3   3  42   2   1   0  19 13   89.0   59   25   22   8   44   52   2   2   362       1  2.22  3.69  166 1.157
 1955 26 CLE AL   9   1  60   1   1   0  36 19  111.7   91   47   46  11   52   94   0   3   471   3   0  3.71  4.00  108 1.281 MVP-6
 1956 27 CLE AL   3   2  32   0   0   0  21  4   59.3   36   11   10   5   19   42   1   0   234   0   0  1.52  4.20  277 0.927 AS
 1957 28 CLE AL  11   5  46  15   7   1  24 16  154.3  136   65   53  14   70   93   4   1   662   6   0  3.09  3.75  121 1.335
 1958 29 CLE AL  13  10  44  24   7   0  11  1  183.3  179   87   83  21   91  102   3   6   806  10   2  4.07  3.69   91 1.473 AS
 1959 30 DET AL   4  12  42  10   1   0  21  5  104.3  105   83   67  21   59   71   1   4   487   3   0  5.78  4.05   70 1.572
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  6 Yr WL% .566  43  33 266  52  17   1 132 58  702.0  606  318  281  80  335  454  11  16  3022  22   3  3.60  3.85  107 1.340
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     9   7  56  11   3   0  28 12  150.0  129   68   60  17   71   97   2   3   646   4   0  3.60  3.85  107 1.340
 Career High     13  12  60  24   7   1  36 19  183.3  179   87   83  21   91  102   4   6   806  10   2  1.52  4.20  277 0.927

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1954 25 CLE AL  42   16    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   5  .000  .059  .000  -83    0   2   0       0   0
 1955 26 CLE AL  60   24    0    7   0  0   0    5   0  0   0   8  .292  .292  .292   55    7   3   0   0   0   0 MVP-6
 1956 27 CLE AL  32    8    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   4  .250  .333  .250   55    2   0   0   0   0   0 AS
 1957 28 CLE AL  46   43    3    4   0  0   1    3   0  0   1  17  .093  .114  .163  -25    7   4   0   0   0   0
 1958 29 CLE AL  44   54    3   11   1  0   0    0   0  0   4  19  .204  .259  .222   35   12   4   0   0   0   0 AS
 1959 30 DET AL  42   21    0    2   0  1   0    0   0  0   0   4  .095  .095  .190  -25    4   4   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      266  166    7   26   1  1   1    8   0  0   7  57  .157  .191  .193    5   32  17   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        101    4   16   1  1   1    5   0  0   4  35  .157  .191  .193    5   19  10   0   0   0   1
 Career High     60   54    3   11   1  1   1    5   0  0   4  19                          12   4   0   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1954 25 CLE AL   19   18    0   0.0   100| .000  .268| .059  .344| .000  .391| .059  .735| -83  .000  -4.2  -0.4   0%
 1955 26 CLE AL   27   20    2   2.7   106| .292  .271| .292  .351| .292  .404| .584  .755|  55  .273  -1.7  -0.2   0%
 1956 27 CLE AL    9    6    1   4.5   108| .250  .270| .333  .352| .250  .412| .583  .764|  55  .465  -0.5   0.0   0%
 1957 28 CLE AL   48   43    1   0.6    99| .093  .263| .114  .335| .163  .397| .277  .732| -25  .028  -7.7  -0.8   0%
 1958 29 CLE AL   62   47    4   2.3    97| .204  .260| .259  .329| .222  .396| .481  .725|  35  .238  -4.9  -0.5   0%
 1959 30 DET AL   25   24    0   0.0   103| .095  .267| .095  .339| .190  .408| .285  .748| -25  .000  -3.9  -0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       190  158    8   1.4   101| .157  .265| .191  .338| .193  .399| .384  .737|   5  .105 -22.8  -2.3   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1954 25 CLE AL P 42 5 10 2 2 .882 .962 0.36 0.93 1.52 2.01 2 89.0 1955 26 CLE AL P 60 1 11 2 0 .857 .952 0.20 0.83 0.97 1.99 1 111.7 1956 27 CLE AL P 32 2 5 0 1 1.000 .946 0.22 0.82 1.07 1.92 0 59.0 AS 1957 28 CLE AL P 46 4 10 2 0 .875 .966 0.30 0.86 0.82 1.99 15 154.3 1958 29 CLE AL P 44 6 16 1 0 .957 .965 0.50 0.82 1.08 1.95 24 183.3 AS 1959 30 DET AL P 42 4 8 2 0 .857 .952 0.29 0.85 1.04 2.05 10 104.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1954 25 CLE AL P 42 5 10 2 2 .882 .962 0.36 0.93 1.52 2.01 2 89.0 1955 26 CLE AL P 60 1 11 2 0 .857 .952 0.20 0.83 0.97 1.99 1 111.7 1956 27 CLE AL P 32 2 5 0 1 1.000 .946 0.22 0.82 1.07 1.92 0 59.0 1957 28 CLE AL P 46 4 10 2 0 .875 .966 0.30 0.86 0.82 1.99 15 154.3 1958 29 CLE AL P 44 6 16 1 0 .957 .965 0.50 0.82 1.08 1.95 24 183.3 1959 30 DET AL P 42 4 8 2 0 .857 .952 0.29 0.85 1.04 2.05 10 104.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 266 22 60 9 3 .901 .959 0.31 0.85 1.05 1.99 52 701.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 266 22 60 9 3 .901 .959 0.31 0.85 1.05 1.98 52 702
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1954   WS    CLE NYG     L   2   0   2.25  0  0  0  0   4     1   1   1   2 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1954   WS    CLE NYG     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Pitching 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1956   CLE AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1958   CLE AL      0  0  0   3.1   1   0   0   1   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1956   CLE AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1958   CLE AL       1   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/2      0   1   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1956
1958 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1955-AL-6-0.27
Car-624-0.27 shares

ERA
1957 AL-3.09-7

Won-Loss %
1957 AL-.688-5

Hits Allowed/9IP
1957 AL-7.93-8

Strikeouts/9IP
1957 AL-5.42-8

Games
1954 AL-42-9
1955 AL-60-1
1957 AL-46-8
1958 AL-44-9
1959 AL-42-10

Saves
1954 AL-13-3
1955 AL-19-1
1957 AL-16-2

Bases On Balls Allow.
1958 AL-91-5

Losses
1959 AL-12-8

Wild Pitches
1958 AL-6-5

Games Finished
1955 AL-36-2
1956 AL-21-9
1957 AL-24-5
1959 AL-21-8

Adjusted ERA+
1957 AL-121-8

         

Black Ink: Pitching - 4 (458) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 23 (952) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 13.0 (589) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 10.0 (908) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1948 Season: Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent.

November 20, 1958: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Ossie Alvarez and Don Mossi to the Detroit Tigers for Billy Martin and Al Cicotte.


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