Jim Ray
James Francis Ray
(Sting)
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.
Born: December 1, 1944 in Rock Hill, SC
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1963.
(All Transactions)
Debut: September 16, 1965 (Age 20)
vs. SFG 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Teams (by GP): Astros/Tigers 1965-1974
Final Game: September 30, 1974 (Age 29)
About biographical information
Career Home Runs Allowed
For all seasons after 1973, the play-by-play data is complete (
summary of missing data for
pre-1974). For some games from 1954 to 1973, we do not have
complete play-by-play.
Jim Ray: 52 Career Home Runs Allowed
0 leading off,
3 walk-off,
4 tying,
15 go ahead
| 2 Tms |
| HOU | 48 |
| DET | 4 |
| |
| vs RHB | 34 |
| vs LHB | 18 |
| |
| Away | 27 |
| Home | 25 |
| |
| Leverage |
| High Lev | 10 |
| Medium Lev | 18 |
| Low Lev | 24 |
|
| 15 Opps |
| CIN | 11 |
| LAD | 7 |
| MON | 5 |
| PHI | 4 |
| STL | 4 |
| CHC | 4 |
| NYM | 3 |
| SFG | 3 |
| SDP | 3 |
| PIT | 2 |
| ATL | 2 |
| MIN | 1 |
| OAK | 1 |
| TEX | 1 |
| CLE | 1 |
|
|
| 16 Parks |
| HOU02 | 23 |
| LOS03 | 4 |
| MON01 | 4 |
| CIN07 | 3 |
| NYC17 | 3 |
| CHI11 | 3 |
| SFO02 | 2 |
| DET04 | 2 |
| STL07 | 1 |
| PHI12 | 1 |
| OAK01 | 1 |
| CIN08 | 1 |
| ATL01 | 1 |
| PHI11 | 1 |
| MIN02 | 1 |
| SAN01 | 1 |
|
|
|
| Game Totals |
| 1·HR gms | 44 |
| 2·HR gms | 4 |
| Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
| | |
| OrderPos |
| 6th | 11 |
| 5th | 10 |
| 4th | 8 |
| 2nd | 7 |
| 3rd | 6 |
| 7th | 3 |
| 1st | 3 |
| 9th | 2 |
| 8th | 2 |
|
| Outs |
| 1 | 29 |
| 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 9 |
| |
| DefPos |
| 1B | 15 |
| RF | 9 |
| CF | 7 |
| 3B | 7 |
| C | 5 |
| PH | 3 |
| 2B | 3 |
| LF | 3 |
|
| Bases |
| --- | 28 |
| 1-- | 10 |
| 12- | 5 |
| -2- | 5 |
| 1-3 | 2 |
| 123 | 1 |
| --3 | 1 |
| |
| 85 Runs |
| RISP | 14 |
| 0 on | 28 |
| 1 on | 16 |
| 2 on | 7 |
| 3 on | 1 |
| Any on | 24 |
|
| Inning |
| 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 7 |
| 6 | 11 |
| 7 | 6 |
| 8 | 8 |
| 9 | 7 |
| Extra | 2 |
| |
| 1-3 | 7 |
| 4-6 | 22 |
| 7-end | 23 |
|
| RelScore |
| +4.. | 11 |
| +3 | 6 |
| +2 | 3 |
| +1 | 4 |
| Tied | 13 |
| -1 | 1 |
| -2 | 6 |
| -3 | 5 |
| -4.. | 3 |
| |
| Ahead | 24 |
| Tied | 13 |
| Behind | 15 |
| Before event, for batter |
|
|
| 1965 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
Batter |
@Bat |
|
|
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
R |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1965-09-22 |
Curt Flood |
STL |
|
HOU |
tied 0-0 |
b 1 |
0 |
1-- |
2 |
2 |
8 |
16% |
74% |
|
Home Run; Tolan Scores |
| 1968 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
Batter |
@Bat |
|
|
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
R |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1968-04-20 |
Bill White |
PHI |
|
HOU |
ahead 4-1 |
b 6 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
6 |
3 |
3% |
97% |
|
Home Run |
| 3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1968-04-29 |
Johnny Bench |
CIN |
@ |
HOU |
tied 1-1 |
t 2 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
6 |
2 |
13% |
63% |
|
Home Run (LF-CF) |
| 4 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1968-06-03 |
Orlando Cepeda |
STL |
@ |
HOU |
ahead 6-2 |
t 9 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1% |
100% |
|
Home Run |
| 5 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
1968-07-31 |
Ernie Banks |
CHC |
|
HOU |
ahead 4-1 |
b 6 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
5 |
3 |
3% |
96% |
|
Home Run |
| 6 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
1968-08-18 (2) |
J.C. Martin |
NYM |
|
HOU |
tied 0-0 |
b 2 |
0 |
1-- |
2 |
6 |
2 |
19% |
78% |
|
Home Run; Swoboda Scores |
| 1969 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
Batter |
@Bat |
|
|
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
R |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 7 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
1969-04-11 |
Bill Russell |
LAD |
@ |
HOU |
ahead 6-2 |
t 6 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
2 |
9 |
3% |
96% |
|
Home Run |
| 8 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
1969-04-24 |
Ollie Brown |
SDP |
@ |
HOU |
tied 0-0 |
t 2 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
4 |
9 |
11% |
61% |
|
Home Run |
| 9 |
9 |
3 |
1 |
1969-06-05 |
Mike Shannon |
STL |
@ |
HOU |
tied 2-2 |
t 4 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
6 |
5 |
14% |
61% |
|
Home Run |
| 10 |
10 |
4 |
1 |
1969-06-12 |
Roberto Clemente |
PIT |
@ |
HOU |
behind 1-3 |
t 6 |
1 |
1-- |
2 |
3 |
9 |
26% |
47% |
|
Home Run; Alou Scores |
| 11 |
11 |
5 |
1 |
1969-07-19 |
Ted Savage |
CIN |
|
HOU |
behind 3-9 |
b 8 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
6 |
9 |
1% |
1% |
|
Home Run (CF-RF) |
| 12 |
12 |
6 |
1 |
1969-08-02 |
Ron Fairly |
MON |
|
HOU |
behind 1-3 |
b 3 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
2 |
8 |
11% |
40% |
|
Home Run |
| 13 |
13 |
7 |
2 |
1969-08-02 |
Rusty Staub |
MON |
|
HOU |
behind 2-5 |
b 9 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
3 |
9 |
5% |
8% |
|
Home Run |
| 14 |
14 |
8 |
1 |
1969-09-19 |
Lee May |
CIN |
@ |
HOU |
tied 0-0 |
t 6 |
2 |
1-- |
2 |
6 |
3 |
31% |
77% |
|
Home Run; Johnson Scores |
| 15 |
15 |
9 |
1 |
1969-09-27 |
Alex Johnson |
CIN |
|
HOU |
behind 0-3 |
b 5 |
2 |
-2- |
2 |
7 |
7 |
19% |
35% |
|
Home Run; May Scores |
| 16 |
16 |
10 |
2 |
1969-09-27 |
Johnny Bench |
CIN |
|
HOU |
behind 2-4 |
b 7 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
5 |
2 |
13% |
30% |
|
Home Run |
| 17 |
17 |
11 |
1 |
1969-10-02 |
Ted Sizemore |
LAD |
|
HOU |
tied 0-0 |
b 1 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
2 |
4 |
11% |
64% |
|
Home Run |
| 1970 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
Batter |
@Bat |
|
|
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
R |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 18 |
18 |
1 |
1 |
1970-04-09 |
Dick Dietz |
SFG |
|
HOU |
behind 0-3 |
b 5 |
1 |
1-- |
2 |
6 |
2 |
19% |
38% |
|
Home Run; McCovey Scores |
| 19 |
19 |
2 |
1 |
1970-04-14 |
Willie Crawford |
LAD |
@ |
HOU |
ahead 1-0 |
t 4 |
2 |
--- |
1 |
5 |
9 |
12% |
71% |
|
Home Run |
| 20 |
20 |
3 |
1 |
1970-05-15 |
Nate Colbert |
SDP |
|
HOU |
tied 8-8 |
b 10 |
1 |
-2- |
2 |
4 |
3 |
31% |
100% |
Walk-Off |
Home Run; Spiezio Scores |
| 21 |
21 |
4 |
1 |
1970-05-23 |
Bernie Carbo |
CIN |
@ |
HOU |
ahead 6-3 |
t 5 |
2 |
--- |
1 |
6 |
7 |
7% |
89% |
|
Home Run |
| 22 |
22 |
5 |
2 |
1970-05-23 |
Tony Perez |
CIN |
@ |
HOU |
ahead 8-3 |
t 6 |
2 |
-2- |
2 |
3 |
5 |
3% |
99% |
|
Home Run; Tolan Scores |
| 23 |
23 |
6 |
1 |
1970-05-27 |
Orlando Cepeda |
ATL |
|
HOU |
ahead 4-0 |
b 2 |
1 |
12- |
3 |
5 |
3 |
7% |
96% |
|
Home Run; Aaron Scores; Carty Scores |
| 24 |
24 |
7 |
1 |
1970-05-31 (1) |
Tommie Agee |
NYM |
|
HOU |
ahead 7-2 |
b 6 |
1 |
-2- |
2 |
1 |
8 |
2% |
99% |
|
Home Run; Weis Scores |
| 25 |
25 |
8 |
1 |
1970-06-07 |
Deron Johnson |
PHI |
@ |
HOU |
ahead 5-0 |
t 5 |
1 |
12- |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4% |
99% |
|
Home Run; Taylor Scores; Doyle Scores |
| 26 |
26 |
9 |
1 |
1970-06-27 |
Bernie Carbo |
CIN |
@ |
HOU |
ahead 4-1 |
t 8 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
6 |
7 |
3% |
97% |
|
Home Run |
| 27 |
27 |
10 |
1 |
1970-07-18 |
Jim Hickman |
CHC |
@ |
HOU |
ahead 5-3 |
t 9 |
1 |
1-- |
2 |
4 |
8 |
6% |
98% |
|
Home Run; Williams Scores |
| 28 |
28 |
11 |
1 |
1970-07-28 |
Ron Santo |
CHC |
|
HOU |
behind 1-6 |
b 6 |
1 |
12- |
3 |
4 |
5 |
15% |
24% |
|
Home Run; Kessinger Scores; Beckert Scores |
| 29 |
29 |
12 |
1 |
1970-08-03 (1) |
Orlando Cepeda |
ATL |
@ |
HOU |
ahead 4-2 |
t 5 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
4 |
3 |
9% |
85% |
|
Home Run |
| 30 |
30 |
13 |
1 |
1970-08-14 |
Rusty Staub |
MON |
@ |
HOU |
ahead 4-0 |
t 5 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
2 |
9 |
4% |
94% |
|
Home Run |
| 1971 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
Batter |
@Bat |
|
|
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
R |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 31 |
31 |
1 |
1 |
1971-04-15 |
Fran Healy |
SFG |
|
HOU |
tied 3-3 |
b 10 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
9 |
PH |
43% |
100% |
Walk-Off |
Home Run |
| 32 |
32 |
2 |
1 |
1971-05-16 |
Joe Hague |
STL |
@ |
HOU |
behind 3-12 |
t 7 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
5 |
3 |
0% |
0% |
|
Home Run |
| 33 |
33 |
3 |
1 |
1971-07-30 (2) |
Rusty Staub |
MON |
|
HOU |
behind 4-5 |
b 9 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
3 |
9 |
47% |
57% |
|
Home Run |
| 1972 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
Batter |
@Bat |
|
|
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
R |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 34 |
34 |
1 |
1 |
1972-05-29 |
Joe Hague |
CIN |
@ |
HOU |
ahead 4-3 |
t 9 |
0 |
1-3 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
5% |
99% |
|
Home Run; Tolan Scores; Bench Scores |
| 35 |
35 |
2 |
1 |
1972-06-01 |
Tony Perez |
CIN |
@ |
HOU |
ahead 8-3 |
t 9 |
1 |
-2- |
2 |
5 |
3 |
0% |
100% |
|
Home Run; Tolan Scores |
| 36 |
36 |
3 |
1 |
1972-06-08 |
Tom Hutton |
PHI |
|
HOU |
ahead 5-1 |
b 7 |
1 |
1-- |
2 |
5 |
3 |
2% |
99% |
|
Home Run; Luzinski Scores |
| 37 |
37 |
4 |
1 |
1972-06-25 |
Joe Morgan |
CIN |
|
HOU |
behind 2-4 |
b 7 |
0 |
1-- |
2 |
2 |
4 |
33% |
58% |
|
Home Run; Rose Scores |
| 38 |
38 |
5 |
1 |
1972-06-29 |
Jim Lefebvre |
LAD |
|
HOU |
behind 2-5 |
b 6 |
2 |
12- |
3 |
8 |
PH |
38% |
52% |
|
Home Run; Garvey Scores; Cannizzaro Scores |
| 39 |
39 |
6 |
2 |
1972-06-29 |
Steve Garvey |
LAD |
|
HOU |
tied 5-5 |
b 8 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
6 |
5 |
32% |
87% |
|
Home Run |
| 40 |
40 |
7 |
1 |
1972-07-05 |
Roberto Clemente |
PIT |
@ |
HOU |
ahead 5-4 |
t 5 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
3 |
9 |
13% |
76% |
|
Home Run |
| 41 |
41 |
8 |
1 |
1972-07-30 (1) |
Dave Roberts |
SDP |
@ |
HOU |
behind 4-6 |
t 8 |
1 |
1-3 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
53% |
75% |
|
Home Run; Jestadt Scores; Thomas Scores/unER |
| 42 |
42 |
9 |
1 |
1972-08-21 |
Jim Beauchamp |
NYM |
|
HOU |
tied 2-2 |
b 9 |
2 |
1-- |
2 |
7 |
3 |
44% |
100% |
Walk-Off |
Home Run; Milner Scores |
| 43 |
43 |
10 |
1 |
1972-09-09 |
Steve Garvey |
LAD |
|
HOU |
ahead 3-0 |
b 8 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
6 |
5 |
1% |
99% |
|
Home Run |
| 1973 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
Batter |
@Bat |
|
|
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
R |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 44 |
44 |
1 |
1 |
1973-05-29 |
Rick Monday |
CHC |
|
HOU |
ahead 4-1 |
b 4 |
2 |
--- |
1 |
1 |
8 |
6% |
90% |
|
Home Run |
| 45 |
45 |
2 |
1 |
1973-06-29 |
Bobby Bonds |
SFG |
@ |
HOU |
behind 1-3 |
t 7 |
1 |
123 |
4 |
9 |
PH |
48% |
82% |
|
Home Run; Matthews Scores; Speier Scores; Rader Scores |
| 46 |
46 |
3 |
1 |
1973-07-06 (1) |
John Boccabella |
MON |
|
HOU |
behind 4-7 |
b 6 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
8 |
2 |
10% |
24% |
|
Home Run |
| 47 |
47 |
4 |
1 |
1973-08-02 |
Willie Davis |
LAD |
@ |
HOU |
ahead 1-0 |
t 8 |
0 |
--- |
1 |
3 |
8 |
12% |
88% |
|
Home Run |
| 48 |
48 |
5 |
1 |
1973-08-18 |
Bill Robinson |
PHI |
@ |
HOU |
tied 0-0 |
t 4 |
1 |
1-- |
2 |
5 |
8 |
23% |
73% |
|
Home Run; Montanez Scores |
| 1974 HRs |
#car |
#yr |
#gm |
Date |
Batter |
@Bat |
|
|
Score |
Inn |
Out |
RoB |
R |
BOP |
Pos |
bWPA |
bWE |
Notes |
Play Description |
| 49 |
49 |
1 |
1 |
1974-05-04 |
Eric Soderholm |
MIN |
|
DET |
ahead 5-0 |
b 7 |
1 |
--3 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
1% |
100% |
|
Home Run (Deep LF); Oliva Scores |
| 50 |
50 |
2 |
1 |
1974-08-06 |
John Lowenstein |
CLE |
@ |
DET |
tied 7-7 |
t 6 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
1 |
4 |
18% |
65% |
|
Home Run |
| 51 |
51 |
3 |
1 |
1974-08-18 |
Gene Tenace |
OAK |
|
DET |
ahead 10-3 |
b 8 |
2 |
12- |
3 |
7 |
3 |
0% |
100% |
|
Home Run; Rudi Scores/unER; Garner Scores/unER; Tenace Scores/Team unER |
| 52 |
52 |
4 |
1 |
1974-08-25 |
Mike Hargrove |
TEX |
@ |
DET |
ahead 4-2 |
t 8 |
1 |
--- |
1 |
4 |
3 |
7% |
93% |
|
Home Run |
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