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Ray Fosse

Raymond Earl Fosse

All-Star Player

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: April 4, 1947 in Marion, IL
High School: Marion (Marion, IL)
Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1965 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1967
Final Game: September 30, 1979
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1967 20 CLE AL 7 16 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .063 .063 .063 .125 -63 1 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1968 21 CLE AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1969 22 CLE AL 37 126 116 11 20 3 0 2 9 1 0 8 29 .172 .230 .250 .480 33 29 3 1 0 1 1 2
1970 23 CLE AL 120 497 450 62 138 17 1 18 61 1 5 39 55 .307 .361 .469 .830 124 211 9 1 4 3 5 *2 AS,MVP-23,GG
1971 24 CLE AL 133 529 486 53 134 21 1 12 62 4 1 36 62 .276 .329 .397 .726 98 193 15 4 0 3 6 *2/3 AS,GG
1972 25 CLE AL 134 508 457 42 110 20 1 10 41 5 1 45 46 .241 .312 .354 .666 95 162 18 3 1 2 15 *2/3
1973 26 OAK AL 143 532 492 37 126 23 2 7 52 2 2 25 62 .256 .291 .354 .644 85 174 10 1 9 5 4 *2/D
1974 27 OAK AL 69 222 204 20 40 8 3 4 23 1 1 11 31 .196 .241 .324 .564 66 66 6 2 2 3 1 2/D
1975 28 OAK AL 82 147 136 14 19 3 2 0 12 0 1 8 19 .140 .192 .191 .383 10 26 5 1 1 1 0 2/34
1976 29 CLE AL 90 300 276 26 83 9 1 2 30 1 2 20 20 .301 .347 .362 .709 110 100 8 0 3 1 1 2/3D
1977 30 TOT AL 89 293 272 28 75 10 1 6 32 0 6 9 28 .276 .305 .386 .691 91 105 7 3 8 1 2 2/D3
1977 30 CLE AL 78 257 238 25 63 7 1 6 27 0 5 7 26 .265 .293 .378 .671 85 90 5 3 8 1 2 2/3D
1977 30 SEA AL 11 36 34 3 12 3 0 0 5 0 1 2 2 .353 .389 .441 .830 128 15 2 0 0 0 0 /2D
1979 32 MIL AL 19 56 52 6 12 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 6 .231 .286 .327 .613 66 17 1 2 0 0 0 2/D3
12 Seasons 924 3226 2957 299 758 117 13 61 324 15 19 203 363 .256 .306 .367 .673 90 1084 82 18 28 20 35
162 Game Avg. 162 566 518 52 133 21 2 11 57 3 3 36 64 .256 .306 .367 .673 90 190 14 3 5 4 6
CLE (8 yrs) 600 2233 2039 219 549 77 5 50 230 12 14 155 243 .269 .323 .385 .708 99 786 58 12 16 11 30
OAK (3 yrs) 294 901 832 71 185 34 7 11 87 3 4 44 112 .222 .262 .320 .582 68 266 21 4 12 9 5
SEA (1 yr) 11 36 34 3 12 3 0 0 5 0 1 2 2 .353 .389 .441 .830 128 15 2 0 0 0 0
MIL (1 yr) 19 56 52 6 12 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 6 .231 .286 .327 .613 66 17 1 2 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1973 26 OAK AL ALCS BAL W 5 15 11 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 .091 .214 .182 .396 2 0 0 1 1 0
1973 26 OAK AL WS NYM W 7 20 19 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .158 .200 .211 .411 4 0 0 0 0 1
1974 27 OAK AL ALCS BAL W 4 14 12 1 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 .333 .385 .667 1.051 8 0 0 1 0 0
1974 27 OAK AL WS LAD W 5 15 14 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 .143 .200 .357 .557 5 0 0 0 0 0
1975 28 OAK AL ALCS BOS L 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (5 Series) 22 66 58 4 10 3 0 2 7 0 0 5 14 .172 .234 .328 .562 19 0 0 2 1 1
3 ALCS 10 31 25 3 5 2 0 1 6 0 0 3 5 .200 .276 .400 .676 10 0 0 2 1 0
2 WS 12 35 33 1 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 9 .152 .200 .273 .473 9 0 0 0 0 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1967 CLE AL 20 C 7 5 47.1 53 46 7 0 0 1.000 1.0 25.4 1 10.08 7.57 .989 7.21 6.16 2 1 3 4 57%
1968 CLE AL 21 C 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 6.75 6.00 0 0 0 0
1969 CLE AL 22 C 37 32 295.0 261 237 18 6 2 .977 -5.0 -20.3 -5 7.78 6.89 .987 6.65 5.59 7 13 36 14 28%
1970 CLE AL 23 C 120 120 1064.2 934 854 70 10 7 .989 6.0 6.8 6 7.81 7.70 .988 6.65 5.82 17 43 40 48 55% AS,MVP-23,GG
1971 CLE AL 24 C 126 119 1052.0 831 748 73 10 16 .988 -4.0 -4.6 -4 7.02 6.52 .988 6.37 5.63 13 52 56 38 40% AS,GG
1971 CLE AL 24 1B 4 5 37.0 19 19 0 0 6 1.000 -0.6 -19.5 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 4.62 4.75 .989 9.58 8.10 AS,GG
1972 CLE AL 25 C 124 121 1086.0 795 713 70 12 9 .985 -2.0 -2.2 -2 6.49 6.31 .985 6.48 5.66 12 39 53 31 37%
1972 CLE AL 25 1B 3 2 21.0 28 27 1 0 3 1.000 -0.4 -22.9 -0.4 -0.6 0.2 0 12.00 9.33 .989 9.77 8.03
1973 OAK AL 26 C 141 137 1200.2 786 713 63 10 5 .987 10.0 10.0 10 5.82 5.50 .985 6.05 5.29 5 46 41 52 56%
1973 OAK AL 26 DH 2
1974 OAK AL 27 C 68 64 529.2 336 299 28 9 6 .973 0.0 0.0 0 5.56 4.81 .983 5.89 5.01 3 4 35 19 35%
1974 OAK AL 27 DH 1
1975 OAK AL 28 C 82 41 404.2 270 250 15 5 1 .981 -3.0 -8.9 -3 5.89 3.23 .983 6.00 5.04 2 6 35 13 27%
1975 OAK AL 28 1B 1 0 2.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -120.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 13.50 3.00 1.000 9.90 8.30
1975 OAK AL 28 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.70
1976 CLE AL 29 C 85 78 686.0 532 483 42 7 9 .987 -2.0 -3.5 -2 6.89 6.18 .981 5.75 4.90 4 19 67 30 31%
1976 CLE AL 29 1B 3 1 13.0 11 10 1 0 1 1.000 0.2 18.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0 7.62 3.67 .991 9.83 8.87
1976 CLE AL 29 DH 1
1977 TOT AL 30 C 85 74 660.1 513 455 49 9 5 .982 -5.0 -9.1 -5 6.87 5.93 .986 6.01 5.06 5 27 69 35 34%
1977 TOT AL 30 DH 3
1977 CLE AL 30 C 77 67 603.1 482 426 48 8 4 .983 -4.0 -8.0 -4 7.07 6.16 .986 6.01 5.06 4 25 67 35 34%
1977 CLE AL 30 1B 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 4.50 1.00 1.000 9.90 8.80
1977 CLE AL 30 DH 1
1977 SEA AL 30 C 8 7 57.0 31 29 1 1 1 .968 -1.0 -21.1 -1 4.74 3.75 .987 6.02 5.06 1 2 2 0 0%
1977 SEA AL 30 DH 2
1979 MIL AL 32 C 13 5 59.1 35 32 3 0 1 1.000 1.0 20.2 1 5.31 2.69 .983 5.46 4.69 0 0 2 2 50%
1979 MIL AL 32 DH 5
1979 MIL AL 32 1B 1 1 8.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 45.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 10.12 9.00 .989 10.12 8.80
12 Seasons C 889 796 7087.2 5347 4831 438 78 61 .985 -3.0 -0.5 -3 6.69 5.93 .986 6.23 5.37 70 250 437 286 40%
6 Seasons 1B 13 9 83.0 71 69 2 0 10 1.000 -0.8 -11.6 -0.8 -0.8 -0.1 0 7.70 5.46 .990 9.74 8.38
5 Seasons DH 12
1 Season 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.70
12 Seasons TOT 903 805 7170.2 5418 4900 440 78 71 .986 -3.8 -0.6 -0.8 -0.8 -0.1 0 -3 6.70 5.91 .971 6.27 5.41 70 250 437 286 40%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1970 *
1971

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1970 AL (23, 2%)
0.02 Career Shares (1339th)

Gold Gloves
1970 AL (C)
1971 AL (C)
All multiple winners

Batting Average s c a p y
1970 AL  .307 (7th)**

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1972 AL  15 (4th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1972 AL  18 (5th)

Youngest s c a p y
1967 AL  born 1947-04-04 (8th)

             
A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 4 (1814), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 20 (762), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 8, 1965: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1965 amateur draft.

March 24, 1973: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Jack Heidemann to the Oakland Athletics for Dave Duncan and George Hendrick.

December 9, 1975: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Oakland Athletics.

September 9, 1977: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Seattle Mariners for Bill Laxton and cash.

October 20, 1977: Granted Free Agency.

December 31, 1977: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

April 3, 1980: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

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