Ray Blades

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-7, 163lb (170cm, 73kg)

Born: August 6, 1896 in Mount Vernon, IL us

Died: May 18, 1979 in Lincoln, IL

Buried: Odd Fellows Cemetery, McLeansboro, IL

Debut: August 19, 1922 (Age 26-013d, 5,492nd in major league history)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 25, 1932 (Age 36-050d)
vs. PIT 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1922 season

Full Name: Francis Raymond Blades

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.5

2415

726

.301

467

RBI

340

OBP

.395

SLG

.460

OPS

.855

OPS+

123

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1932 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1932 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	STL		PIT	W,10-2	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
2	9 (7)	Apr 22	STL	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	37	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	11 (1)	Apr 24	STL	@	CIN	W,8-3	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	15 (3)	Apr 30	STL	@	CHC	L,3-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	16	May 1	STL	@	CHC	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
6	17	May 2	STL		CIN	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
7	18	May 3	STL		CIN	W,9-0	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	19	May 4	STL		CIN	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
9	20	May 5	STL		NYG	L,6-10	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
10	21	May 6	STL		NYG	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
11	22	May 8 (1)	STL		NYG	L,1-4	GS	0		0	0	0	0	0
12	30 (7)	May 17	STL		BSN	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
13	31	May 18	STL		BSN	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
14	32	May 20	STL		PIT	L,0-5	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
15	35 (2)	May 24	STL		CHC	W,8-6	GF	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	37 (1)	May 27	STL	@	PIT	L,4-8	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	48 (10)	Jun 8	STL	@	BSN	W,15-8	GF	24	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
18	50 (1)	Jun 10	STL	@	BSN	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
19	51	Jun 11	STL	@	BRO	L,3-12	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	52	Jun 15	STL	@	PHI	L,4-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	56 (3)	Jun 19	STL	@	NYG	W,7-0	GS	0		0	0	0	0	0
22	57	Jun 21	STL	@	NYG	W,5-1	GS	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
23	58	Jun 22	STL	@	NYG	L,1-9	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
24	64 (5)	Jun 28	STL	@	CIN	W,6-2	GS	18	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
25	65	Jun 29	STL	@	CIN	W,10-9	GF	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	67 (1)	Jul 1	STL	@	PIT	W,5-3	GF	21	4.0	2	0	0	2	0
27	68	Jul 2	STL	@	PIT	W,5-4	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
28	71 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	STL		CIN	T,3-3	GF	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	72	Jul 5	STL		CIN	L,4-12	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
30	73	Jul 6	STL		BSN	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	74	Jul 7	STL		BSN	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
32	75	Jul 8	STL		BSN	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
33	76	Jul 9	STL		PHI	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
34	77	Jul 10 (1)	STL		PHI	W,7-5	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
35	78	Jul 10 (2)	STL		PHI	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	79	Jul 12	STL		PHI	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
37	80	Jul 13	STL		NYG	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
38	81	Jul 14	STL		NYG	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
39	97 (15)	Jul 29	STL	@	BRO	L,4-7	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	104 (6)	Aug 5	STL	@	NYG	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	105	Aug 6 (1)	STL	@	NYG	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	3	2	0	5	0
42	107 (1)	Aug 8 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
43	108	Aug 8 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	44	11.0	0	0	0	0	0
44	109	Aug 9	STL	@	PHI	W,18-13	CG	50	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	110	Aug 10	STL	@	PHI	W,11-5	GS	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
46	122 (11)	Aug 22 (2)	STL		BSN	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
47	127 (4)	Aug 27	STL		BRO	L,3-8	GF	5	1.0	0	0	1	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	140 (12)	Sep 10	STL	@	NYG	L,7-11	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
49	141	Sep 11 (1)	STL	@	NYG	L,3-7	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
50	142	Sep 11 (2)	STL	@	NYG	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
51	143	Sep 13 (1)	STL	@	BRO	L,5-6	GS	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
52	145 (1)	Sep 14	STL	@	BRO	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
53	146	Sep 15	STL	@	BRO	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
54	147	Sep 17	STL	@	BSN	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
55	148	Sep 18 (1)	STL	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	0	8.2	2	0	0	2	0
56	149	Sep 18 (2)	STL	@	BSN	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
57	150	Sep 20	STL		CIN	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
58	151	Sep 21	STL		CIN	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
59	152	Sep 22	STL		CIN	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
60	153	Sep 23	STL		PIT	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
61	154	Sep 24	STL		PIT	L,4-7	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
62	155	Sep 25 (1)	STL		PIT	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
63	156	Sep 25 (2)	STL		PIT	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
							63gm		2.0	108	2	3	113	0