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Ray Jablonski
Raymond Leo Jablonski (Jabbo)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 183 lb.

Born: December 17, 1926 in Chicago, IL
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1953
Final Game: September 17, 1960
Died: November 25, 1985 in Chicago, IL
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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
1953 26 STL NL 157 640 604 64 162 23 5 21 112 2 2 34 61 .268 .308 .427 .735 89 258 15 1 1 *5 RoY-3
1954 27 STL NL 152 674 611 80 181 33 3 12 104 9 4 49 42 .296 .345 .419 .764 98 256 17 2 1 11 *5/3 AS
1955 28 CIN NL 74 239 221 28 53 9 0 9 28 0 1 13 35 .240 .289 .403 .691 79 89 4 3 0 2 1 57
1956 29 CIN NL 130 458 407 42 104 25 1 15 66 2 4 37 57 .256 .324 .432 .756 98 176 14 7 1 6 6 *5/4
1957 30 NYG NL 107 344 305 37 88 15 1 9 57 0 2 31 47 .289 .346 .433 .779 109 132 8 0 0 8 2 5/37
1958 31 SFG NL 82 251 230 28 53 15 1 12 46 2 0 17 50 .230 .287 .461 .748 96 106 11 2 0 2 2 5/7
1959 32 TOT MLB 85 164 152 15 39 5 0 5 22 1 0 11 30 .257 .305 .388 .693 83 59 3 0 0 1 0 5/6
1959 32 STL NL 60 96 87 11 22 4 0 3 14 1 0 8 19 .253 .313 .402 .715 85 35 3 0 0 1 0 5/6
1959 32 KCA AL 25 68 65 4 17 1 0 2 8 0 0 3 11 .262 .294 .369 .663 80 24 0 0 0 0 0 5
1960 33 KCA AL 21 37 32 3 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 8 .219 .297 .250 .547 50 8 1 0 0 1 0 /5
8 Seasons 808 2807 2562 297 687 126 11 83 438 16 13 196 330 .268 .320 .423 .743 94 1084 73 15 3 31 11
162 Game Avg. 162 563 514 60 138 25 2 17 88 3 3 39 66 .268 .320 .423 .743 94 217 15 3 1
STL (3 yrs) 369 1410 1302 155 365 60 8 36 230 12 6 91 122 .280 .326 .422 .748 93 549 35 3 2 12 0
SFG (2 yrs) 189 595 535 65 141 30 2 21 103 2 2 48 97 .264 .321 .445 .766 104 238 19 2 0 10 4
KCA (2 yrs) 46 105 97 7 24 2 0 2 11 0 0 7 19 .247 .295 .330 .625 70 32 1 0 0 1 0
CIN (2 yrs) 204 697 628 70 157 34 1 24 94 2 5 50 92 .250 .312 .422 .734 91 265 18 10 1 8 7
NL (7 yrs) 762 2702 2465 290 663 124 11 81 427 16 13 189 311 .269 .321 .427 .748 95 1052 72 15 3 30 11
AL (2 yrs) 46 105 97 7 24 2 0 2 11 0 0 7 19 .247 .295 .330 .625 70 32 1 0 0 1 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1953 STL NL 26 3B 157 399 94 278 27 27 .932 2.37 .952 2.72 RoY-3
1954 STL NL 27 3B 149 149 1299.1 454 122 298 34 25 .925 -8.6 -7.9 -8.6 -5.7 -2.9 0 2.91 2.82 .953 3.17 2.82 AS
1954 STL NL 27 1B 1 1 8.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 15.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 6.75 6.00 .983 9.79 9.30 AS
1955 CIN NL 28 3B 28 27 220.1 78 24 44 10 3 .872 -3.0 -16.3 -3.0 0.9 -3.9 0 2.78 2.43 .955 3.13 2.81
1955 CIN NL 28 LF 28 27 210.0 49 46 2 1 0 .980 -1.7 -9.7 -1.7 -3.0 1.3 0 2.06 1.71 .973 2.12 1.82
1955 CIN NL 28 OF 28 27 210.0 48 45 2 1 0 .979 -1.7 -9.7 -1.7 -3.0 1.3 0 2.01 1.68 .977 2.30 2.10
1956 CIN NL 29 3B 127 111 941.2 298 117 172 9 11 .970 -6.0 -7.6 -5.0 -0.1 -4.9 -1 2.76 2.28 .955 3.05 2.64
1956 CIN NL 29 2B 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.70
1957 NYG NL 30 3B 70 67 546.2 185 44 130 11 15 .941 1.5 3.3 0.5 -2.4 2.9 1 2.86 2.49 .952 2.96 2.71
1957 NYG NL 30 1B 6 6 49.0 62 55 6 1 5 .984 -0.3 -7.3 -0.3 -0.2 -0.2 0 11.20 10.17 .990 9.66 8.82
1957 NYG NL 30 LF 1 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.8 -120.0 -0.8 -0.8 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.70
1957 NYG NL 30 OF 1 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.8 -120.0 -0.8 -0.8 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.10
1958 SFG NL 31 3B 57 49 418.1 148 49 91 8 2 .946 -5.8 -16.6 -4.8 -2.8 -1.9 -1 3.01 2.46 .952 3.18 2.86
1958 SFG NL 31 LF 1 1 6.0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 -0.4 -80.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 1.50 1.00 1.000 1.95 1.50
1958 SFG NL 31 OF 1 1 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -80.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 1.50 1.00 1.000 2.25 2.00
1959 TOT MLB 32 3B 36 24 220.2 68 20 43 5 5 .926 -4.8 -26.1 -4.8 -0.6 -4.2 0 2.57 1.75 .953 3.10 2.69
1959 STL NL 32 3B 19 11 104.2 30 7 20 3 2 .900 -3.0 -34.4 -3.0 -0.2 -2.8 0 2.32 1.42 .953 2.98 2.66
1959 STL NL 32 SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.50
1959 KCA AL 32 3B 17 13 116.0 38 13 23 2 3 .947 -1.8 -18.6 -1.8 -0.4 -1.4 0 2.79 2.12 .953 3.21 2.72
1960 KCA AL 33 3B 6 6 44.0 18 4 13 1 0 .944 -1.6 -43.6 -1.6 -1.6 0.0 0 3.48 2.83 .950 3.15 2.72
8 Seasons 3B 630 433 3691.0 1648 474 1069 105 88 .936 -28.3 -9.2 -27.3 -12.3 -14.9 -1 3.76 2.45 .953 3.10 2.74
3 Seasons LF 30 29 224.0 51 47 2 2 0 .961 -2.9 -15.5 -2.9 -4.2 1.3 0 1.97 1.63 .975 2.11 1.81
3 Seasons OF 30 29 224.0 49 46 2 1 0 .980 -2.9 -15.5 -2.9 -4.2 1.3 0 1.93 1.60 .978 2.30 2.10
2 Seasons 1B 7 7 57.0 68 60 7 1 5 .985 -0.2 -4.2 -0.2 -0.1 -0.2 0 10.58 9.57 .990 9.68 8.89
1 Season 2B 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.70
1 Season SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.50
8 Seasons TOT 669 469 3973.1 1765 580 1078 107 93 .939 -31.6 -9.5 -30.6 -16.8 -13.8 0 -1 3.76 2.48 .895 3.15 2.78
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1954 (3B)

Games Played s c a p y
1953 NL--157--2nd

At Bats s c a p y
1954 NL--611--6th

Hits s c a p y
1954 NL--181--10th

Doubles s c a p y
1954 NL--33--10th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1953 NL--112--8th
1954 NL--104--7th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1954 NL--9--7th

Singles s c a p y
1954 NL--133--6th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1956 NL--7--3rd

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1954 NL--11--2nd
1956 NL--6--8th
1957 NL--8--2nd

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1954 NL--17--8th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1954 NL--10.3--7th

Outs Made s c a p y
1953 NL--460--7th
1954 NL--463--5th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 17 (1094), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 9 (1180), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1950), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  7. Fernando Tatis (945)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

Before 1947 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

November 24, 1948: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Boston Red Sox in the 1948 minor league draft.

December 8, 1954: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Jerry Staley to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Frank Smith.

November 13, 1956: Traded by the Cincinnati Redlegs with Elmer Singleton to the Chicago Cubs for Warren Hacker, Don Hoak and Pete Whisenant.

April 16, 1957: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Ray Katt to the New York Giants for Bob Lennon and Dick Littlefield.

March 25, 1959: Traded by the San Francisco Giants with Bill White to the St. Louis Cardinals for Don Choate and Sam Jones.

August 20, 1959: Selected off waivers by the Kansas City Athletics from the St. Louis Cardinals.

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