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Ray Katt
Raymond Frederick Katt
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: May 9, 1927 in New Braunfels, TX
Schools: Texas A&M University
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 16, 1952
Final Game: July 21, 1959
Died: October 20, 1999 in New Braunfels, TX
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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
1952 25 NYG NL 9 28 27 4 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .222 .250 .222 .472 31 6 2 0 0 /2
1953 26 NYG NL 8 31 29 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .172 .200 .207 .407 5 6 0 0 1 /2
1954 27 NYG NL 86 227 200 26 51 7 1 9 33 1 0 19 29 .255 .314 .435 .749 93 87 4 0 4 4 2
1955 28 NYG NL 124 355 326 27 70 7 2 7 28 0 0 22 38 .215 .268 .313 .581 53 102 13 2 4 1 4 *2
1956 29 TOT NL 84 276 259 21 64 8 0 13 34 0 2 12 40 .247 .285 .429 .713 89 111 3 2 2 1 2 2
1956 29 NYG NL 37 109 101 10 23 4 0 7 14 0 1 6 16 .228 .278 .475 .753 99 48 1 1 1 0 1 2
1956 29 STL NL 47 167 158 11 41 4 0 6 20 0 1 6 24 .259 .289 .399 .688 83 63 2 1 1 1 1 2
1957 30 NYG NL 72 188 165 11 38 3 1 2 17 1 0 15 35 .230 .294 .297 .591 61 49 7 2 1 5 1 2
1958 31 STL NL 19 47 41 1 7 1 0 1 4 0 0 4 6 .171 .239 .268 .507 32 11 3 0 1 1 0 2
1959 32 STL NL 15 25 24 0 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 .292 .292 .375 .667 72 9 2 0 1 0 0 2
8 Seasons 417 1177 1071 92 248 29 4 32 120 2 2 74 164 .232 .282 .356 .638 68 381 34 6 14 12 7
162 Game Avg. 162 457 416 36 96 11 2 12 47 1 1 29 64 .232 .282 .356 .638 68 148 13 2 5
NYG (6 yrs) 336 938 848 80 193 22 4 25 94 2 1 64 126 .228 .283 .351 .634 67 298 27 5 11 10 6
STL (3 yrs) 81 239 223 12 55 7 0 7 26 0 1 10 38 .247 .280 .372 .652 72 83 7 1 3 2 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1952 NYG NL 25 C 8 43 39 4 0 0 1.000 5.38 .984 4.84 2
1953 NYG NL 26 C 8 40 33 6 1 0 .975 4.88 .985 4.66 1
1954 NYG NL 27 C 82 56 531.1 296 265 23 8 4 .973 -1.0 -2.3 -1 4.88 3.51 .986 5.36 4.57 12 6 6 11 65%
1955 NYG NL 28 C 122 95 849.1 534 482 45 7 7 .987 3.0 4.2 3 5.58 4.32 .987 5.65 4.82 17 7 17 20 54%
1956 TOT NL 29 C 84 76 663.1 437 395 34 8 4 .982 3.0 5.4 3 5.82 5.11 .985 5.83 5.01 5 8 17 14 45%
1956 NYG NL 29 C 37 30 259.1 186 164 18 4 1 .978 5.0 23.1 5 6.32 4.92 .985 5.83 5.01 3 0 3 10 77%
1956 STL NL 29 C 47 46 404.0 251 231 16 4 3 .984 -2.0 -5.9 -2 5.50 5.26 .985 5.83 5.01 2 8 14 4 22%
1957 NYG NL 30 C 68 47 426.1 268 238 25 5 4 .981 1.0 2.8 1 5.55 3.87 .988 5.98 4.99 6 5 9 8 47%
1958 STL NL 31 C 14 11 93.1 69 63 4 2 2 .971 0.0 0.0 0 6.46 4.79 .988 6.06 5.19 1 1 6 3 33%
1959 STL NL 32 C 14 5 55.0 41 38 2 1 0 .976 1.0 21.8 1 6.55 2.86 .990 6.33 5.24 0 0 0 1 100%
8 Seasons C 400 290 2618.2 1728 1553 143 32 21 .981 7.0 3.2 7 5.83 4.24 .987 5.72 4.86 44 27 55 57 51%
8 Seasons TOT 400 290 2618.2 1728 1553 143 32 21 .981 7.0 3.2 7 5.83 4.24 .968 5.72 4.86 44 27 55 57 51%

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1360), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3121), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1947 Season: Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent.

June 14, 1956: Traded by the New York Giants with Alvin Dark, Don Liddle and Whitey Lockman to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jackie Brandt, Dick Littlefield, Bill Sarni and Red Schoendienst. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Gordon Jones (October 1, 1956) to the New York Giants to complete the trade.

December 11, 1956: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Wally Lammers (minors), Jackie Collum and Tom Poholsky to the Chicago Cubs for Jim Davis, Sam Jones, Hobie Landrith and Eddie Miksis.

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

April 2, 1958: Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jim King.

November 19, 1958: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

Before 1959 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

August 4, 1959: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

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