Ray Murray
Raymond Lee Murray (Deacon)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 204 lb.

Born: October 12, 1917 in Spring Hope, NC
Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 25, 1948
Final Game: September 25, 1954
Died: April 9, 2003 in Fort Worth, TX
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Standard Batting

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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
1948 30 CLE AL 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1950 32 CLE AL 55 153 139 16 38 8 2 1 13 1 0 12 13 .273 .331 .381 .712 84 53 9 0 2 2
1951 33 TOT AL 41 139 123 10 27 6 0 0 14 0 0 14 8 .220 .299 .268 .568 53 33 5 0 2 2
1951 33 CLE AL 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 453 1 0 0 0 /2
1951 33 PHA AL 40 138 122 10 26 6 0 0 13 0 0 14 8 .213 .294 .262 .556 50 32 5 0 2 2
1952 34 PHA AL 44 146 136 14 28 5 0 1 10 0 0 9 13 .206 .255 .265 .520 41 36 3 0 1 2
1953 35 PHA AL 84 289 268 25 76 14 3 6 41 0 0 18 25 .284 .331 .425 .756 100 114 6 1 2 2
1954 36 BAL AL 22 64 61 4 15 4 1 0 2 0 0 2 5 .246 .270 .344 .614 74 21 1 0 1 0 2
6 Seasons 250 795 731 69 184 37 6 8 80 1 0 55 67 .252 .305 .352 .657 75 257 24 1 8 0
162 Game Avg. 162 515 474 45 119 24 4 5 52 1 0 36 43 .252 .305 .352 .657 75 167 16 1 5
PHA (3 yrs) 168 573 526 49 130 25 3 7 64 0 0 41 46 .247 .303 .346 .649 74 182 14 1 5
CLE (3 yrs) 60 158 144 16 39 8 2 1 14 1 0 12 16 .271 .327 .375 .702 82 54 9 0 2
BAL (1 yr) 22 64 61 4 15 4 1 0 2 0 0 2 5 .246 .270 .344 .614 74 21 1 0 1 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1948 30 CLE AL 4 4 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .270 .000 .355 .000 .391 .000 .746 -100 .000 -1.2 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1950 32 CLE AL 153 112 18 4.3 111 .296 .273 .275 .331 .361 .381 .412 .712 .773 84 .431 -3.5 -0.3 .600 .201 .108 1.0
1951 33 TOT AL 139 103 10 2.6 104 .235 .220 .270 .299 .351 .268 .395 .568 .747 53 .269 -8.0 -0.8 .465 .163 .049
1951 33 CLE AL 1 0 1 98 1.000 1.000 .261 1.000 .342 1.000 .383 2.000 .725 453 0.5 0.0 .000 .000
1951 33 PHA AL 138 103 9 2.4 104 .228 .213 .270 .294 .351 .262 .396 .556 .747 50 .233 -8.5 -0.8 .455 .164 .049
1952 34 PHA AL 146 112 9 2.2 101 .221 .206 .267 .255 .348 .265 .390 .520 .737 41 .234 -11.4 -1.2 .405 .125 .059 .0
1953 35 PHA AL 289 200 37 5.0 105 .295 .284 .273 .331 .350 .425 .402 .756 .752 100 .549 -0.9 -0.1 .672 .209 .142 .0
1954 36 BAL AL 64 48 6 3.4 92 .268 .246 .256 .270 .330 .344 .374 .614 .704 74 .392 -2.4 -0.2 .489 .131 .098
6 Seasons 795 579 80 3.7 104 .268 .252 .270 .305 .350 .352 .398 .657 .748 75 .412 -27.3 -2.8 .550 .176 .100 1.8
162 Game Avg. 515 375 52 3.7 104 .268 .252 .270 .305 .350 .352 .398 .657 .748 75 .412 -27.3 -2.8 .550 .176 .100 1
PHA (3 yrs) 573 415 55 3.6 104 .260 .247 .271 .303 .350 .346 .397 .649 .747 74 .405 -20.7 -2.1 .546 .177 .099 .0
CLE (3 yrs) 158 116 19 4.3 111 .299 .271 .275 .327 .361 .375 .411 .702 .772 82 .441 -4.2 -0.4 .588 .194 .104 1.0
BAL (1 yr) 64 48 6 3.4 92 .268 .246 .256 .270 .330 .344 .374 .614 .704 74 .392 -2.4 -0.2 .489 .131 .098

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1948 30 CLE AL 4 0.0% 75.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3 25%
1950 32 CLE AL 153 0.7% 8.5% 7.8% 7.2% 29% 1.08 10.7 139.0 10.7 82%
1951 33 TOT AL 139 0.0% 5.8% 10.1% 4.3% 22% 0.57 15.4 8.8 83%
1951 33 CLE AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.0 100%
1951 33 PHA AL 138 0.0% 5.8% 10.1% 4.4% 23% 0.57 15.3 9.4 83%
1952 34 PHA AL 146 0.7% 8.9% 6.2% 4.1% 21% 1.44 10.5 136.0 13.6 84%
1953 35 PHA AL 289 2.1% 8.7% 6.2% 8.0% 30% 1.39 10.7 44.7 6.5 82%
1954 36 BAL AL 64 0.0% 7.8% 3.1% 7.8% 33% 2.50 12.2 30.5 0.64 88%
6 Seasons 795 1.0% 8.4% 6.9% 6.4% 28% 1.22 10.9 91.4 9.1 0.64 83%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1954 36 BAL AL 1 0 24% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 50% 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 1
6 Seasons 1 0 26% 20 1 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 50% 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 1
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1954 36 BAL AL 64 67% 15 0 0 0 0 1.95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 9 1 11% 3 0 0% 29 3 10% 1 0 0% 3 1 33% 0
6 Seasons 64 67% 184 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 800% 9 24 267% 3 0 0% 29 3 10% 1 0 0% 3 1 33% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1948 30 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1949 31 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1950 32 59 157 143 16 38 8 2 1 13 1 0 12 16 .266 .323 .371 .693 79 53 9 0 2
1951 33 100 296 266 26 65 14 2 1 27 1 0 26 24 .244 .312 .323 .635 67 86 14 0 4
1952 34 144 442 402 40 93 19 2 2 37 1 0 35 37 .231 .293 .303 .596 59 122 17 0 5
1953 35 228 731 670 65 169 33 5 8 78 1 0 53 62 .252 .308 .352 .660 75 236 23 1 7
1954 36 250 795 731 69 184 37 6 8 80 1 0 55 67 .252 .305 .352 .657 75 257 24 1 8 0

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1948 30 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
1950 32 57 156 144 15 38 8 2 1 12 1 12 14 .264 .321 .368 .689 17 55
1951 33 43 145 130 10 29 6 0 0 14 0 15 8 .223 .303 .269 .573 11 41
1952 34 46 151 142 14 29 5 0 1 10 0 9 14 .204 .252 .261 .512 9 44
1953 35 88 298 279 25 78 14 3 6 41 0 18 26 .280 .326 .416 .741 38 84
1954 36 23 66 64 4 16 4 1 0 2 0 2 5 .250 .273 .344 .616 6 22
6 Seasons 261 820 763 68 190 37 6 8 79 1 56 70 .249 .301 .345 .646 81 250
162 Game Avg. 162 509 474 42 118 23 4 5 49 1 35 43 .249 .301 .345 .646 50 250

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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