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Ray Scarborough
Ray Wilson Scarborough
born Rae Wilson Scarborough
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: July 23, 1917 in Mount Gilead, NC
School: Wake Forest University
Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1940. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 26, 1942
Final Game: September 25, 1953
Died: July 1, 1982 in Mount Olive, NC
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1942 24 WSH AL 2 1 .667 4.12 17 5 6 1 1 0 63.1 68 32 29 2 32 16 0 0 1 284 89 1.579 9.7 0.3 4.5 2.3 0.50
1943 25 WSH AL 4 4 .500 2.83 24 6 11 2 0 3 86.0 93 42 27 2 46 43 0 0 5 393 113 1.616 9.7 0.2 4.8 4.5 0.93
1946 28 WSH AL 7 11 .389 4.05 32 20 5 6 1 1 155.2 176 85 70 8 74 46 1 1 2 695 83 1.606 10.2 0.5 4.3 2.7 0.62
1947 29 WSH AL 6 13 .316 3.41 33 18 5 8 2 0 161.0 165 74 61 5 67 63 1 2 2 695 110 1.441 9.2 0.3 3.7 3.5 0.94
1948 30 WSH AL 15 8 .652 2.82 31 26 3 9 0 1 185.1 166 71 58 10 72 76 3 0 2 790 154 1.284 8.1 0.5 3.5 3.7 1.06
1949 31 WSH AL 13 11 .542 4.60 34 27 6 11 1 0 199.2 204 115 102 10 88 81 7 0 2 882 92 1.462 9.2 0.5 4.0 3.7 0.92
1950 32 TOT AL 13 18 .419 4.94 35 31 3 12 3 1 207.2 222 125 114 11 84 94 6 0 7 914 91 1.474 9.6 0.5 3.6 4.1 1.12 AS
1950 32 WSH AL 3 5 .375 4.01 8 8 0 4 2 0 58.1 62 30 26 1 22 24 2 0 3 256 112 1.440 9.6 0.2 3.4 3.7 1.09
1950 32 CHW AL 10 13 .435 5.30 27 23 3 8 1 1 149.1 160 95 88 10 62 70 4 0 4 658 85 1.487 9.6 0.6 3.7 4.2 1.13
1951 33 BOS AL 12 9 .571 5.09 37 22 6 8 0 0 184.0 201 106 104 21 61 71 14 1 4 812 87 1.424 9.8 1.0 3.0 3.5 1.16
1952 34 TOT AL 6 6 .500 4.23 37 12 15 2 1 4 110.2 106 58 52 12 50 42 5 0 3 481 89 1.410 8.6 1.0 4.1 3.4 0.84
1952 34 BOS AL 1 5 .167 4.81 28 8 13 1 1 4 76.2 79 47 41 8 35 29 4 0 3 342 82 1.487 9.3 0.9 4.1 3.4 0.83
1952 34 NYY AL 5 1 .833 2.91 9 4 2 1 0 0 34.0 27 11 11 4 15 13 1 0 0 139 115 1.235 7.1 1.1 4.0 3.4 0.87
1953 35 TOT AL 2 4 .333 4.66 38 1 15 0 0 2 75.1 86 47 39 7 37 32 7 0 2 351 82 1.633 10.3 0.8 4.4 3.8 0.86
1953 35 NYY AL 2 2 .500 3.29 25 1 10 0 0 0 54.2 52 23 20 4 26 20 4 0 2 240 113 1.427 8.6 0.7 4.3 3.3 0.77
1953 35 DET AL 0 2 .000 8.27 13 0 5 0 0 2 20.2 34 24 19 3 11 12 3 0 0 111 49 2.177 14.8 1.3 4.8 5.2 1.09
10 Seasons 80 85 .485 4.13 318 168 75 59 9 12 1428.2 1487 755 656 88 611 564 44 4 30 6297 97 1.469 9.4 0.6 3.8 3.6 0.92
162 Game Avg. 11 12 .485 4.13 44 24 10 8 1 2 200 208 106 92 12 85 79 6 1 4 881 97 1.469 9.4 0.6 3.8 3.6 0.92
WSH (7 yrs) 50 53 .485 3.69 179 110 36 41 7 5 909.1 934 449 373 38 401 349 14 3 17 3995 106 1.468 9.2 0.4 4.0 3.5 0.87
BOS (2 yrs) 13 14 .481 5.01 65 30 19 9 1 4 260.2 280 153 145 29 96 100 18 1 7 1154 86 1.442 9.7 1.0 3.3 3.5 1.04
NYY (2 yrs) 7 3 .700 3.15 34 5 12 1 0 0 88.2 79 34 31 8 41 33 5 0 2 379 114 1.353 8.0 0.8 4.2 3.3 0.80
DET (1 yr) 0 2 .000 8.27 13 0 5 0 0 2 20.2 34 24 19 3 11 12 3 0 0 111 49 2.177 14.8 1.3 4.8 5.2 1.09
CHW (1 yr) 10 13 .435 5.30 27 23 3 8 1 1 149.1 160 95 88 10 62 70 4 0 4 658 85 1.487 9.6 0.6 3.7 4.2 1.13

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1952 34 NYY AL WS W BRO 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1.000 9.0 9.0 0.0 9.0
1 WS 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1.000 9.0 9.0 0.0 9.0

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
1942 24 WSH AL 17 23 21 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .190 .227 .190 .418 19 4 0 0 1 1
1943 25 WSH AL 24 28 24 1 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 .333 .385 .333 .718 114 8 0 0 2 1
1946 28 WSH AL 32 54 50 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .140 .140 .160 .300 -14 8 2 0 4 1
1947 29 WSH AL 33 54 50 2 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 9 .120 .137 .140 .277 -22 7 2 0 3 1
1948 30 WSH AL 31 70 64 7 14 3 1 0 9 0 0 0 8 .219 .219 .297 .516 38 19 2 0 6 1
1949 31 WSH AL 34 78 67 4 13 2 0 0 4 0 0 4 15 .194 .239 .224 .463 24 15 0 0 7 1
1950 32 TOT AL 35 74 66 3 10 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 11 .152 .200 .167 .367 -4 11 3 0 4 1 AS
1950 32 WSH AL 8 21 20 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .100 .143 .150 .293 -23 3 1 0 0 /1
1950 32 CHW AL 27 53 46 1 8 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 7 .174 .224 .174 .398 4 8 2 0 4 1
1951 33 BOS AL 37 75 68 10 13 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 16 .191 .236 .206 .442 16 14 2 0 3 1
1952 34 TOT AL 37 34 32 2 9 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 5 .281 .324 .313 .636 76 10 1 0 0 1
1952 34 BOS AL 28 20 18 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 5 .222 .300 .222 .522 42 4 1 0 0 1
1952 34 NYY AL 9 14 14 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .429 .786 124 6 0 0 0 /1
1953 35 TOT AL 38 15 14 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 .071 .071 .286 .357 -6 4 1 0 1 1
1953 35 NYY AL 25 13 12 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 .083 .083 .333 .417 10 4 1 0 1 1
1953 35 DET AL 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 1
10 Seasons 318 505 456 32 85 10 1 1 35 0 0 18 81 .186 .217 .219 .437 19 100 13 0 31
162 Game Avg. 162 257 232 16 43 5 1 1 18 0 0 9 41 .186 .217 .219 .437 19 51 7 0 16
WSH (7 yrs) 179 328 296 18 54 8 1 0 20 0 0 9 51 .182 .207 .216 .423 17 64 7 0 23
BOS (2 yrs) 65 95 86 11 17 1 0 0 8 0 0 6 21 .198 .250 .209 .459 22 18 3 0 3
NYY (2 yrs) 34 27 26 2 6 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 .231 .231 .385 .615 70 10 1 0 1
DET (1 yr) 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 27 53 46 1 8 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 7 .174 .224 .174 .398 4 8 2 0 4

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
1952 34 NYY AL WS BRO W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1942 WSH AL 24 P 17 21 6 15 0 1 1.000 1.24 .957 1.30
1943 WSH AL 25 P 24 23 3 18 2 1 .913 0.88 .965 1.27
1946 WSH AL 28 P 32 51 13 35 3 5 .941 1.50 .951 1.01
1947 WSH AL 29 P 33 33 7 24 2 3 .939 0.94 .955 0.95
1948 WSH AL 30 P 31 51 13 35 3 3 .941 1.55 .965 0.91
1949 WSH AL 31 P 34 57 11 41 5 3 .912 1.53 .963 1.01
1950 TOT AL 32 P 35 50 13 33 4 4 .920 1.31 .952 0.96 AS
1950 WSH AL 32 P 8 15 3 12 0 1 1.000 1.88 .947 0.96
1950 CHW AL 32 P 27 35 10 21 4 3 .886 1.15 .954 0.96
1951 BOS AL 33 P 37 49 18 30 1 4 .980 1.30 .951 0.99
1952 TOT AL 34 P 37 31 13 17 1 0 .968 0.81 .968 1.03
1952 BOS AL 34 P 28 24 11 12 1 0 .958 0.82 .967 1.03
1952 NYY AL 34 P 9 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 0.78 .971 1.03
1953 TOT AL 35 P 38 22 3 15 4 0 .818 0.47 .964 0.88
1953 NYY AL 35 P 25 18 2 13 3 0 .833 0.60 .961 0.88
1953 DET AL 35 P 13 4 1 2 1 0 .750 0.23 .975 0.88
10 Seasons P 318 388 100 263 25 24 .936 1.14 .958 1.01
10 Seasons TOT 318 388 100 263 25 24 .936 1.14 .894 1.01

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1950

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1948 AL  2.817 (2nd)

Wins s c a p y
1948 AL  15 (10th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1948 AL  .652 (5th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1948 AL  1.284 (6th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1948 AL  8.061 (4th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1951 AL  2.984 (6th)

Games Started s c a p y
1950 AL  31 (6th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1950 AL  3 (2nd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1951 AL  21 (3rd)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1950 AL  1.119 (9th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1947 AL  .280 (3rd)
1948 AL  .486 (9th)
1949 AL  .451 (7th)
1950 AL  .477 (4th)

Losses s c a p y
1947 AL  13 (9th)
1950 AL  18 (3rd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1949 AL  102 (6th)
1950 AL  114 (3rd)
1951 AL  104 (2nd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1943 AL  5 (5th)
1950 AL  7 (4th)
1951 AL  4 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1949 AL  7 (3rd)
1950 AL  6 (9th)
1951 AL  14 (2nd)
1953 AL  7 (6th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1948 AL  154 (2nd)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 17 (1151), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 7 (1101), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1804), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1940 Season: Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent.

May 31, 1950: Traded by the Washington Senators with Al Kozar and Eddie Robinson to the Chicago White Sox for Bob Kuzava, Cass Michaels and Johnny Ostrowski.

December 10, 1950: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Bill Wight to the Boston Red Sox for Joe Dobson, Dick Littlefield and Al Zarilla.

August 22, 1952: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Boston Red Sox.

August 4, 1953: Released by the New York Yankees.

August 12, 1953: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

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