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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	2-6 / in Starts: 2-1
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1928	WS g3	Oct 7	STL		NYY	L,3-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.75	-0.020	31.25	-0.54%	-0.25	PH
1930 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
2	1930	WS g1	Oct 1	STL	@	PHA	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	6	1.07	-0.076	56.02	-1.93%	-0.47	RF
3	1930	WS g3	Oct 4	STL		PHA	W,5-0	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	6	.60	0.012	24.79	0.27%	0.16	RF
4	1930	WS g4	Oct 5	STL		PHA	W,3-1	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	6	.73	0.076	43.85	2.35%	0.61	RF
5	1930	WS g5	Oct 6	STL		PHA	L,0-2	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	6	1.58	0.075	130.03	4.09%	0.30	PH
6	1930	WS g6	Oct 8	STL	@	PHA	L,1-7	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.273	.111	.384	9	.36	-0.010	26.65	-0.39%	-0.29	PH
1931 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	1931	WS g1	Oct 1	STL		PHA	L,2-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.96	-0.024	50.37	-0.85%	-0.46	PH
8	1931	WS g6	Oct 9	STL		PHA	L,1-8	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.78	-0.020	57.85	-1.00%	-0.25	PH
									14	12	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	0				0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298

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