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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1925 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1925 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 16	STL	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
2	4	Apr 17	STL	@	CIN	W,8-6	CG	46	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	5	Apr 18	STL	@	CHC	W,20-5	GS	26	6.0	3	0	0	3	0
4	6	Apr 19	STL	@	CHC	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	7	Apr 20	STL	@	CHC	W,2-1	GS	31	8.1	4	0	0	4	0
6	8	Apr 22	STL		CIN	W,12-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
7	9	Apr 23	STL		CIN	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	10	Apr 24	STL		CIN	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
9	11	Apr 25	STL		CIN	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	2	3	0
10	12	Apr 26	STL		PIT	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
11	13	Apr 28	STL		PIT	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	26 (12)	May 18	STL	@	PHI	W,10-9	GS	50	8.2	0	0	0	0	0
13	27	May 19	STL	@	PHI	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
14	28	May 20	STL	@	PHI	L,4-8	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	29	May 21	STL	@	BSN	L,3-12	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
16	30	May 22	STL	@	BSN	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
17	31	May 23	STL	@	BSN	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
18	32	May 24	STL	@	BRO	L,3-8	CG	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
19	33	May 26	STL	@	CIN	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
20	34	May 27	STL	@	CIN	L,2-4	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	35	May 28	STL	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	34	8.0	3	1	1	5	1
22	36	May 29	STL	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	39	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
23	37	May 30 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	38	May 30 (2)	STL	@	PIT	L,5-15	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
25	39	May 31	STL		CIN	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	40	Jun 1	STL		CIN	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
27	41	Jun 2	STL		CIN	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
28	42	Jun 3	STL		CIN	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
29	43	Jun 4	STL		NYG	L,10-11	GS	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
30	44	Jun 5	STL		NYG	L,5-11	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	45	Jun 6	STL		NYG	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
32	46	Jun 7	STL		NYG	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
33	47	Jun 8	STL		BRO	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
34	48	Jun 9	STL		BRO	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
35	49	Jun 10	STL		BRO	W,11-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
36	50	Jun 11	STL		BRO	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
37	51	Jun 12	STL		PHI	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
38	52	Jun 13	STL		PHI	W,10-9	CG	45	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
39	53	Jun 14	STL		PHI	W,11-7	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
40	54	Jun 15	STL		PHI	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	55	Jun 16	STL		PHI	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
42	56	Jun 18	STL		BSN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
43	57	Jun 19	STL		BSN	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
44	58	Jun 20	STL		BSN	L,10-11	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	59	Jun 21	STL		BSN	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
46	60	Jun 22	STL		PIT	L,6-24	CG	60	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
47	61	Jun 24 (1)	STL		PIT	W,11-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
48	62	Jun 24 (2)	STL		PIT	L,6-7	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	63	Jun 25	STL		PIT	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
50	64	Jun 26	STL		CHC	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
51	65	Jun 27	STL		CHC	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
52	66	Jun 28 (1)	STL		CHC	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
53	67	Jun 28 (2)	STL		CHC	W,8-3	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	68	Jul 2 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,6-11	GS	30	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
55	70 (1)	Jul 3	STL	@	CHC	W,10-8	CG	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
56	71	Jul 4 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	0	11.2	2	0	0	2	0
57	72	Jul 4 (2)	STL	@	CHC	L,1-9	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	1
58	73	Jul 5	STL	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
59	74	Jul 7 (1)	STL	@	BSN	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
60	75	Jul 7 (2)	STL	@	BSN	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
61	76	Jul 8	STL	@	BSN	W,5-4	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
62	77	Jul 9	STL	@	BSN	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
63	78	Jul 10	STL	@	PHI	L,7-9	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	79	Jul 11	STL	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
65	80	Jul 13	STL	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
66	81	Jul 14	STL	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
67	82	Jul 15	STL	@	NYG	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
68	83	Jul 16	STL	@	NYG	L,5-7	GS	19	4.0	2	0	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	106 (22)	Aug 9	STL		PHI	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
70	107	Aug 10	STL		PHI	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
71	108	Aug 12 (1)	STL		PHI	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
72	109	Aug 12 (2)	STL		PHI	W,8-4	CG	0	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
73	110	Aug 13	STL		CHC	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
74	111	Aug 14	STL		CHC	L,4-7	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	112	Aug 15	STL		CHC	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
76	113	Aug 16	STL		CHC	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
77	114	Aug 18 (1)	STL	@	BSN	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
78	115	Aug 18 (2)	STL	@	BSN	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
79	116	Aug 19	STL	@	BSN	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
80	117	Aug 20	STL	@	BSN	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
81	118	Aug 22 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
82	119	Aug 22 (2)	STL	@	PHI	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
83	120	Aug 24 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,14-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
84	121	Aug 24 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
85	122	Aug 25	STL	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	44	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
86	123	Aug 26	STL	@	BRO	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
87	124	Aug 27	STL	@	BRO	L,9-10	GS	18	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
88	125	Aug 28	STL	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	39	9.2	1	0	1	2	0
89	126	Aug 29	STL	@	NYG	L,6-7	GS	19	4.0	2	0	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
90	129 (2)	Sep 3	STL	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
91	130	Sep 4	STL	@	PIT	W,9-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
92	131	Sep 5	STL	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
93	132	Sep 6	STL	@	CIN	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
94	133	Sep 7 (1)	STL		CIN	L,6-8	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
95	134	Sep 7 (2)	STL		CIN	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
96	135	Sep 8	STL		CIN	L,1-10	CG	48	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
97	136	Sep 10	STL		PIT	L,5-9	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
98	137	Sep 11	STL		PIT	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
99	138	Sep 12	STL		PIT	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
100	139	Sep 13 (1)	STL		PIT	W,8-4	CG	43	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
101	140	Sep 13 (2)	STL		PIT	W,6-2	CG	20	5.0	2	1	0	3	0
102	141	Sep 15	STL		PHI	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
103	142	Sep 16	STL		PHI	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
104	143	Sep 18	STL		BRO	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
105	144	Sep 19	STL		BRO	W,15-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
106	145	Sep 20	STL		BRO	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
107	146	Sep 23 (1)	STL		NYG	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
108	147	Sep 23 (2)	STL		NYG	W,8-2	CG	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
109	148	Sep 27 (1)	STL		BSN	W,6-5	CG	0	10.0	4	1	0	5	1
110	149	Sep 27 (2)	STL		BSN	L,6-7	CG	0	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
111	150	Sep 28	STL		BSN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
112	151	Oct 2	STL	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
113	152	Oct 3	STL	@	CHC	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
114	153	Oct 4	STL	@	CHC	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
							115gm		1.0	256	12	6	274	4