Ray Murray

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 204lb (190cm, 92kg)

Born: October 12, 1917 in Spring Hope, NC us

Died: April 9, 2003 in Fort Worth, TX

Buried: Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park, Fort Worth, TX

Debut: April 25, 1948 (Age 30-196d, 10,505th in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 25, 1954 (Age 36-348d)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: Raymond Lee Murray

Nicknames: Deacon

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.3

731

184

.252

RBI

OBP

.305

SLG

.352

OPS

.657

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1946	28	CLE-min	AA,AAA	75	233	218	18	53	2	3	4	25	1	1	10	25	.243	.283	.335	.617		73	4	2	3				OKC,BLT · TL,IL
1947	29	CLE-min	AA	122	413	388	41	102	20	4	9	57	2	2	21	43	.263	.302	.405	.707		157		1	3				OKC · TL
1948	30	CLE-min	AA	64	229	202	19	60	8	2	5	34	0	3	20	26	.297	.366	.431	.797		87		2	5				OKC · TL
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		0	/H

1949	31	CLE-min	AA	123	479	430	65	137	44	4	16	94	1	0	43	41	.319	.383	.551	.934		237		2	4				OKC · TL
1950	32	CLE	AL	55	153	139	16	38	8	2	1	13	1	0	12	13	.273	.331	.381	.712	85	53	9	0	2		1	2H
1951	33	TOT	AL	41	139	123	10	27	6	0	0	14	0	0	14	8	.220	.299	.268	.568	54	33	5	0	2		2	2/H
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	456	1	0	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	51	32	5	0	2		2	2/H
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		3	2/H
1953	35	PHA	AL	84	289	268	25	76	14	3	6	41	0	0	18	25	.284	.331	.425	.756	101	114	6	1	2		7	2/H
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	2/H
1955	37	NYG-min	AA	110	412	362	59	119	23	1	25	80	3	0	44	40	.329	.400	.605	1.005		219		2	0	4			DAL · TL
1956	38	NYG-min	AA	29	66	64	6	16	2	0	1	7	0	0	2	10	.250	.273	.328	.601		21		0	0	0			DAL · TL
1957	39	NYG-min	AA,A	68	197	179	23	52	6	1	9	33	1	0	11	22	.291	.330	.486	.816		87		1	3	3			DAL,SPF · TL,EL
1958	40	SFG-min	AA	93	304	283	45	101	14	2	19	63	0	1	17	31	.357	.395	.622	1.017		176		2	0	2			CPC · TL
1959	41	SFG-min	AA	83	223	198	22	65	9	0	4	38	0	1	23	23	.328	.396	.434	.831		86		0	1	1			CPC · TL
1960	42	SFG-min	AA	2	2	2		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000		0							RGV · TL
6 Yrs				250	795	731	69	184	37	6	8	80	1	0	55	67	.252	.305	.352	.657	76	257	24	1	8	0	15
162 Game Avg.				162	515	474	45	119	24	4	5	52	1	0	36	43	.252	.305	.352	.657	76	167	16	1	5		10

CLE (3 yrs)				60	158	144	16	39	8	2	1	14	1	0	12	16	.271	.327	.375	.702	83	54	9	0	2		1
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		12
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	2

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