Ray Oyler

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 165lb (180cm, 74kg)

Born: August 4, 1938 in Indianapolis, IN us

Died: January 26, 1981 in Redmond, WA

Buried: Sunset Hills Memorial Park, Bellevue, WA

High School: Cathedral HS (Indianapolis, IN)

Debut: April 18, 1965 (Age 26-257d, 9,951st in MLB history)
vs. CAL 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1970 (Age 32-058d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1965 season

Full Name: Raymond Francis Oyler

Nicknames: Oil Can Harry

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1968 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.0

AB

1265

R

110

H

221

BA

.175

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.258

SLG

.251

OPS

.508

OPS+

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Games by Position

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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
1960	21	DET-min	C	121	552	437	90	114	15	5	6	54	4		96	69	.261	.396	.359	.755		157		6	6	7			DSU · NORL
1961	22	DET-min	C,A	106	451	357	68	87	10	4	4	49	6		72	81	.244	.371	.328	.699		117		4	12	6	0		DSU,KNX · NORL,SALL
1962	23	DET-min	A	140	557	475	66	112	17	6	11	60	0		71	108	.236	.338	.366	.704		174		4	4	3	6		KNX · SALL
1963	24	DET-min	AAA	146	548	479	53	102	23	2	9	40	1	3	61	130	.213	.304	.326	.630		156		2	5	1			SYR · IL
1964	25	DET-min	AAA	136	501	414	70	104	13	3	19	61	3	1	72	104	.251	.367	.435	.802		180		5	8	2			SYR · IL
1965	26	DET	AL	82	217	194	22	36	6	0	5	13	1	0	21	61	.186	.265	.294	.559	58	57	9	0	2	0	3	64/35
1966	27	DET	AL	71	237	210	16	36	8	3	1	9	0	0	23	62	.171	.263	.252	.515	48	53	6	3	1	0	4	6
1967	28	DET	AL	148	424	367	33	76	14	2	1	29	0	2	37	91	.207	.281	.264	.545	60	97	10	2	15	3	3	*6
1968	29	DET	AL	111	247	215	13	29	6	1	1	12	0	2	20	59	.135	.213	.186	.399	20	40	8	2	7	3	0	*6
1969	30	SEP	AL	106	291	255	24	42	5	0	7	22	1	2	31	80	.165	.260	.267	.526	50	68	9	2	2	1	0	6
1970	31	ANA-min	AAA	2	7	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.286	.286	.286	.571		2		0	0	0			HAW · PCL
1970	31	CAL	AL	24	29	24	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	6	.083	.185	.083	.269	-22	2	0	0	2	0	0	6/5
1971	32	ANA-min	AAA	58	173	151	22	29	4	1	6	18	0	2	19	43	.192	.285	.351	.636		53		1	1	1			SLC · PCL
1972	33	SDP-min	AAA	72	205	180	19	40	6	0	4	23	0	2	17	54	.222	.289	.322	.611		58		1	4	3			HAW · PCL
6 Yrs				542	1445	1265	110	221	39	6	15	86	2	6	135	359	.175	.258	.251	.508	48	317	42	9	29	7	10
162 Game Avg.				162	432	378	33	66	12	2	4	26	1	2	40	107	.175	.258	.251	.508	48	95	13	3	9	2	3

DET (4 yrs)				412	1125	986	84	177	34	6	8	63	1	4	101	273	.180	.259	.251	.510	49	247	33	7	25	6	10
CAL (1 yr)				24	29	24	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	6	.083	.185	.083	.269	-22	2	0	0	2	0	0
SEP (1 yr)				106	291	255	24	42	5	0	7	22	1	2	31	80	.165	.260	.267	.526	50	68	9	2	2	1	0

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Ray Oyler

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Similarity Scores

Transactions

Salaries

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