Player Report for #23 Joe Ray

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Saturday, July 1st, 1961

AB	185
HR	4
RBI	24
AVG	.281
OPS	.774

Name:	Joe Ray	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$283,500
Birthday:	05-05-1929	Signed Through:	1961 Season
Age:	32	Years of Major League Service:	7 Years, 31 Days
Born in:	Queens (New York)	Major League Service Days this Year:	81 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 3"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	7 Years, 64 Days
Weight:	237 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	10 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	3B	Minor League Option Years:	2 option years left
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Left	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Injured, out for 6 days	Drafted	1951, 12th Pick in Round 1
Morale:	Great	Local Popularity (National)	Very Popular (Popular)

Cleveland

Eagles

ABA

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	11	First Base 70
Stealing Ability:	5	Third Base 26
Baserunning Instincts:	8
Sacrifice Bunt:	98
Bunt for Hit:	28
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
06-05-1961	BOM	Loss, 2-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
06-05-1961	BOM	Win, 7-2	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	0
06-04-1961	BOM	Win, 5-3	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
06-03-1961	BOM	Loss, 1-10	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
06-01-1961	@ NYE	Loss, 1-8	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
05-31-1961	@ NYE	Win, 6-3	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
05-30-1961	@ DET	Win, 3-2	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
05-30-1961	@ DET	Loss, 3-5	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
05-29-1961	@ BOM	Loss, 2-3	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
05-28-1961	@ BOM	Loss, 3-6	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

American Baseball Association 1961 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO	VORP
Overall	47	185	52	14	1	4	24	24	17	25	.281	.342	.432	.774	.688	.151	5.5
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	46	202	0	0	0	8	0	0	80	19	0	0	0.0	25.5	4.88
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		48	14	6	1	1	9	4	1	7	0	0	0	.292	.306	.521	.827
Versus Right		137	38	8	0	3	15	20	16	18	0	0	0	.277	.353	.401	.754
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
April		57	15	5	1	1	7	9	6	7	0	0	0	.263	.333	.439	.772
May		112	32	9	0	3	17	12	9	17	0	0	0	.286	.339	.446	.785
June		16	5	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	0	.313	.389	.313	.701
Spring Training		64	15	1	0	3	11	10	5	5	0	0	0	.234	.290	.391	.680
Last Year		453	130	24	5	9	61	57	59	60	5	0	6	.287	.373	.422	.794
2 Years Ago		355	117	20	2	10	40	44	34	38	1	0	5	.330	.395	.482	.877
Career		3191	913	169	22	83	468	422	376	331	30	0	33	.286	.364	.431	.795
Home		84	25	6	0	2	14	12	11	11	0	0	0	.298	.379	.440	.819
Road		101	27	8	1	2	10	12	6	14	0	0	0	.267	.308	.426	.734
Grass		163	45	12	1	4	22	20	15	25	0	0	0	.276	.337	.436	.773
Turf		22	7	2	0	0	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	.318	.375	.409	.784
Day		102	25	8	0	2	15	14	8	17	0	0	0	.245	.300	.382	.682
Night		83	27	6	1	2	9	10	9	8	0	0	0	.325	.391	.494	.885
Pinch Hitting		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Close/Late		43	12	4	0	1	8	6	0	6	0	0	0	.279	.279	.442	.721
Inning 1-3		76	23	4	0	2	8	12	8	12	0	0	0	.303	.369	.434	.803
Inning 4-6		50	14	5	1	1	5	6	7	6	0	0	0	.280	.368	.480	.848
Inning 7-9		58	15	5	0	1	11	6	2	7	0	0	0	.259	.283	.397	.680
Extra Innings		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
0 Outs		60	13	2	0	1	9	10	4	8	0	0	0	.217	.266	.300	.566
1 Outs		78	24	10	0	0	8	7	8	9	0	0	0	.308	.372	.436	.808
2 Outs		47	15	2	1	3	7	7	5	8	0	0	0	.319	.385	.596	.980
Scoring Position		39	12	4	1	1	17	4	4	6	0	0	0	.308	.372	.538	.911
Bases Empty		100	27	8	0	1	1	15	12	14	0	0	0	.270	.348	.380	.728
Runner on 1st		46	13	2	0	2	6	5	1	5	0	0	0	.283	.298	.457	.754
Runner on 2nd		17	5	1	1	1	6	3	1	2	0	0	0	.294	.333	.647	.980
Runner on 3rd		5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167
Runner on 1st & 2nd		6	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	.333	.429	.500	.929
Runner on 1st & 3rd		6	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.667	1.167
Runner on 2nd & 3rd		3	2	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667
Bases Loaded		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333
Two Strikes		71	18	5	0	2	8	8	6	25	0	0	0	.254	.312	.408	.720
First Pitch		30	11	3	1	0	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	.367	.367	.533	.900
Count 0-1		17	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.294	.529
Count 0-2		6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333
Count 1-0		21	6	3	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714
Count 1-1		15	4	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.333	.600
Count 1-2		31	5	2	0	2	4	3	0	14	0	0	0	.161	.161	.419	.581
Count 2-0		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 2-1		16	6	0	0	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.750	1.125
Count 2-2		20	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	8	0	0	0	.150	.150	.150	.300
Count 3-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000
Count 3-1		7	3	1	0	0	2	2	8	0	0	0	0	.429	.733	.571	1.305
Full Count		14	6	3	0	0	2	4	6	2	0	0	0	.429	.600	.643	1.243
Behind in Count		54	13	3	0	2	5	4	0	15	0	0	0	.241	.241	.407	.648
Ahead in Count		52	15	4	0	2	8	7	11	0	0	0	0	.288	.413	.481	.893

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1954 Detroit - ABA	25	117	370	94	16	2	10	58	48	50	2	2	28	1	0	.254	.344	.389	.734	-4.9
1955 Detroit - ABA	26	151	521	152	30	1	24	100	83	88	9	7	40	1	0	.292	.398	.491	.890	25.1
1956 Detroit - ABA	27	148	459	128	16	6	11	66	56	34	4	5	41	0	2	.279	.331	.412	.742	-3.4
1957 Detroit - ABA	28	98	311	93	19	2	5	49	37	26	3	2	34	0	0	.299	.357	.421	.778	3.4
1958 Cleveland - ABA	29	150	537	147	30	3	10	70	73	68	4	8	65	0	0	.274	.355	.397	.752	2.9
1959 Cleveland - ABA	30	122	355	117	20	2	10	40	44	34	5	1	38	0	0	.330	.395	.482	.877	18.2
1960 Cleveland - ABA	31	140	453	130	24	5	9	61	57	59	6	5	60	1	2	.287	.373	.422	.794	25.1
1961 Cleveland - ABA	32	47	185	52	14	1	4	24	24	17	0	0	25	0	0	.281	.342	.432	.774	5.5
Total ABA		973	3191	913	169	22	83	468	422	376	33	30	331	3	4	.286	.364	.431	.795	71.9

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1951 San Bernadino - A	22	55	182	43	15	0	2	14	15	14	6	1	18	0	0	.236	.310	.352	.662	7.8
1952 San Antonio - AA	23	58	232	57	12	0	5	22	21	15	1	0	29	0	0	.246	.294	.362	.656	5.4
1952 Vaughan - AAA	23	60	238	55	10	1	2	21	20	12	2	6	44	0	0	.231	.267	.307	.574	-1.1
1953 Vaughan - AAA	24	124	475	123	19	0	7	41	49	35	4	1	36	0	0	.259	.315	.343	.658	1.4
1954 Vaughan - AAA	25	33	131	49	10	1	5	23	13	15	0	0	6	0	2	.374	.438	.580	1.019	20.2
Total GHL		217	844	227	39	2	14	85	82	62	6	7	86	0	2	.269	.321	.370	.691	20.5
Total STL		58	232	57	12	0	5	22	21	15	1	0	29	0	0	.246	.294	.362	.656	5.4
Total SCL		55	182	43	15	0	2	14	15	14	6	1	18	0	0	.236	.310	.352	.662	7.8

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1954 Detroit - ML	1B	94	89	802	45	72	851	4	.995	803.1	9.49
1954 Detroit - ML	3B	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	1.000	6.1	2.84
1955 Detroit - ML	1B	141	141	1186	65	108	1257	6	.995	1213.1	9.28
1956 Detroit - ML	1B	112	106	862	40	81	907	5	.994	929.2	8.73
1957 Detroit - ML	1B	73	72	526	28	60	555	1	.998	606.0	8.23
1958 Cleveland - ML	1B	141	138	1341	85	98	1448	22	.985	1223.0	10.49
1958 Cleveland - ML	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.0	0.00
1958 Cleveland - ML	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.0	0.00
1959 Cleveland - ML	3B	62	48	28	102	6	162	32	.802	440.1	2.66
1959 Cleveland - ML	1B	47	34	353	23	34	379	3	.992	312.2	10.82
1960 Cleveland - ML	1B	26	25	269	10	21	281	2	.993	215.0	11.68
1960 Cleveland - ML	3B	97	88	57	192	11	277	28	.899	768.2	2.92
1961 Cleveland - ML	3B	47	46	37	80	6	123	6	.951	385.1	2.73

Player History
06-15-1951	Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 12, 12th overall Pick) by the Detroit Bears.
01-01-1952	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 39 (56); Power: 29 (45); Eye: 16 (36).
04-15-1952	Named the #64 prospect in the ABA
06-29-1952	Injured (back spasms), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01-01-1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 33 (41); Power: 32 (44); Eye: 17 (37).
04-13-1953	Named the #35 prospect in the ABA
01-01-1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 52 (55); Power: 39 (46); Eye: 29 (40).
04-13-1954	Named the #45 prospect in the ABA
04-19-1954	Wins the GHL MCL Player of the Week Award.
05-01-1954	Wins the GHL MCL Batter of the Month Award.
06-01-1954	Wins the ABA LL Rookie of the Month Award.
07-01-1954	Wins the ABA LL Rookie of the Month Award.
09-01-1954	Wins the ABA LL Rookie of the Month Award.
01-01-1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 54 (55); Power: 35 (36); Eye: 48 (50).
04-11-1955	Named the #13 prospect in the ABA
06-06-1955	Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award.
08-01-1955	Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award.
08-18-1955	Injured (strained rib cage muscle), day-to-day for 4 days.
01-01-1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 49 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 44 (47).
01-01-1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (61); Power: 44 (44); Eye: 45 (46).
06-09-1957	Injured (hyperextended knee), out for 3 weeks.
08-13-1957	Injured (torn thigh muscle), out for 5 weeks.
12-02-1957	Was traded by the Detroit Bears to the Cleveland Eagles in exchange for RF J. Amaya.
01-01-1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 48 (49); Power: 41 (41); Eye: 46 (47).
01-01-1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 46 (47); Power: 44 (44); Eye: 53 (54).
05-18-1959	Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award.
07-05-1959	Was selected to the 1959 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
08-15-1959	Injured (torn thigh muscle), out for 3 weeks.
01-01-1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 42 (42); Eye: 52 (52).
08-24-1960	Goes 5-6 against the Chicago Clout, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 3 R.
01-01-1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (53); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 51 (52).
04-26-1961	Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Boston Morrills, with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored.
06-05-1961	Injured (herniated disc (back)), out for 4-5 weeks.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	H	Rank
1955	152	10

Year	TB	Rank
1955	256	7

Year	2B	Rank
1955	30	1
1958	30	3

Year	HR	Rank
1955	24	10

Year	RBI	Rank
1955	100	5

Year	BB	Rank
1955	88	7

Year	IBB	Rank
1954	6	5

Year	HP	Rank
1955	9	3
1960	6	7

Year	SH	Rank
1954	0	1
1955	0	1
1956	0	1
1957	0	1
1958	0	1
1959	0	1
1960	0	1

Year	SF	Rank
1955	7	4
1958	8	2
1960	5	10

Year	EBH	Rank
1955	55	5

Year	AVG	Rank
1955	.292	8

Year	OBP	Rank
1955	.398	6

Year	SLG	Rank
1955	.491	6

Year	RC	Rank
1955	105.10	5

Year	RC/27	Rank
1955	7.17	5

Year	ISO	Rank
1955	.200	8

Year	TAVG	Rank
1955	.910	3

Year	OPS	Rank
1955	.890	4