Irv Ray
[edit] Biography
Irv Ray (Irving Burton Ray) was born on January 22, 1864 in Harrington, Maine. He made his Major League debut on July 7, 1888 for the Boston Beaneaters. In 1888, his rookie year, he hit .248 with 2 home runs and 26 RBI. Ray played for the Boston Beaneaters and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 4 year career.
Most people believe that Irv Ray's best season was 1891, when he stole 28 bases, hit for a .278 average and knocked in 58 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1888
| BOS
| N
| 50
| 206
| 26
| 51
| 2
| 26
| .248
| .272
| .316
| 2
| 3
| 6
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| BOS
| N
| 9
| 33
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 2
| .303
| .378
| .333
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| BAL
| a
| 26
| 106
| 20
| 36
| 0
| 17
| .340
| .397
| .396
| 4
| 1
| 7
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| 1889
| Total
|
| 35
| 139
| 28
| 46
| 0
| 19
| .331
| .392
| .381
| 5
| 1
| 11
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| BAL
| a
| 38
| 139
| 28
| 50
| 1
| 20
| .360
| .433
| .453
| 6
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| BAL
| a
| 103
| 418
| 72
| 116
| 0
| 58
| .278
| .366
| .342
| 17
| 5
| 54
| 18
| 4
| 0
| 28
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 59
| 239
| 34
| 61
| 2
| 28
| .255
| .288
| .318
| 3
| 3
| 10
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 167
| 663
| 120
| 202
| 1
| 95
| .305
| .385
| .374
| 27
| 8
| 76
| 24
| 10
| 0
| 51
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 226
| 902
| 154
| 263
| 3
| 123
| .292
| .360
| .359
| 30
| 11
| 86
| 35
| 11
| 0
| 59
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1888
| BOS
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .600
|
| 1888
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 58
| 130
| 26
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .879
|
| 1889
| BOS
| N
| SS
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1889
| BOS
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1889
| BAL
| a
| SS
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 56
| 22
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .784
|
| 1889
| BAL
| a
| OF
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .867
|
| 1889
| Total
|
| SS
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 67
| 24
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .797
|
| 1890
| BAL
| a
| SS
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 40
| 104
| 17
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .894
|
| 1891
| BAL
| a
| OF
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 97
| 11
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .885
|
| 1891
| BAL
| a
| SS
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 71
| 103
| 28
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .861
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 151
| 0
| 0
| 196
| 404
| 95
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .863
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 109
| 12
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .883
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .600
|
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- Sold by Boston Beaneaters to Baltimore Orioles (@August 15, 1889).
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