Jim Ray

Full Name: James Francis Ray	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/185	First Game: September 16, 1965
Birthdate: December 1, 1944	Final Game: September 30, 1974
Birthplace: Rock Hill, South Carolina	MLB Experience: 9 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Born on December 1, 1944 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, Jim Ray (James Francis Ray) played for the Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 9 year career. Ray broke into the bigs on September 16, 1965 with the Houston Astros, and put up a 2.68 ERA in 80.2 innings pitched in 1968, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Jim Ray's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1971, when he posted a 2.12 ERA and won 10 games. However, others believe that it was 1969, when he posted a 3.91 ERA and struck out 115 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1965	HOU	N	3	2	0	2	1.57	7	9	9	0	0	7.2	11	1	6	0	0	0
1966	HOU	N	1	0	0	0	.00	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
1968	HOU	N	41	2	2	3	2.68	71	26	24	1	1	80.2	65	5	25	8	1	1
1969	HOU	N	40	13	8	2	3.91	115	55	50	0	0	115	105	11	48	4	4	2
1970	HOU	N	52	2	6	3	3.26	67	39	38	0	5	105	97	13	49	2	3	0
1971	HOU	N	47	1	10	4	2.12	46	27	23	0	3	97.2	72	3	31	5	5	2
1972	HOU	N	54	0	10	9	4.28	50	50	43	0	8	90.1	77	10	44	6	4	3
1973	HOU	N	42	0	6	4	4.43	25	37	34	0	6	69	65	5	38	8	2	3
1974	DET	A	28	0	1	3	4.47	26	27	26	0	2	52.1	49	4	29	4	2	1
Total	NL		280	20	42	27	3.53	381	244	222	1	23	565.1	492	48	242	33	19	11
Total	AL		28	0	1	3	4.47	26	27	26	0	2	52.1	49	4	29	4	2	1
Total			308	20	43	30	3.61	407	271	248	1	25	617.2	541	52	271	37	21	12

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1965	HOU	N	P	3	2	7.2	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	1	1.000
1966	HOU	N	P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1968	HOU	N	P	41	2	81	2	9	1	0	0	6	2	0	.917
1969	HOU	N	P	40	13	115	5	11	0	0	0	12	8	0	1.000
1970	HOU	N	P	52	2	105	4	17	1	1	1	4	5	1	.955
1971	HOU	N	P	47	1	97.2	2	7	0	0	0	5	3	0	1.000
1972	HOU	N	P	54	0	90.1	6	6	0	0	2	4	0	0	1.000
1973	HOU	N	P	42	0	69	4	9	0	0	0	5	2	0	1.000
1974	DET	A	P	28	0	52.1	2	9	0	0	1	4	2	0	1.000
Total			P	308	20	618	26	70	2	1	4	41	24	2	.980

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	BB	SO	HBP	SH	GDP
1965	HOU	N	3	2	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0	0
1966	HOU	N	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
1968	HOU	N	42	15	0	1	0	.067	.067	.067	0	7	0	1	1
1969	HOU	N	40	26	1	3	2	.115	.148	.115	0	9	1	3	1
1970	HOU	N	52	27	1	5	2	.185	.185	.185	0	9	0	0	2
1971	HOU	N	47	18	1	3	1	.167	.250	.167	2	4	0	0	0
1972	HOU	N	54	16	0	1	0	.063	.063	.063	0	9	0	1	0
1973	HOU	N	42	13	1	3	1	.231	.231	.231	0	4	0	2	1
1974	DET	A	28	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		281	117	4	16	6	.137	.158	.137	2	43	1	7	5
Total	AL		28	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
Total			309	117	4	16	6	.137	.158	.137	2	43	1	7	5

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Signed as an amateur free agent by Baltimore Orioles (1963).
Selected by Houston Colt .45s from Baltimore Orioles in the first-year minor league draft (December 2, 1963).
Sold by Houston Astros to New York Mets (February 24, 1967).
Returned to Houston Astros (March 24, 1967).
Traded by Houston Astros with Gary Sutherland to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Fred Scherman and cash (December 3, 1973).
Sent to Pittsburgh Pirates by Detroit Tigers for future considerations (December 6, 1974).

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