Jim Ray Hart
[edit] Biography
Jim Ray Hart (James Ray Hart) was born on October 30, 1941 in Hookerton, North Carolina. He made his Major League debut on July 7, 1963 for the San Francisco Giants. In 1964, his rookie year, he hit .286 with 31 home runs and 81 RBI. Hart played for the San Francisco Giants and New York Yankees over the course of his 12 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Jim Ray Hart's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1967, when he slugged 29 home runs, hit for a .289 average and knocked in 99 runs. However, others believe that it was 1965, when he slugged 23 home runs, hit for a .299 average and knocked in 96 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1963
| SF
| N
| 7
| 20
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .200
| .360
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1964
| SF
| N
| 153
| 566
| 71
| 162
| 31
| 81
| .286
| .342
| .498
| 15
| 6
| 47
| 94
| 4
| 2
| 5
| 4
| 13
|
| 1965
| SF
| N
| 160
| 591
| 91
| 177
| 23
| 96
| .299
| .349
| .487
| 30
| 6
| 47
| 75
| 2
| 2
| 6
| 3
| 15
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| 156
| 578
| 88
| 165
| 33
| 93
| .285
| .342
| .510
| 23
| 4
| 48
| 75
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 6
| 23
|
| 1967
| SF
| N
| 158
| 578
| 98
| 167
| 29
| 99
| .289
| .373
| .509
| 26
| 7
| 77
| 100
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 11
| 14
|
| 1968
| SF
| N
| 136
| 480
| 67
| 124
| 23
| 78
| .258
| .323
| .444
| 14
| 3
| 46
| 74
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 10
| 16
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| 95
| 236
| 27
| 60
| 3
| 26
| .254
| .343
| .331
| 9
| 0
| 28
| 49
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
|
| 1970
| SF
| N
| 76
| 255
| 30
| 72
| 8
| 37
| .282
| .360
| .431
| 12
| 1
| 30
| 29
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 12
|
| 1971
| SF
| N
| 31
| 39
| 5
| 10
| 2
| 5
| .256
| .356
| .410
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1972
| SF
| N
| 24
| 79
| 10
| 24
| 5
| 8
| .304
| .360
| .557
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1973
| SF
| N
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .000
| .429
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| NY
| A
| 114
| 339
| 29
| 86
| 13
| 52
| .254
| .324
| .419
| 13
| 2
| 36
| 45
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 16
|
| 1973
| Total
|
| 119
| 342
| 29
| 86
| 13
| 53
| .251
| .326
| .415
| 13
| 2
| 39
| 46
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 16
|
| 1974
| NY
| A
| 10
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .053
| .182
| .053
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1001
| 3425
| 488
| 965
| 157
| 526
| .282
| .348
| .474
| 135
| 27
| 341
| 521
| 28
| 7
| 17
| 42
| 106
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 124
| 358
| 30
| 87
| 13
| 52
| .243
| .316
| .399
| 13
| 2
| 39
| 52
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 16
|
| Total
|
|
| 1125
| 3783
| 518
| 1052
| 170
| 578
| .278
| .345
| .467
| 148
| 29
| 380
| 573
| 28
| 8
| 17
| 49
| 122
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1963
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 7
| 7
| 55
| 10
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| SF
| N
| OF
| 6
| 6
| 46
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| SF
| N
| RF
| 5
| 5
| 38
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1964
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 149
| 145
| 1264.1
| 139
| 277
| 28
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .937
|
| 1964
| SF
| N
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 142
| 141
| 1231.1
| 134
| 231
| 32
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .919
|
| 1965
| SF
| N
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1965
| SF
| N
| LF
| 17
| 15
| 123
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1965
| SF
| N
| OF
| 17
| 16
| 127
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .895
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| OF
| 17
| 15
| 128.2
| 31
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| LF
| 16
| 14
| 120.2
| 28
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 139
| 137
| 1206.2
| 100
| 282
| 24
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1966
| SF
| N
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1967
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 88
| 86
| 761
| 60
| 177
| 16
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .937
|
| 1967
| SF
| N
| LF
| 73
| 71
| 619.2
| 80
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1967
| SF
| N
| OF
| 73
| 71
| 619.2
| 81
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1968
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 73
| 70
| 582.1
| 63
| 109
| 14
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .925
|
| 1968
| SF
| N
| LF
| 65
| 63
| 544.1
| 102
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1968
| SF
| N
| OF
| 65
| 63
| 544.1
| 102
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| OF
| 68
| 68
| 456
| 80
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| LF
| 68
| 68
| 456
| 80
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 1969
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 3
| 19
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1970
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 55
| 53
| 412
| 39
| 69
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .908
|
| 1970
| SF
| N
| LF
| 19
| 17
| 150.1
| 22
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1970
| SF
| N
| OF
| 19
| 17
| 150.1
| 21
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1971
| SF
| N
| OF
| 3
| 3
| 19
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| SF
| N
| LF
| 3
| 3
| 19
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 2
| 18
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1972
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 20
| 20
| 173
| 17
| 22
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .886
|
| 1973
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .600
|
| 1973
| NY
| A
| DH
| 106
| 91
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| NY
| A
| DH
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 262
| 252
| 2041
| 338
| 11
| 16
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 680
| 665
| 5727.2
| 564
| 1187
| 134
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 268
| 259
| 2091
| 341
| 12
| 17
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 110
| 95
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 7
| 7
| 50
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by San Francisco Giants (1960).
- Sold by San Francisco Giants to New York Yankees (April 17, 1973).
- Released by New York Yankees (June 7, 1974).
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