Ray Herbert
[edit] Biography
Born on December 15, 1929 in Detroit, Michigan, Ray Herbert (Raymond Ernest Herbert) played for the Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics, Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 14 year career. Herbert broke into the bigs on August 27, 1950 with the Detroit Tigers, and put up a 5.24 ERA in 87.2 innings pitched in 1953, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Ray Herbert's best season was 1962, when he posted a 3.27 ERA, won 20 games and struck out 115 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1950
| DET
| A
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 3.63
| 5
| 11
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 22.1
| 20
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| DET
| A
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1.42
| 9
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12.2
| 8
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
|
| 1953
| DET
| A
| 43
| 3
| 4
| 6
| 5.24
| 37
| 58
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 87.2
| 109
| 5
| 46
| 0
| 6
| 0
|
| 1954
| DET
| A
| 42
| 4
| 3
| 6
| 5.87
| 44
| 64
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 84.1
| 114
| 6
| 50
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1955
| KC
| A
| 23
| 11
| 1
| 8
| 6.26
| 30
| 65
| 61
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 87.2
| 99
| 10
| 40
| 9
| 4
| 1
|
| 1958
| KC
| A
| 42
| 16
| 8
| 8
| 3.50
| 108
| 76
| 68
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 175
| 161
| 20
| 55
| 3
| 4
| 4
|
| 1959
| KC
| A
| 37
| 26
| 11
| 11
| 4.85
| 99
| 108
| 99
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 183.2
| 196
| 24
| 62
| 4
| 2
| 1
|
| 1960
| KC
| A
| 37
| 33
| 14
| 15
| 3.28
| 122
| 106
| 92
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 252.2
| 256
| 17
| 72
| 6
| 2
| 7
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| 13
| 12
| 3
| 6
| 5.38
| 34
| 56
| 50
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 83.2
| 103
| 10
| 30
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| 21
| 20
| 9
| 6
| 4.05
| 50
| 69
| 62
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 137.2
| 142
| 15
| 36
| 2
| 1
| 0
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| 34
| 32
| 12
| 12
| 4.55
| 84
| 125
| 112
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 221.1
| 245
| 25
| 66
| 3
| 1
| 2
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| 35
| 35
| 20
| 9
| 3.27
| 115
| 90
| 86
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 236.2
| 228
| 13
| 74
| 4
| 4
| 1
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| 33
| 33
| 13
| 10
| 3.24
| 105
| 86
| 81
| 14
| 7
| 0
| 224.2
| 230
| 12
| 35
| 5
| 2
| 2
|
| 1964
| CHI
| A
| 20
| 19
| 6
| 7
| 3.47
| 40
| 50
| 43
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 111.2
| 117
| 14
| 17
| 2
| 2
| 2
|
| 1965
| PHI
| N
| 25
| 19
| 5
| 8
| 3.86
| 51
| 60
| 56
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 130.2
| 162
| 13
| 19
| 2
| 4
| 1
|
| 1966
| PHI
| N
| 23
| 2
| 2
| 5
| 4.29
| 15
| 26
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 50.1
| 55
| 7
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 48
| 21
| 7
| 13
| 3.98
| 66
| 86
| 80
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 181
| 217
| 20
| 33
| 4
| 5
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 359
| 215
| 97
| 94
| 4.02
| 798
| 841
| 759
| 64
| 12
| 12
| 1700.1
| 1783
| 147
| 538
| 36
| 33
| 22
|
| Total
|
|
| 407
| 236
| 104
| 107
| 4.01
| 864
| 927
| 839
| 68
| 13
| 15
| 1881.1
| 2000
| 167
| 571
| 40
| 38
| 24
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1950
| DET
| A
| P
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1951
| DET
| A
| P
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1953
| DET
| A
| P
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 28
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1954
| DET
| A
| P
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 24
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1955
| KC
| A
| P
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| KC
| A
| P
| 42
| 16
| 175
| 9
| 37
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| .939
|
| 1959
| KC
| A
| P
| 37
| 26
| 184.2
| 13
| 23
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 1
| .973
|
| 1960
| KC
| A
| P
| 37
| 33
| 252.2
| 8
| 55
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 15
| 2
| 1
| .969
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| P
| 13
| 12
| 83.2
| 6
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| P
| 21
| 20
| 137.2
| 14
| 24
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 0
| .950
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| P
| 34
| 32
| 221.1
| 20
| 39
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 3
| 0
| .967
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| P
| 35
| 35
| 236.2
| 21
| 50
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| P
| 33
| 33
| 224.2
| 18
| 48
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| .985
|
| 1964
| CHI
| A
| P
| 20
| 19
| 111.2
| 3
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| PHI
| N
| P
| 25
| 19
| 130.2
| 7
| 26
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| PHI
| N
| P
| 23
| 2
| 50.1
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 407
| 215
| 1587.2
| 126
| 389
| 13
| 41
| 0
| 7
| 38
| 25
| 5
| .975
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1950
| DET
| A
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .286
| .286
| .286
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1951
| DET
| A
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .200
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1953
| DET
| A
| 43
| 19
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .158
| .238
| .158
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1954
| DET
| A
| 42
| 17
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 3
| .176
| .263
| .471
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1955
| KC
| A
| 24
| 21
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .190
| .217
| .238
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1958
| KC
| A
| 42
| 52
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 2
| .192
| .263
| .250
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1959
| KC
| A
| 37
| 57
| 5
| 12
| 1
| 5
| .211
| .250
| .298
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1960
| KC
| A
| 37
| 76
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 7
| .171
| .241
| .211
| 3
| 0
| 7
| 16
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| 13
| 28
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 4
| .107
| .138
| .143
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| 21
| 53
| 7
| 12
| 2
| 3
| .226
| .281
| .358
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| 34
| 81
| 8
| 15
| 2
| 7
| .185
| .233
| .284
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 13
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| CHI
| A
| 35
| 82
| 6
| 16
| 2
| 9
| .195
| .247
| .329
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 16
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1963
| CHI
| A
| 33
| 63
| 7
| 14
| 1
| 10
| .222
| .315
| .333
| 4
| 0
| 9
| 18
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1964
| CHI
| A
| 20
| 36
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 3
| .139
| .158
| .139
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1965
| PHI
| N
| 25
| 41
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 3
| .268
| .286
| .293
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1966
| PHI
| N
| 23
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .077
| .143
| .077
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 48
| 54
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 3
| .222
| .250
| .241
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 20
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 360
| 515
| 43
| 97
| 7
| 48
| .188
| .248
| .272
| 20
| 1
| 40
| 113
| 2
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 12
|
| Total
|
|
| 408
| 569
| 46
| 109
| 7
| 51
| .192
| .248
| .269
| 21
| 1
| 42
| 133
| 2
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 13
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1949).
- Sold by Detroit Tigers to Kansas City Athletics (May 11, 1955).
- Traded by Kansas City Athletics with Don Larsen, Andy Carey and Al Pilarcik to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Bob Shaw, Gerry Staley, Wes Covington and Stan Johnson (June 10, 1961).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Jeoff Long to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Danny Cater and Lee Elia (December 1, 1964).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (October 7, 1966).
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