Ray Murray
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Ray Murray (Raymond Lee Murray) was born on October 12, 1917 in Spring Hope, North Carolina. He made his Major League debut on April 25, 1948 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1950, his rookie year, he hit .273 with 1 home run and 13 RBI. Murray played for the Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Athletics and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 5 year career.
Most people believe that Ray Murray's best season was 1953, when he hit for a .284 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1948
| CLE
| A
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| CLE
| A
| 55
| 139
| 16
| 38
| 1
| 13
| .273
| .331
| .381
| 8
| 2
| 12
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 9
|
| 1951
| PHI
| A
| 40
| 122
| 10
| 26
| 0
| 13
| .213
| .294
| .262
| 6
| 0
| 14
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1951
| CLE
| A
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1951
| TOT
| A
| 41
| 123
| 10
| 27
| 0
| 14
| .220
| .299
| .268
| 6
| 0
| 14
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1952
| PHI
| A
| 44
| 136
| 14
| 28
| 1
| 10
| .206
| .255
| .265
| 5
| 0
| 9
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1953
| PHI
| A
| 84
| 268
| 25
| 76
| 6
| 41
| .284
| .331
| .425
| 14
| 3
| 18
| 25
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1954
| BAL
| A
| 22
| 61
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 2
| .246
| .270
| .344
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 250
| 731
| 69
| 184
| 8
| 80
| .252
| .305
| .352
| 37
| 6
| 55
| 67
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 24
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1950
| CLE
| A
| C
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 156
| 15
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1951
| PHI
| A
| C
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 107
| 24
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1951
| CLE
| A
| C
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1951
| TOT
| A
| C
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 111
| 25
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1952
| PHI
| A
| C
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 175
| 35
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1953
| PHI
| A
| C
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 330
| 45
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1954
| BAL
| A
| C
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 83
| 9
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 226
| 0
| 0
| 855
| 129
| 13
| 21
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Cleveland Indians (1946).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Sam Zoldak to Philadelphia Athletics as part of 3-team trade in which Philadelphia Athletics sent Lou Brissie to Cleveland Indians; Cleveland Indians sent Minnie Minoso to Chicago White Sox; Philadelphia Athletics sent Paul Lehner to Chicago White Sox; and Chicago White Sox sent Gus Zernial and Dave Philley to Philadelphia Athletics (April 30, 1951).
- Sold by Philadelphia Athletics to Baltimore Orioles for $25000 (March 28, 1954).
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