#80 Ray Boone, Second Base, 36 yrs, Boston Red Sox Thursday, 10/5/1959 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ray Boone
7/27/1923 36 USA,CA,SAN DIEGO 6"1 188
Second Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Strong Average None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 4 / 6 (Popular) Average Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 6,002,000 1959 $ 2,000,000 (2 year(s)) 12 Year(s), 17 Days (2081 total Days) 172 Day(s) 12 Year(s), 44 Days (2108 total Days) 12 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Talent | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 2 4 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 3 (Range), .990 (Fielding Pct.) 2B : 7 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 9 (Range), .963 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 8 (Range), .955 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 10 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/10 | NYY | L 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/12 | @BAL | W 12-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/13 | @BAL | W 10-5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/15 | @NYY | L 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/16 | @NYY | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/19 | @DET | W 5-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/20 | @DET | L 3-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/22 | CHA | L 5-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/23 | CHA | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/24 | CHA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 97 | 199 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 26 | 17 | 35 | .256 | .320 | .432 | .752 | .675 | .176 |
Projected | 102 | 209 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 27 | 18 | 37 | .256 | .320 | .432 | .752 | .675 | .176 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 38 | 224 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 86 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 26.3 | 4.4 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 53 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .310 | .472 | .782 |
vs. RHP | 146 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .253 | .323 | .418 | .741 |
Close/Late | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .361 | .452 | .813 |
Scoring Position | 47 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .340 | .386 | .660 | 1.046 |
Pinch Hitting | 40 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .325 | .364 | .775 | 1.139 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 48 | 85 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 18 | .306 | .362 | .565 | .926 |
Road | 49 | 114 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 17 | .219 | .285 | .333 | .618 |
March/April | 23 | 84 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 19 | .226 | .302 | .345 | .647 |
May | 18 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .400 | .407 | .640 | 1.047 |
June | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 |
July | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 |
August | 15 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .292 | .346 | .833 | 1.179 |
Sept/Oct | 16 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | .222 | .275 | .356 | .630 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1948 | 147 | 500 | 122 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 74 | 66 | 59 | 3 | 5 | 57 | 2 | 2 | .244 | .325 | .382 | .707 | CLE |
1949 | 147 | 500 | 144 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 87 | 78 | 70 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 2 | 2 | .288 | .375 | .446 | .821 | CLE |
1950 | 127 | 405 | 107 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 65 | 60 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .317 | .462 | .778 | CLE |
1951 | 113 | 294 | 76 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 45 | 44 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | .259 | .341 | .435 | .777 | CLE |
1952 | 139 | 457 | 156 | 20 | 4 | 23 | 93 | 88 | 73 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 1 | .341 | .431 | .554 | .985 | CLE,AL |
1953 | 150 | 593 | 200 | 25 | 3 | 30 | 96 | 129 | 88 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 3 | .337 | .423 | .541 | .965 | CLE,AL |
1954 | 146 | 600 | 187 | 32 | 3 | 18 | 83 | 123 | 65 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 0 | .312 | .381 | .465 | .846 | CLE,AL |
1955 | 149 | 554 | 177 | 39 | 1 | 21 | 98 | 103 | 80 | 1 | 5 | 67 | 2 | 1 | .319 | .403 | .507 | .910 | CLE,AL |
1956 | 145 | 526 | 151 | 18 | 9 | 22 | 87 | 98 | 69 | 4 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 0 | .287 | .373 | .481 | .854 | CLE,AL |
1957 | 147 | 555 | 166 | 27 | 2 | 31 | 122 | 105 | 74 | 5 | 12 | 65 | 0 | 1 | .299 | .379 | .523 | .902 | CLE,AL |
1958 | 133 | 445 | 104 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 66 | 58 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 91 | 1 | 0 | .234 | .299 | .400 | .699 | SLN BOS |
1959 | 97 | 199 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .320 | .432 | .752 | BOS |
Total | 1640 | 5628 | 1641 | 236 | 35 | 241 | 952 | 978 | 705 | 31 | 50 | 618 | 7 | 12 | .292 | .371 | .474 | .845 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1952 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .529 | .556 | .588 | 1.144 |
Total | 4 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .529 | .556 | .588 | 1.144 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.0 | 15.00 | | | | |
Second Base | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.0 | 9.00 | | | | |
Third Base | 21 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 4 | 37 | 0 | 1.000 | 105.0 | 3.17 | | | | |
Shortstop | 42 | 29 | 37 | 110 | 14 | 153 | 6 | .961 | 278.2 | 4.94 | | | | |
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All Star Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game... Achievements Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Philadelphia (N) on 10/2/1952... Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1953, hitting .520 with 4 HR, 11 RBI... 10/6/1953: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $8,110,000 per year, for 4 years. Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1956, hitting .517 with 0 HR, 6 RBI... Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game... Injured on 7/23/1956 with a Strained Back, out for one week... Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1956... Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1957, hitting .520 with 4 HR, 10 RBI... Was selected to the 1957 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Washington on 8/21/1957... Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1957, hitting .483 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1957, hitting .476 with 4 HR, 9 RBI... Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 1957... Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (N) on 2/11/1958 to a 2-year deal worth $6,002,000 per year... Traded from St. Louis (N) to Boston on 7/30/1958 (Going to STL: RF Dick Kokos. Going to BOS: 3B Ray Boone, P Mike Garcia)... 9/6/1959: Signed a contract extension with Boston, $2,000,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1952 - .341 - 1st 1953 - .337 - 5th 1955 - .319 - 10th
| OBP 1952 - .431 - 2nd 1953 - .423 - 7th
| SLG 1952 - .554 - 6th 1953 - .541 - 9th
| OPS 1952 - .985 - 5th 1953 - .965 - 7th
| Hits 1953 - 200 - 1st 1954 - 187 - 4th 1955 - 177 - 10th
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Doubles 1955 - 39 - 2nd
| Triples 1956 - 9 - 1st
| Homeruns 1953 - 30 - 7th 1957 - 31 - 7th
| RBI 1957 - 122 - 3rd
| Runs 1953 - 129 - 2nd 1954 - 123 - 3rd 1955 - 103 - 9th 1956 - 98 - 5th 1957 - 105 - 6th
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