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Ray
Scarborough		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 185
 
Born: July 23, 1917 in Usa, NC, MOUNT GILEAD
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1950    1951   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1942 24 NYG NL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1943 25 STL NL $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7
1944 26 STL NL $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
1945 27 NYA AL $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
1946 28 NYA AL $ 2,078,571 9 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
1947 29 NYA AL $ 2,000,000 9 7 7 7 5 6 6 6 6 6
1948 30 NYG NL $ 2,000,000 9 7 7 7 5 6 6 6 6 6
1949 31 DET AL $ 2,000,000 9 7 7 7 5 6 6 5 5 5
1950 32 NYG NL $ 2,000,000 9 8 8 8 6 6 6 5 5 5
1951 33 MIN AL $ 4,900,000 9 7 7 7 5 6 6 5 5 5
1952 34 MIN AL $ 4,900,000 9 6 7 6 5 6 6 4 4 4
1953 35 NYG NL   9 6 6 6 5 6 6 4 4 4
1954 36 OAK AL $ 458,000 9 6 6 6 5 6 5 3 3 3
1955 37 OAK AL $ 458,000 9 5 6 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
1956 38 BSN NL $ 350,000 7 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,900,000 9 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1942 24 NYG NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1943 25 STL NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1944 26 STL NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1945 27 NYA AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1946 28 NYA AL $ 2,078,571   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1947 29 NYA AL $ 2,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1948 30 NYG NL $ 2,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1949 31 DET AL $ 2,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1950 32 NYG NL $ 2,000,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1951 33 MIN AL $ 4,900,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1952 34 MIN AL $ 4,900,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1953 35 NYG NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1954 36 OAK AL $ 458,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1955 37 OAK AL $ 458,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1956 38 BSN NL $ 350,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,900,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1942 24 NYG NL 15 17 .469 35 35 14 1 0 279.0 290 128 24 92 96 4.13 .269 .327 .414 .741 19.3
    AAA   3 1 .750 5 5 0 0 0 37.3 28 10 1 13 19 2.41 .206 .275 .257 .533  
1943 25 NYG NL 5 6 .455 14 14 6 0 0 110.3 102 39 10 35 38 3.18 .242 .303 .374 .677 7.7
  STL NL 5 6 .455 16 16 6 0 0 123.3 129 58 12 45 58 4.23 .265 .330 .407 .736 8.1
  TOT   10 12 .455 30 30 12 0 0 233.7 231 97 22 80 96 3.74 .254 .317 .392 .709 15.7
    AAA   3 4 .429 10 10 1 1 0 73.0 59 25 3 29 72 3.08 .222 .298 .297 .595  
1944 26 STL NL 12 12 .500 29 29 14 2 0 227.7 202 91 17 85 105 3.60 .239 .307 .363 .670 18.4
1945 27 NYA AL 14 14 .500 50 33 12 0 4 265.3 280 138 23 109 123 4.68 .272 .343 .423 .766 13.4
1946 28 NYA AL 13 18 .419 40 40 11 0 0 298.7 326 156 38 122 126 4.70 .279 .348 .447 .795 11.7
1947 29 NYA AL 14 17 .452 38 38 11 1 0 278.3 266 128 23 156 114 4.14 .256 .353 .390 .743 17.2
1948 30 TAM AL 4 6 .400 15 14 2 0 0 93.7 115 60 13 54 58 5.76 .303 .387 .468 .856 2.8
  NYG NL 14 8 .636 26 23 3 0 0 169.7 150 79 17 92 95 4.19 .238 .336 .370 .706 11.3
  TOT   18 14 .563 41 37 5 0 0 263.3 265 139 30 146 153 4.75 .263 .355 .407 .762 14.0
1949 31 DET AL 2 0 1.000 35 0 0 0 0 42.3 45 22 6 16 19 4.68 .281 .339 .431 .770 2.5
1950 32 DET AL 12 3 .800 27 23 4 0 3 166.7 136 50 15 84 92 2.70 .222 .318 .344 .662 15.8
  NYG NL 8 6 .571 16 14 3 0 0 122.3 118 53 13 43 75 3.90 .252 .317 .387 .704 7.9
  TOT   20 9 .690 43 37 7 0 3 289.0 254 103 28 127 167 3.21 .235 .318 .363 .680 23.8
1951 33 MIN AL 16 15 .516 39 39 9 2 0 289.0 256 139 36 145 187 4.33 .234 .322 .395 .717 19.9
1952 34 MIN AL 1 3 .250 40 0 0 0 2 39.7 52 31 7 23 17 7.03 .299 .383 .500 .883 0.0
1953 35 NYG NL 7 21 .250 34 34 10 0 0 256.3 254 144 32 126 140 5.06 .263 .346 .424 .770 10.2
1954 36 OAK AL 4 5 .444 28 7 1 0 0 78.0 75 37 11 41 44 4.27 .253 .345 .411 .756 4.3
    AA   4 0 1.000 6 6 0 0 0 42.0 36 13 4 14 58 2.79 .218 .279 .327 .607  
1955 37 OAK AL 1 1 .500 16 0 0 0 2 17.7 26 12 2 10 11 6.12 .347 .425 .520 .945 0.0
    AAA   0 1 .000 5 0 0 0 1 8.3 10 5 2 4 5 5.40 .286 .359 .514 .873  
1956 38 AAA   0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 5.0 1 1 1 0 4 1.80 .063 .063 .250 .313  
14 Years Sim 147 158 .482 498 359 106 6 11 2857.9 2822 1365 299 1278 1398 4.30 .258 .336 .406 .742 170.5
4 Years AAA 6 6 .500 23 15 1 1 1 123.7 98 41 7 46 100 2.98 .216 .289 .300 .589  
1 Years AA 4 0 1.000 6 6 0 0 0 42.0 36 13 4 14 58 2.79 .218 .279 .327 .607  
5 Years Minors 10 6 .625 29 21 1 1 1 165.7 134 54 11 60 158 2.93 .217 .286 .307 .594  
Season Average 10 11 .476 35 25 7 0 0 204.1 201 97 21 91 99 4.30 .258 .336 .406 .742  
Career Highs 20 21 1.000 50 40 14 2 4 298.7 326 156 38 156 187 7.03 .347 .425 .520 .945  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1241 643 129 513 720   .241 .309 .377 .686
vs LH   1581 722 170 765 678   .274 .359 .432 .791
Home 70 78 .473 247 172 41 5 5 1391.3 1406 689 143 629 698 4.46 .262 .340 .411 .751
Away 77 80 .490 251 187 65 1 7 1466.6 1416 676 156 649 700 4.15 .255 .332 .401 .733
Mar/Apr 17 18 .486 83 44 13 1 8 372.6 337 155 38 167 204 3.74 .240 .321 .371 .692
May 33 31 .516 96 76 21 0 3 588.3 574 295 69 285 275 4.51 .255 .339 .422 .761
June 25 22 .532 86 59 11 1 0 446.6 451 232 42 212 225 4.67 .263 .345 .397 .741
July 20 29 .408 73 52 15 0 0 426.0 436 214 42 196 200 4.52 .266 .345 .412 .757
August 22 29 .431 78 62 21 1 0 501.0 483 214 45 202 246 3.84 .253 .324 .394 .718
Sep/Oct 30 29 .508 82 66 25 3 1 523.3 541 255 63 216 248 4.39 .269 .339 .427 .766
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1942 24 NYG NL 35 91 6 21 1 0 0 7 1 0 1 14 .231 .239 .242 .481 4.6 0.0
1943 25 NYG NL 14 33 2 7 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 6 .212 .235 .303 .538 2.7 0.0
  STL NL 16 39 2 9 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 12 .231 .244 .231 .475 2.1 0.0
  TOT   30 72 4 16 0 0 1 6 0 1 2 18 .222 .240 .264 .504 4.8 0.0
1944 26 STL NL 29 78 6 14 1 1 0 5 0 0 1 16 .179 .190 .218 .408 2.2 0.0
1945 27 NYA AL 50 83 9 13 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 11 .157 .167 .169 .335 1.3 0.0
1946 28 NYA AL 40 95 6 13 2 0 0 11 0 0 2 13 .137 .153 .158 .311 0.5 0.0
1947 29 NYA AL 40 101 6 22 2 0 1 10 0 0 2 8 .218 .231 .267 .498 6.8 0.0
1948 30 TAM AL 15 36 3 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .194 .189 .250 .439 1.5 0.0
  NYG NL 26 57 8 8 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 9 .140 .167 .175 .342 1.1 0.0
  TOT   41 93 11 15 2 1 0 5 0 0 2 13 .161 .175 .204 .380 2.6 0.0
1949 31 DET AL 35 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
1950 32 DET AL 27 61 2 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 13 .148 .159 .148 .306 0.4 0.0
  NYG NL 16 43 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 7 .116 .156 .116 .272 -0.1 0.0
  TOT   43 104 4 14 0 0 0 6 0 0 3 20 .135 .157 .135 .292 0.3 0.0
1951 33 MIN AL 39 100 7 20 1 1 0 6 0 0 5 19 .200 .238 .230 .468 5.1 0.0
1952 34 MIN AL 40 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1953 35 NYG NL 34 76 4 14 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 15 .184 .195 .197 .392 2.4 0.0
1954 36 OAK AL 28 18 3 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 .278 .278 .278 .556 1.6 0.2
1955 37 AAA   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4  
13 Years Sim 484 917 66 168 11 3 2 67 3 2 20 149 .183 .199 .208 .408 32.2 0.2
1 Years AAA 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4  
162 Game Average 306 22 56 3 1 0 22 1 0 6 49 .183 .199 .208 .408 10.8  
Career Highs 50 104 11 22 2 1 1 11 1 1 5 20 .500 .500 .500 1.000 6.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   545 37 97 6 1 2 36 2 2 10 83 .178 .192 .204 .396 12.4
vs LH   372 29 71 5 2 0 31 1 0 10 66 .191 .210 .215 .425 12.4
Home 236 408 27 80 4 0 0 31 2 2 7 74 .196 .209 .206 .415 11.5
Away 232 509 39 88 7 3 2 36 1 0 13 75 .173 .192 .210 .402 13.2
RISP   229 0 52 4 0 0 62 0 0 3 34 .227 .231 .245 .476 10.9
Close/Late   82 7 16 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 15 .195 .195 .207 .402 1.9
Mar/Apr 67 113 9 19 2 0 1 6 0 1 3 25 .168 .190 .212 .402 2.6
May 76 179 11 34 2 0 0 15 1 0 3 34 .190 .201 .201 .402 4.7
June 65 145 12 32 2 0 0 15 0 0 5 24 .221 .245 .234 .480 7.3
July 64 135 7 25 0 1 0 6 0 0 4 19 .185 .207 .200 .407 3.8
August 68 175 9 28 3 1 0 13 1 1 0 20 .160 .159 .189 .348 0.9
Sep/Oct 78 170 18 30 2 1 1 12 1 0 5 27 .176 .199 .218 .417 5.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1942 24 NYG NL P 35 35 279.0 15 53 5 4 .932 2.19    
1943 25 NYG NL P 14 14 110.3 5 22 1 3 .964 2.20    
  STL NL P 16 16 123.3 5 24 2 4 .935 2.12    
  TOT   P 30 30 233.7 10 46 3 7 .949 2.16    
1944 26 STL NL P 29 29 227.7 16 61 3 4 .963 3.04    
1945 27 NYA AL P 50 33 265.3 17 56 3 2 .961 2.48    
1946 28 NYA AL P 40 40 298.7 14 60 5 4 .937 2.23    
1947 29 NYA AL P 38 38 278.3 21 69 3 12 .968 2.91    
    RF 0 0 17.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.12   0.0
1948 30 TAM AL P 15 14 93.7 7 18 1 2 .962 2.40    
  NYG NL P 26 23 169.7 12 34 3 3 .939 2.44    
  TOT   P 41 37 263.3 19 52 4 5 .947 2.43    
1949 31 DET AL P 35 0 42.3 2 9 0 1 1.000 2.34    
1950 32 DET AL P 27 23 166.7 13 31 2 5 .957 2.38    
  NYG NL P 16 14 122.3 9 23 1 3 .970 2.35    
  TOT   P 43 37 289.0 22 54 3 8 .962 2.37    
1951 33 MIN AL P 39 39 289.0 16 49 2 5 .970 2.02    
1952 34 MIN AL P 40 0 39.7 4 6 0 0 1.000 2.27    
1953 35 NYG NL P 34 34 256.3 18 51 1 8 .986 2.42    
1954 36 OAK AL P 28 7 78.0 1 11 2 1 .857 1.38    
1955 37 OAK AL P 16 0 17.7 3 4 0 0 1.000 3.57    
  P 498 359 2857.9 178 581 34 61 .957 2.39    
  RF 0 0 17.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.12   0.0
Career Totals   498 359 2874.9 182 581 34 61 .957 2.39    
Career Highs   50 40 298.7 25 69 5 12 1.000 3.57    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1948 30 NYG NL 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 1 11.0 16 7 1 2 4 5.73 .348 .375 .522 .897
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 1 11.0 16 7 1 2 4 5.73 .348 .375 .522 .897
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1948 30 NYG NL 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1943-10-3.74
1944-8-3.60
1950-1-2.70
 Losses
1942-8-17
1946-6-18
1947-9-17
1951-9-15
1953-4-21
 Winning Pct
1948-9-.636
 Games Started
1946-9-40
 Complete Games
1942-10-14
1943-10-12
1944-10-14
1945-8-12
1946-8-11
1947-8-11
1951-7-9
 Shutouts
1944-8-2
1951-4-2
Innings Pitched
1946-6-298.7
1951-9-289.0
 Hits Allowed
1945-10-280
1946-4-326
 Homeruns Allowed
1942-8-24
1943-10-22
1946-1-38
1951-6-36
 Strikeouts
1946-8-126
1951-3-187
 Walks Allowed
1946-6-122
1947-3-156
1951-4-145
1953-10-126
 Hits per 9IP
1944-2-8.0
1947-10-8.6
1948-3-8.0
1950-1-7.3
1951-4-8.0
Strikeouts per 9IP
1948-7-5.0
1950-9-5.0
1951-6-5.8
 WHiP
1944-7-1.26
1950-8-1.32
 OAVG
1943-9-.254
1944-2-.239
1947-10-.256
1948-3-.238
1950-1-.222
1951-4-.234
 OOBP
1944-8-.307
1950-8-.318
1951-10-.322
 OSLG
1944-6-.363
1950-4-.344
 OOPS
1944-7-.670
1950-2-.662
1951-9-.717
 
   Black Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 62    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 20th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1942
Had first career hit on 5/3/1942, off Bill Zuber (OAK)
Earned first career win on 5/3/1942
Won Bronze Rookie in 1942, going 15-17, 4.13 ERA
Hit first career homerun on 4/4/1943, off Tex Hughson (PIT)
Traded from New York (N) to St. Louis on 6/1/1943 (Going to SLC: P Ray Scarborough. Going to NYG: CF Wally Judnich)
Injured on 6/12/1944 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 6-7 weeks
Traded from St. Louis to New York (A) on 4/2/1945 (Going to STL: C Stew Hofferth. Going to NYA: P Ray Scarborough)
Injured on 9/23/1945 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks
2/1/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,078,571 through salary arbitration
9/1/1946: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $2,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 4/18/1947 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Traded from New York (A) to San Diego on 2/1/1948 (Going to SDP: 3B Ellis Clary, CF Tommy Holmes, P Ray Scarborough. Going to NYA: C Stan Andrews)
Traded from San Diego to Tampa Bay on 2/1/1948 (Going to SDP: C Phil Masi, 3B Elbie Fletcher. Going to TAM: P Ray Scarborough)
Traded from Tampa Bay to New York (N) on 6/1/1948 (Going to NYG: 3B Merv Connors, P Ray Scarborough. Going to TAM: P Jake Mooty, SS Jimmy Outlaw, RF Bobby Estalella)
Traded from New York (N) to Detroit on 2/1/1949 (Going to NYG: P Johnny Sain, 2B Eddie Stanky. Going to DET: P Ray Scarborough, P Bob Porterfield, 3B Eddie Bockman)
Injured on 4/11/1949 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game
Traded from Detroit to New York (N) on 7/31/1950 (Going to NYG: P Ray Scarborough. Going to DET: P Johnny Sain)
10/3/1950: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $4,900,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from New York (N) to Minnesota on 2/1/1951 (Going to MIN: P Ray Scarborough. Going to NYG: P Bill Voiselle, P Johnny Hetki)
Was selected to the 1951 Allstar game
Injured on 8/17/1951 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Traded from Minnesota to New York (N) on 3/3/1953 (Going to NYG: P Paul Calvert, P Ray Scarborough. Going to MIN: P Bob Lemon)
4/2/1953: Signed a minor league contract extension with New York (N)
Released by New York (N) on 10/3/1953
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 2/8/1954 to a 2-year deal worth $458,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/9/1956 to a 2-year deal worth $350,000 per year
 
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