LF Ray Cason #29
Birmingham Ironmen (PIT) DIX
Age: 32 | Bats: S | Throws: L | Morale: Unhappy
10/21/1963
BNN Index | DIX | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
LF RAY CASON #29 - AGE: 32 - BATS: S - THROWS: L - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
8 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 0 -0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 2 2
Gap 3 3 3
Power 2 2 2
Eye 2 2 2
Avoid K's 2 2 2
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 3
Errors: - 2 3
Arm: 1 2 3
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 4
1st Base: - Center Field: 2
2nd Base: - Right Field: 3
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Aggressiveness: 4
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/22/1963 @ NAS Loss, 4-10 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/1963 @ KNX Loss, 6-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/1963 MEM Loss, 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/1963 @ TH Loss, 3-11 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/20/1963 PEO Loss, 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/15/1963 @ RCK Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/14/1963 @ RCK Win, 7-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/09/1963 CRC Win, 3-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/06/1963 DAV Win, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/01/1963 @ EVA Loss, 3-9 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/05/1931
Born in:Nashville, TN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$19,000
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:None, 29 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, 159 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1952, 3rd Pick in Round 3
DIXIE LEAGUE 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 8 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444 .207 .000 11
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 1.71 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Versus Right   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
September   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Last Year   21 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 1 0 .238 .238 .286 .524
2 Years Ago   1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Career   120 31 6 0 3 6 12 7 25 1 2 0 .258 .297 .383 .680
Home   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Road   9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Grass   9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Day   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Night   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
As Starter   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
As Reliever / Substitution   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 39 43 10 1 0 1 8 3 4 8 .233 .298 .326 .623 .301 .093 66
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 2 47 0 0 0 1 2 0 14 2 0 0 0.0 4.3 3.20 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   11 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 1 0 .091 .167 .091 .258
Versus Right   32 9 1 0 1 6 2 3 5 0 1 0 .281 .343 .406 .749
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
May   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
June   14 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 .214 .267 .429 .695
July   17 5 1 0 0 5 0 1 3 0 2 0 .294 .333 .353 .686
August   7 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Last Year   139 36 4 2 2 19 17 12 41 1 2 1 .259 .320 .360 .680
2 Years Ago   69 17 1 2 2 15 8 8 20 1 0 0 .246 .321 .406 .726
Career   1567 395 65 14 35 189 189 110 410 5 32 8 .252 .304 .378 .682
Home   16 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 .062 .167 .250 .417
Road   27 9 1 0 0 7 2 2 5 0 1 0 .333 .379 .370 .750
Grass   43 10 1 0 1 8 3 4 8 0 2 0 .233 .298 .326 .623
Day   17 4 1 0 1 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 .235 .350 .471 .821
Night   26 6 0 0 0 3 2 1 6 0 1 0 .231 .259 .231 .490
As Starter   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
As Reliever / Substitution   35 9 1 0 1 7 3 3 6 0 2 0 .257 .316 .371 .687
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1958 Pittsburgh - FABL 26 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 7 2 0.0
Total FABL 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 7 2 0.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1950 Total - 18 64 286 85 13 7 14 62 73 28 2 1 29 33 8 .297 .363 .538 .901 100 100 1.9
1951 Total - 19 49 226 66 10 2 13 49 66 18 2 1 35 0 0 .292 .348 .527 .875 100 100 1.2
1952 Total - 20 61 281 80 13 5 15 60 71 22 2 2 44 18 12 .285 .339 .527 .865 100 100 1.4
1952 Jackson - C 20 20 80 27 7 1 7 23 19 25 0 0 29 3 1 .338 .495 .713 1.208 193 190 1.7
1952 Spokane - B 20 51 180 30 5 1 5 23 17 20 2 4 52 4 1 .167 .252 .289 .541 43 31 -0.0
1953 Spokane - B 21 120 475 131 24 4 12 46 59 13 5 2 113 3 5 .276 .301 .419 .720 105 107 4.5
1953 Gary - A 21 17 60 9 3 0 0 5 3 8 1 0 23 1 0 .150 .261 .200 .461 24 22 -0.3
1954 Spokane - B 22 124 496 142 32 7 12 69 50 14 1 0 120 1 4 .286 .307 .452 .759 112 116 3.6
1954 Gary - A 22 13 47 12 1 0 1 2 5 1 0 0 11 0 0 .255 .271 .340 .611 63 51 -0.1
1955 Spokane - B 23 41 166 41 6 1 5 15 21 3 2 0 39 2 3 .247 .269 .386 .655 92 95 1.0
1955 Gary - A 23 96 384 96 15 1 9 49 45 19 2 3 96 5 4 .250 .287 .365 .651 73 64 1.3
1956 Spokane - B 24 61 236 65 9 4 5 14 26 9 2 2 43 3 4 .275 .305 .411 .716 106 106 1.3
1956 Gary - A 24 40 164 46 6 1 2 17 20 9 0 0 37 3 1 .280 .318 .366 .684 85 80 0.6
1957 Spokane - B 25 52 202 58 9 3 7 21 20 4 1 1 31 2 4 .287 .303 .465 .768 122 130 1.5
1957 Gary - A 25 81 322 99 21 3 9 35 46 24 2 0 66 5 2 .307 .359 .475 .834 122 118 2.0
1958 Spokane - B 26 21 79 23 5 0 3 8 10 1 0 1 21 0 3 .291 .296 .468 .765 115 121 0.6
1958 Gary - A 26 83 292 62 8 5 8 35 37 22 2 0 98 0 1 .212 .272 .356 .628 71 60 -0.1
1958 Birmingham - AA 26 10 33 7 0 0 2 2 3 3 0 0 6 0 1 .212 .278 .394 .672 86 52 -0.0
1959 Spokane - B 27 89 335 81 15 3 8 28 25 3 3 3 71 0 5 .242 .253 .376 .629 75 74 -1.1
1959 Gary - A 27 14 47 8 5 0 1 4 5 3 0 0 10 0 0 .170 .220 .340 .560 50 35 -0.2
1959 Birmingham - AA 27 17 56 16 5 0 0 2 7 4 0 1 14 0 1 .286 .328 .375 .703 94 89 0.0
1960 Spokane - B 28 83 267 75 14 3 3 17 28 12 0 0 53 0 2 .281 .312 .390 .701 98 96 0.2
1961 Spokane - B 29 39 127 42 6 2 3 13 20 2 1 0 25 1 0 .331 .346 .480 .826 132 139 0.5
1961 Gary - A 29 31 69 17 1 2 2 15 8 8 0 1 20 0 0 .246 .321 .406 .726 94 88 0.1
1961 Birmingham - AA 29 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000 1232 1293 0.1
1962 Gary - A 30 63 139 36 4 2 2 19 17 12 1 1 41 0 1 .259 .320 .360 .680 80 70 -0.6
1962 Birmingham - AA 30 8 21 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 1 .238 .238 .286 .524 42 31 -0.1
1963 Gary - A 31 39 43 10 1 0 1 8 3 4 0 0 8 0 0 .233 .298 .326 .623 64 66 -0.2
1963 Birmingham - AA 31 8 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444 16 11 -0.0
Total DIX 44 120 31 6 0 3 6 12 7 0 1 25 0 3 .258 .297 .383 .680 87 73
Total HL 477 1567 395 65 14 35 189 189 110 8 5 410 14 9 .252 .304 .378 .682 82 75
Total COW 681 2563 688 125 28 63 254 276 81 17 13 568 16 31 .268 .294 .413 .707 99 100
Total GSL 20 80 27 7 1 7 23 19 25 0 0 29 3 1 .338 .495 .713 1.208 193 190
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1952 Spokane - B CF 45 44 114 0 0 116 2 .983 386.1 2.66 +3.2 1.053
1952 Jackson - C CF 20 20 44 0 0 44 0 1.000 187.2 2.11 +2.6 1.076
1952 Spokane - B RF 3 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 28.0 1.93 +0.2 .978
1953 Spokane - B LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Gary - A CF 17 16 47 1 0 50 2 .960 135.0 3.20 +1.5 .966
1953 Spokane - B CF 120 112 334 4 1 345 7 .980 1001.1 3.04 +19.9 1.063
1953 Gary - A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Spokane - B RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Spokane - B LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Gary - A CF 12 12 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 97.1 2.03 +1.6 1.098
1954 Spokane - B CF 98 91 254 4 0 269 11 .959 836.2 2.78 +9.9 1.066
1954 Spokane - B RF 26 25 50 1 0 53 2 .962 220.1 2.08 +2.6 1.038
1955 Gary - A CF 91 90 224 15 2 244 5 .980 773.1 2.78 +16.4 1.114
1955 Spokane - B CF 37 34 99 4 0 104 1 .990 311.1 2.98 +4.7 1.082
1955 Gary - A RF 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.6 1.926
1955 Spokane - B RF 4 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 33.0 1.91 +0.9 1.132
1956 Gary - A LF 23 23 41 0 0 42 1 .976 188.0 1.96 +1.7 1.009
1956 Spokane - B LF 34 34 66 0 0 68 2 .971 281.1 2.11 +1.8 1.029
1956 Gary - A CF 20 13 27 1 0 31 3 .903 123.1 2.04 +1.3 1.063
1956 Spokane - B CF 15 2 27 0 0 28 1 .964 52.1 4.64 +0.4 1.050
1956 Gary - A RF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 26.0 1.73 +0.1 .967
1956 Spokane - B RF 22 21 44 0 0 44 0 1.000 170.2 2.32 +0.8 1.037
1957 Gary - A LF 63 61 106 1 0 111 4 .964 529.0 1.82 +2.1 1.016
1957 Spokane - B LF 47 47 82 0 0 84 2 .976 424.1 1.74 +3.8 1.060
1957 Gary - A CF 8 6 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 53.2 1.34 -0.2 1.124
1957 Spokane - B CF 7 4 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 39.0 3.00 +0.7 1.058
1957 Gary - A RF 12 12 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 102.0 2.03 +1.6 1.081
1958 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Birmingham - AA LF 4 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 33.0 1.91 -0.2 .959
1958 Gary - A LF 63 63 110 2 0 114 2 .982 541.0 1.86 +5.4 1.083
1958 Spokane - B LF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.1 2.89 +0.0 .973
1958 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 4 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 10.1 2.61 +0.2 1.015
1958 Birmingham - AA CF 6 6 15 1 0 16 0 1.000 54.1 2.65 +2.0 1.288
1958 Gary - A CF 10 9 19 0 0 20 1 .950 80.0 2.14 +1.4 1.173
1958 Spokane - B CF 5 3 9 0 0 11 2 .818 31.0 2.61 +0.3 .992
1958 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.3 .975
1958 Gary - A RF 11 9 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 74.1 1.82 -0.2 .985
1958 Spokane - B RF 14 14 25 0 0 25 0 1.000 117.0 1.92 +1.0 1.047
1959 Birmingham - AA LF 13 13 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 109.0 1.49 -0.5 1.034
1959 Gary - A LF 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 16.0 0.56 -0.2 .984
1959 Spokane - B LF 23 18 37 2 0 40 1 .975 160.2 2.18 -0.3 1.008
1959 Birmingham - AA CF 2 2 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 18.0 4.00 +0.3 1.028
1959 Gary - A CF 7 6 20 0 0 21 1 .952 51.0 3.53 +0.1 .997
1959 Spokane - B CF 55 55 145 3 0 152 4 .974 474.2 2.81 -4.3 .972
1959 Birmingham - AA RF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 17.2 1.02 -0.1 1.011
1959 Gary - A RF 5 4 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 34.0 1.06 -0.0 .986
1959 Spokane - B RF 17 16 29 2 0 31 0 1.000 142.0 1.96 +1.1 .969
1960 Spokane - B LF 31 24 44 2 0 47 1 .979 212.1 1.95 +1.6 1.065
1960 Spokane - B CF 12 10 21 1 0 22 0 1.000 93.2 2.11 -3.7 .877
1960 Spokane - B RF 35 32 65 6 1 73 2 .973 286.0 2.23 +0.9 1.011
1961 Gary - A LF 9 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 37.0 2.19 +1.2 1.091
1961 Spokane - B LF 30 26 51 0 0 51 0 1.000 234.1 1.96 +0.3 1.049
1961 Gary - A CF 7 5 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 46.1 2.53 -0.2 .925
1961 Spokane - B CF 4 4 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 32.0 1.97 -1.7 .710
1961 Birmingham - AA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Gary - A RF 11 8 14 0 0 15 1 .933 74.1 1.70 +0.6 1.116
1961 Spokane - B RF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 26.0 1.73 +0.1 .955
1962 Birmingham - AA LF 7 5 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 45.0 1.20 +0.8 1.449
1962 Gary - A LF 20 17 27 2 0 29 0 1.000 153.0 1.71 +0.6 1.019
1962 Birmingham - AA CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.008
1962 Gary - A CF 14 7 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 60.0 3.30 -1.9 .874
1962 Gary - A RF 11 7 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 61.2 1.46 -0.6 .962
1963 Birmingham - AA LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.2 0.84 -0.0 .973
1963 Gary - A LF 8 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 14.0 3.86 +0.6 1.156
1963 Birmingham - AA CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Gary - A CF 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 15.0 1.80 +0.0 1.004
1963 Birmingham - AA RF 2 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 10.0 5.40 +0.4 .990
1963 Gary - A RF 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 18.2 0.96 -0.1 .960
TOTAL LF 387 343 615 9 0 637 13 .980 3001.0 1.87 +18.6 1.045
TOTAL CF 623 552 1499 34 3 1573 40 .975 4966.2 2.78 +54.5 1.050
TOTAL RF 187 167 314 11 1 330 5 .985 1452.2 2.01 +10.1 1.027
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1952 Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 3, 35th overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Miners, out of college Hamman
06/29/1953 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
03/09/1954 Outstandingly completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex.
06/06/1954 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
04/11/1955 Named the #65 prospect in the FABL
04/19/1955 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex.
05/27/1955 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/03/1955 Named the #48 prospect in the FABL
08/28/1955 Injured (calf soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
10/08/1955 Named the #68 prospect in the FABL
04/16/1956 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex.
07/12/1956 Injured (hand contusion),out for one week.
08/21/1956 Injured (strained oblique),out for 6 weeks.
03/13/1957 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex.
03/11/1958 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex.
03/10/1959 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex.
07/01/1959 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
03/04/1960 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex.
09/18/1960 Injured (bone spur (elbow)),out for 7 weeks.
05/24/1961 Goes 5-5 against the Salem Warriors, with 0 RBI and 1 R.
09/24/1962 Wins the 1962 Championship with the Gary Steelmen!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
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