P Ray 'The South Bend Sling' Patterson #38
Age: 43 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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P RAY 'THE SOUTH BEND SLING' PATTERSON #38 - AGE: 43 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/02/1931
Born in:South Bend, IN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:4 Years, 46 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:5 Years, 156 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1949, 11th Pick in Round 1
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1955 Cleveland - FABL 24 26 0 2 0 1 4.00 69.2 62 34 31 7 31 41 0 0 1.33 .251 4.10 0.3 104
1956 Cleveland - FABL 25 19 9 7 2 1 2.75 91.2 63 28 28 5 35 50 7 0 1.07 .215 3.39 1.3 134
1957 Cleveland - FABL 26 5 0 0 0 0 2.77 13.0 14 4 4 1 3 9 0 0 1.31 .302 3.08 0.1 133
1958 Cleveland - FABL 27 3 0 1 0 0 2.35 7.2 3 2 2 1 3 5 0 0 0.78 .100 4.42 -0.0 168
1963 Cleveland - FABL 32 9 5 2 3 0 4.15 34.2 31 16 16 3 20 19 1 0 1.47 .262 4.91 0.0 99
1964 San Francisco - FABL 33 39 0 1 1 0 3.67 61.1 70 36 25 4 34 35 0 0 1.70 .313 4.28 -0.1 106
Total FABL 101 14 13 6 2 3.43 278.0 243 120 106 21 126 159 8 0 1.33 .255 3.97 1.7 115
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1949 Ottumwa - R 18 14 14 8 5 0 3.33 116.1 115 47 43 3 40 117 9 0 1.33 .344 3.76 3.0 148
1950 Savannah - A 19 28 28 9 17 0 5.51 189.1 202 125 116 28 146 86 10 0 1.84 .289 5.73 -0.6 78
1951 Savannah - A 20 5 5 4 1 0 2.25 44.0 38 14 11 2 20 36 4 1 1.32 .286 2.45 1.8 203
1951 Wilmington - A 20 24 24 6 15 0 5.54 157.2 170 101 97 10 120 60 10 0 1.84 .293 4.47 -0.8 56
1952 Savannah - A 21 23 23 11 8 0 3.06 188.0 144 74 64 20 117 150 16 1 1.39 .245 3.68 3.9 142
1952 Wilmington - A 21 9 9 4 4 0 4.14 67.1 58 31 31 3 38 43 5 0 1.43 .267 3.45 0.6 76
1953 Wilmington - A 22 31 31 11 19 0 4.57 244.0 281 137 124 15 111 154 18 0 1.61 .329 3.57 3.9 82
1954 Youngstown - AA 23 27 27 11 9 0 3.63 190.2 174 82 77 17 82 158 3 0 1.34 .289 3.88 3.4 118
1954 Rochester - AAA 23 4 4 1 0 0 3.26 30.1 34 11 11 1 24 19 0 0 1.91 .333 4.08 0.5 130
1956 Rochester - AAA 25 5 5 3 1 0 2.25 44.0 36 15 11 2 14 22 3 0 1.14 .243 2.82 1.4 180
1957 Rochester - AAA 26 21 21 7 10 0 4.27 151.2 159 83 72 10 102 83 5 1 1.72 .302 3.95 2.0 90
1958 Rochester - AAA 27 25 25 10 11 0 3.67 184.0 158 80 75 12 120 118 8 2 1.51 .268 3.78 1.8 94
1959 Youngstown - AA 28 7 7 1 3 0 4.60 43.0 42 22 22 2 31 35 0 0 1.70 .308 3.34 0.6 75
1959 Rochester - AAA 28 21 21 10 10 0 3.90 140.2 132 74 61 19 73 90 4 1 1.46 .262 4.36 0.4 89
1960 Rochester - AAA 29 47 2 3 3 9 4.19 81.2 73 45 38 7 58 50 0 0 1.60 .268 4.39 -0.4 86
1961 Rochester - AAA 30 43 1 6 0 3 2.49 72.1 44 23 20 2 52 50 0 0 1.33 .203 3.44 0.5 145
1962 Rochester - AAA 31 46 5 3 7 4 3.65 93.2 82 40 38 7 64 63 0 0 1.56 .260 3.89 0.3 98
1963 Rochester - AAA 32 18 18 8 3 0 2.17 141.1 89 42 34 9 73 78 6 2 1.15 .200 3.52 2.0 162
1964 Sacramento - AAA 33 7 3 2 2 0 2.57 28.0 26 9 8 0 13 14 1 1 1.39 .299 2.83 0.8 167
1965 Sacramento - AAA 34 62 0 10 4 3 4.47 86.2 106 46 43 8 48 38 0 0 1.78 .321 4.41 -0.1 90
Total EA 34 34 12 12 0 3.81 233.2 216 104 99 19 113 193 3 0 1.41 .293 3.78 106.7
Total GWL 69 3 12 6 3 4.00 114.2 132 55 51 8 61 52 1 1 1.68 .316 4.02 101.3
Total UL 230 102 51 45 16 3.45 939.2 807 413 360 69 580 573 26 6 1.48 .259 3.86 104.7
Total MAL 64 64 21 38 0 4.84 469.0 509 269 252 28 269 257 33 0 1.66 .308 3.86 70.4
Total SEL 56 56 24 26 0 4.08 421.1 384 213 191 50 283 272 30 2 1.58 .270 4.47 106.3
Total UMVA 14 14 8 5 0 3.33 116.1 115 47 43 3 40 117 9 0 1.33 .344 3.76 147.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1949 Ottumwa - R P 14 14 6 15 1 21 0 1.000 116.1 1.62 -0.9 1.103
1950 Savannah - A P 28 28 5 29 1 37 3 .919 189.1 1.62 -0.9 1.155
1951 Wilmington - A P 24 24 8 13 1 23 2 .913 157.2 1.20 -2.9 .950
1951 Savannah - A P 5 5 2 3 0 6 1 .833 44.0 1.02 -1.0 .873
1952 Wilmington - A P 9 9 5 11 0 16 0 1.000 67.1 2.14 +1.3 1.126
1952 Savannah - A P 23 23 17 14 2 34 3 .912 188.0 1.48 -0.9 .976
1953 Wilmington - A P 31 31 7 26 2 37 4 .892 244.0 1.22 -0.7 .912
1954 Rochester - AAA P 4 4 1 7 0 8 0 1.000 30.1 2.37 -0.0 1.177
1954 Youngstown - AA P 27 27 12 20 2 32 0 1.000 190.2 1.51 +0.2 1.048
1955 Cleveland - MLB P 26 0 5 2 0 7 0 1.000 69.2 0.90 +0.2 .993
1956 Cleveland - MLB P 19 9 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 91.2 0.59 +0.2 1.315
1956 Rochester - AAA P 5 5 1 4 0 6 1 .833 44.0 1.02 -1.4 .691
1957 Cleveland - MLB P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 13.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Rochester - AAA P 21 21 10 10 0 20 0 1.000 151.2 1.19 -0.8 1.079
1958 Cleveland - MLB P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.2 1.17 0.0 .000
1958 Rochester - AAA P 25 25 10 16 1 28 2 .929 184.0 1.27 +0.4 .898
1959 Rochester - AAA P 21 21 5 15 1 20 0 1.000 140.2 1.28 +1.7 1.249
1959 Youngstown - AA P 7 7 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 43.0 0.84 -1.4 .984
1960 Rochester - AAA P 47 2 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 81.2 0.88 -0.8 .990
1961 Rochester - AAA P 43 1 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 72.1 1.12 +0.3 1.000
1962 Rochester - AAA P 46 5 4 11 0 16 1 .938 93.2 1.44 -1.3 .996
1963 Cleveland - MLB P 9 5 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 34.2 1.56 -0.8 .981
1963 Rochester - AAA P 18 18 5 18 2 25 2 .920 141.1 1.46 +0.9 1.088
1964 San Francisco - MLB P 39 0 6 2 0 8 0 1.000 61.1 1.17 -0.5 1.358
1964 Sacramento - AAA P 7 3 4 2 1 6 0 1.000 28.0 1.93 +0.6 1.058
1965 Sacramento - AAA P 62 0 1 6 1 8 1 .875 86.2 0.73 +0.3 1.059
TOTAL P 568 287 124 248 15 392 20 .949 2572.2 1.30 -8.2 1.033
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/20/1949 Drafted in the 1949 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 11, 11th overall pick) by the Cleveland Foresters, out of high school South Bend (South Bend; South Bend, IN).
07/04/1949 Signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Foresters organization with a signing bonus of $8,725.
07/10/1949 Named the #86 prospect in the FABL
09/01/1949 Wins the UMVA Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/15/1949 Named the #75 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
04/18/1950 Named the #55 prospect in the FABL
10/14/1950 Named the #96 prospect in the FABL
03/11/1951 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his pitch movement at the Cleveland Foresters development complex.
04/16/1951 Named the #86 prospect in the FABL
05/13/1951 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
09/14/1951 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Tampa Cigar Kings with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/24/1951 Wins the 1951 Championship with the Savannah Privateers!
04/15/1952 Named the #23 prospect in the FABL
04/28/1952 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Charlotte Bluebirds with 15 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
03/05/1953 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his pitch control at the Cleveland Foresters development complex.
04/13/1953 Named the #31 prospect in the FABL
04/13/1954 Named the #19 prospect in the FABL
08/13/1954 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for one week.
09/20/1954 Wins the 1954 Championship with the Rochester Rooks!
04/11/1955 Named the #17 prospect in the FABL
07/18/1957 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Richmond Rebels with 4 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
10/11/1957 Wins the 1957 World Championship Series with the Cleveland Foresters.
05/14/1958 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Buffalo Nickels with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
06/23/1958 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Charleston Blue Legs with 6 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed!
06/06/1959 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Louisville Derbies with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/19/1960 Wins the 1960 Championship with the Rochester Rooks!
09/18/1961 Wins the 1961 Championship with the Rochester Rooks!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 1.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 1.
07/18/1963 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Syracuse Excelsiors with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/28/1963 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Jersey City Uniforms with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/26/1963 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
10/27/1963 Was traded by the Cleveland Foresters to the San Francisco Sailors in exchange for SP Max Reed and SP Alex Lathan.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 1.
09/09/1964 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Oakland Grays with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
04/01/1966 Injured (torn rotator cuff),out for 11 months.
10/14/1966 Retired from professional baseball.
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