P Ray Gonyea #27
Age: 37 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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P RAY GONYEA #27 - AGE: 37 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
22 22 11-2 0 3.18 116.0 83 5 85 127 1.45 3.6
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/14/1974 @ BIS Loss, 1-10 X 4.2 9 3 3 6 4 Loss
09/09/1974 RPD Win, 12-4 X 5.0 3 2 2 3 3 Win
07/26/1974 PAN Win, 8-0 X 4.2 4 0 0 0 5
07/21/1974 FAR Win, 3-1 X 5.0 2 0 0 1 5 Win
07/16/1974 MIS Win, 8-7 X 5.1 4 1 1 4 5
07/11/1974 BIL Win, 7-0 X 5.2 4 0 0 1 7 Win
07/06/1974 @ CAS Win, 8-5 X 5.0 3 5 5 5 3 Win
06/30/1974 @ SXF Win, 10-5 X 6.2 6 2 2 3 4 Win
06/25/1974 CSM Loss, 3-5 X 6.0 4 3 3 9 7
06/20/1974 @ BIS Loss, 9-10 X 5.2 0 1 1 5 5
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/01/1937
Born in:South Fork, PA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:10 Years, 146 Days
Service This Yr:171 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 170 Days
Pro Service:19 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1955, 3rd Pick in Round 12
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 22 22 11 2 0 3.18 116.0 83 42 41 5 85 127 0 0.0 0 3 13.6
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 13.03 6.44 9.85 6.59 4.53 1.45 71 3.6 .284        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 138 36 4 3 2 21 35 46 1 3 0 .261 .408 .377 .785      
vs. RHB 268 47 5 1 3 21 50 81 0 4 0 .175 .305 .235 .540      
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 3 1 1 0 4.11 15.1 12 7 7 0 9 24  
May 6 6 4 0 0 3.09 32.0 23 11 11 3 26 39  
June 6 6 2 0 0 3.24 33.1 19 13 12 2 30 32  
July 5 5 3 0 0 2.10 25.2 17 6 6 0 11 25  
September 2 2 1 1 0 4.66 9.2 12 5 5 0 9 7  
Last Year 30 30 12 9 0 2.41 186.2 120 64 50 6 121 184  
2 Years Ago 30 30 12 7 0 3.01 188.1 144 72 63 7 106 234  
Career 171 171 66 35 0 3.00 1066.1 831 397 356 32 595 1174  
Home 13 13 7 0 0 2.35 69.0 45 19 18 3 41 76  
Road 9 9 4 2 0 4.40 47.0 38 23 23 2 44 51  
Grass 22 22 11 2 0 3.18 116.0 83 42 41 5 85 127  
Day 5 5 2 1 0 3.60 25.0 19 10 10 0 24 21  
Night 17 17 9 1 0 3.07 91.0 64 32 31 5 61 106  
As Starter 22 22 11 2 0 3.18 116.0 83 42 41 5 85 127  
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+
1960 Philadelphia - FABL 23 41 21 11 9 4 4.18 168.0 164 86 78 19 63 157 3 1 1.35 .306 3.62 3.5 106
1961 Boston - FABL 24 31 31 11 16 0 4.09 207.0 214 111 94 32 79 153 10 4 1.42 .291 4.48 2.2 104
1962 Boston - FABL 25 32 32 11 16 0 5.55 207.2 249 145 128 35 86 150 8 0 1.61 .324 5.06 1.8 83
1963 Boston - FABL 26 30 10 5 7 2 4.58 90.1 83 53 46 19 32 53 2 0 1.27 .235 5.58 -0.6 93
1964 Boston - FABL 27 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1.00 .200 2.71 0.1 999
1965 Boston - FABL 28 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1.80 .250 2.24 0.0 999
1966 Boston - FABL 29 5 0 0 1 1 0.00 10.1 8 2 0 0 2 6 0 0 0.97 .229 2.53 0.2 999
Total FABL 143 94 38 49 7 4.52 689.0 721 397 346 105 266 524 23 5 1.43 .296 4.54 7.2 98
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+
1955 Tuscaloosa - R 18 1 0 0 0 0 10.80 1.2 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 .556 2.58 0.0 39
1955 Jackson - R 18 3 0 0 2 0 24.75 4.0 9 11 11 1 9 2 0 0 4.50 .471 11.58 -0.4 15
1955 Total - R 18 4 0 0 2 0 20.65 5.2 14 13 13 1 9 2 0 0 4.06 .500 8.93 -0.3 18
1955 Vancouver - A 18 6 0 0 0 1 4.50 6.0 8 3 3 0 1 4 0 0 1.50 .400 2.03 0.1 67
1955 Charleston - AAA 18 10 0 1 1 0 4.12 24.0 21 11 11 2 18 15 0 0 1.62 .260 4.48 0.0 103
1956 Hattiesburg - R 19 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1.00 .231 2.22 0.1 999
1956 Beaumont - R 19 4 0 0 0 0 2.45 7.1 4 2 2 0 9 9 0 0 1.77 .250 3.69 0.1 164
1956 Total - R 19 5 0 0 0 0 1.59 11.1 7 2 2 0 10 11 0 0 1.50 .241 3.17 0.2 254
1956 Arlington - A 19 8 8 3 3 0 4.76 62.1 61 34 33 2 35 55 5 1 1.54 .328 3.11 1.6 84
1957 Bakersfield - A 20 16 16 10 5 0 3.32 132.2 144 49 49 10 20 105 10 2 1.24 .329 2.59 2.8 92
1957 Allentown - A 20 8 8 3 5 0 5.80 54.1 67 36 35 6 40 37 3 0 1.97 .341 4.90 0.2 69
1958 Allentown - A 21 4 4 3 1 0 2.57 35.0 30 11 10 2 17 35 4 1 1.34 .301 2.48 1.0 136
1958 New Orleans - AA 21 26 26 11 9 0 4.44 198.2 201 109 98 21 112 169 11 2 1.58 .313 3.66 3.2 86
1959 New Orleans - AA 22 8 8 3 5 0 4.64 66.0 62 35 34 10 29 71 5 0 1.38 .304 3.71 1.2 86
1959 Louisville - AAA 22 22 22 8 10 0 2.98 169.1 126 65 56 19 75 163 8 4 1.19 .241 3.19 3.1 117
1964 Worcester - AA 27 7 7 5 2 0 3.24 50.0 39 24 18 2 27 36 0 0 1.32 .253 3.29 1.0 116
1964 Columbus - AAA 27 19 19 5 8 0 3.38 119.2 97 51 45 14 50 75 1 0 1.23 .234 4.08 1.0 107
1965 Worcester - AA 28 8 8 2 4 0 5.44 41.1 47 27 25 3 26 35 0 0 1.77 .338 3.64 0.6 68
1965 Columbus - AAA 28 18 18 8 5 0 3.76 107.2 88 48 45 9 46 88 0 0 1.24 .264 3.30 2.1 97
1966 Springfield - A 29 15 15 7 5 0 2.69 117.0 91 36 35 2 59 101 5 1 1.28 .270 2.64 3.3 141
1966 Worcester - AA 29 5 5 1 1 0 5.60 27.1 29 17 17 0 25 23 0 0 1.98 .367 4.72 0.2 77
1966 Columbus - AAA 29 2 1 1 0 0 3.00 6.0 6 2 2 0 4 3 0 0 1.67 .333 4.18 0.0 123
1967 Tulsa - A 30 29 14 5 8 2 3.30 101.0 82 40 37 5 45 100 0 0 1.26 .281 2.70 1.9 97
1967 El Paso - AA 30 2 2 0 1 0 5.23 10.1 11 6 6 3 6 8 0 0 1.65 .267 6.72 -0.1 90
1968 Stockton - A 31 20 4 4 4 2 3.22 44.2 53 16 16 2 23 50 0 0 1.70 .418 2.55 1.1 117
1968 Tulsa - A 31 23 6 5 2 5 2.48 58.0 29 17 16 5 21 44 0 0 0.86 .159 3.19 0.3 119
1968 Akron - AA 31 1 1 1 0 0 3.00 6.0 6 2 2 0 3 2 0 0 1.50 .273 3.75 0.1 123
1969 Grand Island - A 32 30 30 7 6 0 3.27 201.0 183 80 73 7 99 177 1 0 1.40 .313 2.78 5.1 109
1970 Grand Island - A 33 29 29 10 4 0 2.91 170.0 138 64 55 2 83 209 0 0 1.30 .329 3.27 6.2 182
1971 Grand Island - A 34 30 30 14 7 0 3.26 204.1 163 75 74 5 101 243 3 2 1.29 .326 3.64 7.2 171
1972 Grand Island - A 35 30 30 12 7 0 3.01 188.1 144 72 63 7 106 234 1 0 1.33 .310 3.83 6.0 182
1973 Grand Island - A 36 30 30 12 9 0 2.41 186.2 120 64 50 6 121 184 4 1 1.29 .246 4.32 6.0 254
1974 Grand Island - A 37 22 22 11 2 0 3.18 116.0 83 42 41 5 85 127 0 0 1.45 .284 4.53 3.6 199
Total DIX 34 34 14 14 0 4.49 264.2 263 144 132 31 141 240 16 2 1.53 .311 3.67 85.7
Total EA 21 21 9 7 0 4.48 124.2 121 70 62 5 81 96 0 0 1.62 .308 3.74 86.7
Total HL 52 20 10 10 7 3.00 159.0 111 57 53 10 66 144 0 0 1.11 .238 2.88 103.6
Total UL 71 60 23 24 0 3.35 426.2 338 177 159 44 193 344 9 4 1.24 .247 3.56 107.9
Total MAL 27 27 13 11 0 3.49 206.1 188 83 80 10 116 173 12 2 1.47 .296 3.21 110.2
Total SEL 8 8 3 3 0 4.76 62.1 61 34 33 2 35 55 5 1 1.54 .328 3.11 84.3
Total COW 42 20 14 9 3 3.34 183.1 205 68 68 12 44 159 10 2 1.36 .352 2.56 96.0
Total LSA 2 2 0 1 0 5.23 10.1 11 6 6 3 6 8 0 0 1.65 .267 6.72 89.5
Total GSL 9 0 0 2 0 7.94 17.0 21 15 15 1 19 13 0 0 2.35 .364 5.09 47.5
Total WBL 171 171 66 35 0 3.00 1066.1 831 397 356 32 595 1174 9 3 1.34 .303 3.67 168.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1955 Charleston - AAA P 10 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 24.0 1.12 -0.4 1.046
1955 Vancouver - A P 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 +0.4 .000
1955 Jackson - R P 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.2 .938
1955 Tuscaloosa - R P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Arlington - A P 8 8 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 62.1 0.87 -0.1 .942
1956 Hattiesburg - R P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Beaumont - R P 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.1 1.23 +0.3 .000
1957 Allentown - A P 8 8 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 54.1 0.99 +0.9 1.466
1957 Bakersfield - A P 16 16 12 14 1 26 0 1.000 132.2 1.76 +2.0 1.161
1958 New Orleans - AA P 26 26 13 16 2 29 0 1.000 198.2 1.31 -1.4 .934
1958 Allentown - A P 4 4 0 2 1 2 0 1.000 35.0 0.51 +0.1 .978
1959 Louisville - AAA P 22 22 6 6 2 12 0 1.000 169.1 0.64 -0.1 .902
1959 New Orleans - AA P 8 8 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 66.0 1.23 -0.1 .976
1960 Philadelphia - MLB P 40 21 9 14 1 27 4 .852 168.0 1.23 +0.7 .960
1961 Boston - MLB P 31 31 8 17 1 26 1 .962 207.0 1.09 -0.0 .981
1962 Boston - MLB P 32 32 14 17 1 33 2 .939 207.2 1.34 +0.6 .972
1963 Boston - MLB P 30 10 4 12 0 16 0 1.000 90.1 1.59 +0.6 .981
1964 Boston - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 +0.3 .000
1964 Columbus - AAA P 19 19 6 6 0 13 1 .923 119.2 0.90 +1.2 .875
1964 Worcester - AA P 7 7 5 7 0 12 0 1.000 50.0 2.16 -0.0 .915
1965 Boston - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 -0.2 .000
1965 Columbus - AAA P 18 18 7 16 2 23 0 1.000 107.2 1.92 +1.3 1.266
1965 Worcester - AA P 8 8 3 0 0 4 1 .750 41.1 0.65 -1.9 -1.061
1966 Boston - MLB P 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.1 0.87 +0.1 .000
1966 Columbus - AAA P 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 -0.2 1.037
1966 Worcester - AA P 5 5 0 3 1 3 0 1.000 27.1 0.99 +0.6 1.019
1966 Springfield - A P 15 15 2 7 1 9 0 1.000 117.0 0.69 +0.1 1.210
1967 El Paso - AA P 2 2 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 10.1 2.61 -0.5 1.030
1967 Tulsa - A P 29 14 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 101.0 0.53 -0.5 1.026
1968 Akron - AA P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Tulsa - A P 23 6 4 3 2 7 0 1.000 58.0 1.09 +0.4 1.374
1968 Stockton - A P 20 4 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 44.2 1.61 +0.8 1.189
1969 Grand Island - A P 30 30 9 15 1 24 0 1.000 201.0 1.07 +0.5 1.028
1970 Grand Island - A P 29 29 5 21 3 27 1 .963 170.0 1.38 -1.0 1.035
1971 Grand Island - A P 30 30 5 21 0 27 1 .963 204.1 1.15 +2.7 1.167
1972 Grand Island - A P 30 30 5 21 2 27 1 .963 188.1 1.24 +0.1 .989
1973 Grand Island - A P 30 30 11 18 3 29 0 1.000 186.2 1.40 +1.5 1.080
1974 Grand Island - A P 22 22 4 12 2 16 0 1.000 116.0 1.24 +2.1 1.469
TOTAL P 579 457 147 279 26 438 12 .973 3209.2 1.19 +11.0 1.040
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1955 Drafted in the 1955 first-year player draft out of high school (Burgettstown; Burgettstown, PA) by the Toronto Wolves. (Round 12, Pick 3, 179th overall pick).
07/26/1955 Released by the Toronto organization.
08/02/1955 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization.
08/15/1955 Released by the Pittsburgh organization.
08/22/1955 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Charleston Blue Legs organization.
12/27/1955 Released by the Charleston Blue Legs.
01/02/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Boston Minutemen organization.
06/29/1956 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Tampa Cigar Kings with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/16/1956 Released by the Boston organization.
07/16/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Philadelphia Keystones organization.
07/10/1957 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Fresno Falcons with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/06/1957 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Everett Eagles with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
04/26/1958 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Hartford Colonials with 12 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/05/1958 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Little Rock Governors with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/08/1958 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Nashville Chieftains with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/07/1959 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Charleston Blue Legs with 13 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/25/1959 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Rochester Rooks with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/29/1959 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Charleston Blue Legs with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/03/1959 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Buffalo Nickels with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
04/12/1960 Named the #72 prospect in the FABL
06/01/1960 Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award.
06/11/1960 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Washington Eagles with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/18/1960 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/08/1960 Was traded by the Philadelphia Keystones to the Boston Minutemen, along with 1B Sal Nigro and C Larry McLaren, in exchange for 2B Marshall Thomas and $18,000.
05/12/1961 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Keystones with 5 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
05/21/1961 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Miners with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/19/1961 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Chicago Chiefs with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/29/1961 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Gothams with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
10/04/1961 Injured (forearm cramp),day-to-day for 3 days.
03/07/1962 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his velocity at the Boston Minutemen development complex.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 4; Movement: 2; Control: 3.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 4; Movement: 2; Control: 3.
03/22/1963 Successfully completed training to increase his pitch movement at the Boston Minutemen development complex.
06/29/1963 Injured (strep throat),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
09/21/1965 Injured (mild shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/26/1966 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Hartford Colonials with 13 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
03/22/1967 Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 4 days.
04/22/1967 Was claimed off waivers by Los Angeles while with Boston.
04/06/1968 Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/02/1968 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
09/11/1968 Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
09/15/1968 Released by the Detroit organization.
03/21/1969 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Grand Island Gulls organization.
05/05/1971 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/15/1971 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Bismarck Rough Riders with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/16/1971 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Rapid City Runners with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/11/1972 Strikes out 15 against the Fargo Red Hawks.
10/01/1972 Wins the WBL Pitcher of the Month Award.
04/20/1973 Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Grand Island Gulls development complex.
05/05/1973 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Bismarck Rough Riders with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
04/20/1974 Detrimentally completed training to increase his velocity at the Grand Island Gulls development complex.
07/26/1974 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),out for 6-7 weeks.
09/23/1974 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1962 32 3
Year L Rank
1961 16 3
1962 16 5
Year HRA Rank
1961 32 1
1962 35 2
Year K Rank
1960 157 6
1961 153 4
1962 150 7
Year WP Rank
1960 7 4
1962 10 5
Year K/BB Rank
1960 2.49 5
1961 1.94 7
Year K/9 Rank
1960 8.41 1
1961 6.65 3
1962 6.50 7
Year CG Rank
1960 3 5
1961 10 4
1962 8 9
Year CGP Rank
1960 .143 3
1961 .323 5
1962 .250 10
Year SHO Rank
1960 1 5
1961 4 1
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