Ray Bates Stats

Ray Bates was born on Saturday, February 8, 1890, in Paterson, New Jersey. Bates was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 31, 1913, with the Cleveland Naps. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ray Bates baseball stats page.

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Birth Name:   Raymond Bates
Nickname:   Ray
Born On:   02-08-1890  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Paterson, New Jersey
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-15-1970 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Tucson, Arizona
Cemetery:   Holy Hope Cemetery, Tucson, Arizona
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   05-31-1913 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-24-1917
Draft:   Not Applicable

Ray Bates

Ray Bates Pitching Stats

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Ray Bates Hitting Stats

1913 23 Naps 27 30 4 5 0 2 0 0 4 3 - 9 1 - 1 - .167 .265 .300
1917 27 Athletics 127 485 47 115 20 7 2 0 66 21 - 39 14 - 6 - .237 .277 .320
2 Years 154 515 51 120 20 9 2 0 70 24 - 48 15 - 7 - .233 .277 .318

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Ray Bates Fielding Stats

1913 Naps 3B 12 6 6 21 1.8 19 6 13 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .905 85.50
1913 Naps CF 2 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1917 Athletics 3B 124 124 93 466 3.8 435 168 267 31 17 n/a n/a n/a .933 126.29
3B Totals 136 130 99 487 3.6 454 174 280 33 19 n/a n/a n/a .932 123.82
CF Totals 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
2 Years 138 130 99 487 3.5 454 174 280 33 19 n/a n/a n/a .932 123.82

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Ray Bates Miscellaneous Stats

1913 Naps 3 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.3 7.5 - - -
1917 Athletics 12 - - 0 0 n/a 242.5 12.4 7.3 - - -
2 Years 15 - - 0 0 n/a 257.5 10.7 7.4 - - -

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Ray Bates Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1913 Cleveland Naps n/a Undetermined n/a -
1917 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a -

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