Ron Negray was born on Wednesday, February 26, 1930, in Akron, Ohio. Negray was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 14, 1952, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. 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 Ron Negray baseball stats page.
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Ron Negray![]() Ron Negray Autograph on a 1957 Topps Baseball Card (#254 | Checklist) |
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Ron NegrayRon Negray Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1952 | 22 | Dodgers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 56 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1955 | 25 | Phillies | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 71.2 | 301 | 71 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1956 | 26 | Phillies | 39 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4.18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66.2 | 290 | 72 | 31 | 36 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 1958 | 28 | Dodgers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 51 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 4 Years | 66 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.04 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 162.2 | 698 | 170 | 73 | 81 | 23 | 57 | 12 | 81 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | ||
Ron NegrayRon Negray Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1952 | 22 | Dodgers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1955 | 25 | Phillies | 19 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .040 | .000 |
| 1956 | 26 | Phillies | 39 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .500 | .429 |
| 1958 | 28 | Dodgers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 4 Years | 66 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .086 | .135 | .086 | ||
Ron NegrayRon Negray Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1952 Dodgers | P | 4 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.38 |
| 1955 Phillies | P | 19 | 10 | 215 | 14 | 0.7 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.76 |
| 1956 Phillies | P | 39 | 4 | 200 | 16 | 0.4 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 2.03 |
| 1958 Dodgers | P | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.59 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 66 | 15 | 488 | 34 | 0.5 | 33 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 1.83 | |
| 4 Years | 66 | 15 | 488 | 34 | 0.5 | 33 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 1.83 | |
Ron NegrayRon Negray Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1952 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 3.46 | 3.46 |
| 1955 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 1.43 | 3.77 | 2.64 |
| 1956 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1.83 | 5.94 | 3.24 |
| 1958 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.29 | 1.59 | 5.56 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 4 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 1.42 | 4.48 | 3.15 |
Ron NegrayRon Negray Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers | 34 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1955 Philadelphia Phillies | 38 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1956 Philadelphia Phillies | 38 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1958 Los Angeles Dodgers | 38 | Undetermined | - | - |
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Ronald Alvin Negray was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1952), Philadelphia Phillies (1955-1956) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1958). Ron, his nickname, was the starting pitcher in a exhibition baseball game played on March 8, 1958, the first one ever played by the Dodgers after moving from Brooklyn to Los Angeles!
Did you know that when Ron Negray took the mound on April 15, 1958, reliving Don Bessent in an 8-0 loss to the San Francisco Giants in Seals Stadium, he became the first Los Angeles player to ever wear #38 in a regular season game?

Ron Negray | 1974 TCMA Baseball Card (#24)Baseball Almanac Research Library
Ron Negray, in 1949, at the age of 19, signed a professional contract while at Kent State University, played baseball later that same year with the Valdosta Dodgers, and was the second Golden Flashes pitcher to make it to the majors. Do you know who was first? [Answer]