Ray Blades
Francis Raymond Blades
Born: August 6, 1896
Mount Vernon, IL USA
Deceased: 1979
Lincoln, IL USA
Primary Position: LF
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 163
Career: 1922-1932
Minor League Statistics
Ray Blades compiled a career batting average of .301 with 50 home runs and 340 RBI in his 767-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals. He began playing during the 1922 season and last took the field during the 1932 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1922 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 37 | 163 | 130 | 27 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 21 | .300 | .428 | .446 | .874 | 58 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1923 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 98 | 366 | 317 | 48 | 78 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 46 | .246 | .342 | .391 | .733 | 124 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1924 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 131 | 514 | 456 | 86 | 142 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 68 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 38 | .311 | .373 | .487 | .860 | 222 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
1925 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 122 | 532 | 462 | 112 | 158 | 37 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 6 | 8 | 59 | 47 | .342 | .423 | .535 | .958 | 247 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1926 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 107 | 498 | 416 | 81 | 127 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 62 | 57 | .305 | .409 | .462 | .871 | 192 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
1927 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 61 | 216 | 180 | 33 | 57 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 22 | .317 | .414 | .450 | .864 | 81 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
1928 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 51 | 111 | 85 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 26 | .235 | .393 | .376 | .769 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1930 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 45 | 127 | 101 | 26 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 15 | .396 | .504 | .614 | 1.118 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1931 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 35 | 81 | 67 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | .284 | .392 | .388 | .780 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1932 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 80 | 238 | 201 | 35 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 31 | .229 | .340 | .333 | .674 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 767 | 2846 | 2415 | 467 | 726 | 133 | 51 | 50 | 340 | 33 | 22 | 331 | 310 | .301 | .395 | .460 | .855 | 1111 | 0 | 47 | 53 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1922 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 3.000 | |
1922 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 61 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .931 | 2.310 | |
1922 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | .773 | 4.250 | |
1923 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 | |
1923 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 83 | 0 | 0.0 | 194 | 11 | 7 | 2 | .967 | 2.470 | |
1924 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.000 | |
1924 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 2.143 | |
1924 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 109 | 0 | 0.0 | 256 | 6 | 12 | 1 | .956 | 2.404 | |
1925 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
1925 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 114 | 0 | 0.0 | 266 | 13 | 6 | 4 | .979 | 2.447 | |
1926 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 105 | 0 | 0.0 | 229 | 10 | 5 | 1 | .980 | 2.276 | |
1927 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 50 | 0 | 0.0 | 64 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .914 | 1.280 | |
1928 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .972 | 1.842 | |
1930 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 32 | 0 | 0.0 | 66 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .957 | 2.094 | |
1931 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .871 | 1.350 | |
1932 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
1932 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | 62 | 0 | 0.0 | 117 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .975 | 1.919 | |
Totals | 648 | 0 | 0.0 | 1339 | 90 | 59 | 13 | .960 | 2.205 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1928 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1930 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .111 | .273 | .111 | .384 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1931 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 8 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .083 | .214 | .083 | .298 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1930 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | WS | RF | 3 | 3 | 22.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.091 | 3.333 |
Totals | 3 | 3 | 22.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.091 | 3.333 |
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