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Brett Butler League
4-1-2030
Ray Clapinski Shortstop
Retired (1971, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .255 Total Rating   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .711 Status Deceased (2011) Option Years 0  
H 1473 Age at Death 76 Date of Birth 08-20-1935
HR 169 Drafted Round 2, Pick 32
(1953)
Majors Svc Time 15 years
(30 games)
RBI 747
SB 166
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range WS Rings 2
1B (87.5%) LF A+ (94.9%) Arm B+ WS Appearances 5
2B A+ (97.0%) CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 9
3B A+ (96.7%) RF A+ (99.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1956 BRO
96
286
25
59
10
1
3
26
14
68 2 1
0
1 11
.527
.248
.280
.073
.206
1957 BRO
57
168
18
42
5
3
4
24
8
43 1 1
1
0 6
.673
.287
.387
.137
.250
1958 BRO-STL
91
318
28
70
9
2
6
20
18
81 1 0
6
3 21
.582
.264
.318
.097
.220
1959 STL
147
550
47
125
23
3
6
46
30
114 1 6
12
1 10
.578
.266
.313
.085
.227
1960 STL
146
551
50
137
14
6
11
61
36
105 1 5
9
0 9
.649
.293
.356
.107
.249
1961 STL
146
534
66
143
17
6
22
104
47
92 5 4
12
7 7
.776
.331
.446
.178
.268
1962 STL
147
553
75
128
19
6
15
53
43
120 5 2
31
10 5
.661
.292
.369
.137
.231
1963 STL
127
469
64
119
18
6
18
79
23
90 1 4
21
8 7
.721
.288
.433
.179
.254
1964 STL
121
365
60
104
18
10
14
48
40
76 6 3
13
2 2
.866
.362
.504
.219
.285
1965 STL
106
363
59
96
21
5
12
47
29
75 2 0
18
4 3
.771
.322
.449
.185
.264
1966 STL
105
337
45
98
16
1
12
53
24
57 1 4
6
6 4
.787
.336
.451
.160
.291
1967 STL
111
351
50
97
10
3
11
53
32
69 1 4
8
4 5
.751
.335
.416
.140
.276
1968 STL
103
327
45
92
13
3
13
44
24
64 1 1
11
0 3
.790
.331
.459
.177
.281
1969 STL
90
275
34
78
19
3
10
48
27
36 1 2
7
6 1
.831
.348
.484
.200
.284
1970 STL
78
217
37
62
8
6
8
30
20
48 2 2
7
1 3
.837
.349
.488
.203
.286
1971 STL
54
118
16
23
2
2
4
11
8
30 1 0
4
1 2
.599
.252
.347
.153
.195
Total
1725
5782
719
1473
222
66
169
747
423
1168 32 39
166
54 99
.711
.307
.404
.149
.255
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Ray Clapinski has retired from the St. Louis Red Birds
1971-08-03Ray Clapinski of the St. Louis Red Birds is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1958-06-26A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Red Birds and the Brooklyn Chargers. The Brooklyn Chargers receive Rafael Santana, Draft Pick - 1959 Round 2 (STL) from the St. Louis Red Birds in exchange for Ray Clapinski, Draft Pick - 1959 Round 1 (BRO), Draft Pick - 1959 Round 3 (PHI).
1958-06-13The Brooklyn Chargers have sent Ray Clapinski down to the minors.
1958-06-03The Brooklyn Chargers have promoted Ray Clapinski to the major league team.
1958-04-11The Brooklyn Chargers have promoted Tiny Smith to the major league team. The Brooklyn Chargers have sent Ray Clapinski to the minors.
1956-04-17The Brooklyn Chargers have promoted Ray Clapinski to the major league team. The Brooklyn Chargers have sent Hank Rodriguez to the minors.
1956-04-11The Brooklyn Chargers have promoted Jerry Lajeskie to the major league team. The Brooklyn Chargers have sent Ray Clapinski to the minors.
1955-10-20The Brooklyn Chargers have promoted Ray Clapinski to the major league team.
1954-04-01A trade has been completed between the New York Navigators and the Brooklyn Chargers. The Brooklyn Chargers receive Ray Clapinski, Draft Pick - 1955 Round 3 (NYA) from the New York Navigators in exchange for Hippie Vaughn, Draft Pick - 1955 Round 3 (BRO).