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Don Newcombe League
9-21-2165
Ray Gooch Left Field
Retired (1979, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .263 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .743 Status Deceased (2012) Option Years 0  
H 1147 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 11-09-1944
HR 138 Drafted Round 1, Pick 16
(1963)		 Majors Svc Time 10 years
(122 games)
RBI 631
SB 73
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B  Velocity F    Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt C- Control D    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm B- WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF A+ (99.0%)   Health B- LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF ---   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
1963 BRO
12
29
1
4
1
0
0
3
2
 7 0 1
0
 1 0
.360
.188
.172
.034
.138
1967 CIN
78
251
23
48
7
1
2
23
23
 45 1 1
1
 6 1
.512
.261
.251
.060
.191
1968 CIN
140
458
70
117
19
1
17
78
59
 77 2 6
5
 5 6
.752
.339
.413
.157
.255
1969 CIN
146
488
60
132
23
3
13
66
42
 79 3 1
4
 8 2
.741
.331
.410
.139
.270
1970 CIN
118
419
53
105
14
3
18
67
42
 61 3 2
9
 9 4
.749
.322
.427
.177
.251
1971 CIN
111
375
55
101
12
5
13
46
35
 67 0 1
8
 10 2
.763
.331
.432
.163
.269
1972 CIN
132
453
61
134
22
1
17
83
38
 62 1 5
12
 13 0
.809
.348
.461
.166
.296
1973 CIN
142
440
75
137
30
2
18
66
52
 68 1 3
8
 8 5
.894
.383
.511
.200
.311
1974 CIN
143
476
67
130
24
4
15
73
54
 96 1 6
11
 14 3
.779
.345
.435
.162
.273
1975 CIN
100
332
43
82
6
3
9
41
34
 64 0 3
4
 7 1
.679
.314
.364
.117
.247
1976 CIN
98
203
27
52
6
1
6
30
14
 52 0 1
3
 5 3
.687
.303
.384
.128
.256
1977 CIN
132
280
41
69
11
2
5
37
31
 50 0 1
4
 1 1
.674
.321
.354
.107
.246
1978 CIN
53
105
13
29
3
1
5
17
12
 15 0 4
2
 1 0
.806
.339
.467
.190
.276
1979 TB-CHA
15
44
2
7
1
0
0
1
6
 9 0 1
2
 0 0
.437
.255
.182
.023
.159
Total
1420
4353
591
1147
179
27
138
631
444
 752 12 36
73
 88 28
.743
.331
.412
.149
.263
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1979-11-01Ray Gooch has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1979-09-19The Chicago Black Sox have waived Ray Gooch.
1979-09-05The Chicago Black Sox have sent Victor Sanberg to the minors. The Chicago Black Sox have designated Ray Gooch for assignment.
1979-08-24The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Ray Gooch to the major league team.
1979-08-24The Chicago Black Sox have acquired Ray Gooch from the waiver wire.
1979-05-19The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have waived Ray Gooch.
1979-05-12The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have designated Ray Gooch for assignment.
1979-04-28The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have promoted Ray Gooch to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have sent Ryan Hollins to the minors.
1979-04-28The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have renamed Ray Goochy Gooch to Ray Gooch.
1979-04-28The Tampa Bay Tschabeaux have acquired Ray Goochy Gooch from the waiver wire.
1979-04-21The Cincinnati Tigers have waived Ray Goochy Gooch.
1979-03-25The Cincinnati Tigers have designated Ray Goochy Gooch for assignment.
1978-05-12Ray Goochy Gooch of the Cincinnati Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1975-09-19Ray Goochy Gooch of the Cincinnati Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1975-05-01Ray Goochy Gooch of the Cincinnati Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1972-06-02Ray Goochy Gooch of the Cincinnati Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1971-09-09Ray Goochy Gooch of the Cincinnati Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
1971-05-25Ray Goochy Gooch of the Cincinnati Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1967-06-25The Cincinnati Tigers have promoted John "Mercury" Morris to the major league team. The Cincinnati Tigers have promoted Ray Goochy Gooch to the major league team. The Cincinnati Tigers have designated Ted Jones for assignment. The Cincinnati Tigers have designated Chuck Alcantara for assignment.
1967-03-25The Cincinnati Tigers have renamed Ray Gooch to Ray Goochy Gooch.
1965-04-19The Cincinnati Tigers have acquired Ray Gooch from the waiver wire.
1965-04-12The Brooklyn Big Blue have waived Ray Gooch.
1963-08-29The Brooklyn Big Blue have promoted Jake Mays to the major league team. The Brooklyn Big Blue have sent Ray Gooch to the minors.
1963-08-10The Brooklyn Big Blue have promoted Ray Gooch to the major leagues.
1963-07-22A trade has been completed between the New York Pride and the Brooklyn Big Blue . The Brooklyn Big Blue receive Ray Gooch, John Hoynes, Draft Pick - 1964 Round 3 (CHA), Draft Pick - 1965 Round 2 (WAS) from the New York Pride in exchange for Peter Maharg, John Robertson.