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Kirby Puckett League
8-23-2079
Ray Matula First Base
Retired (1967, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .281 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .791 Status Deceased (2008) Option Years 0  
H 1554 Age at Death 78 Date of Birth 11-22-1930
HR 159 Drafted Round 1, Pick 16
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 10 years
(143 games)
RBI 691
SB 154
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B  Velocity D+   Mentor vR A-
Speed C+ Bunt C- Control C    Mentor vL A-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS B+ (69.9%) Range B- WS Rings 1
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 5
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 7
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
1954 DET
98
342
54
96
15
1
8
42
35
 53 3 1
7
 5 6
.752
.352
.401
.120
.281
1955 DET
132
496
65
128
24
3
10
55
72
 74 1 5
14
 6 12
.729
.350
.379
.121
.258
1956 DET
145
527
84
149
26
7
17
71
70
 70 5 3
19
 11 15
.826
.370
.455
.173
.283
1957 DET
145
533
77
165
28
6
15
59
59
 78 1 3
21
 13 7
.847
.378
.469
.159
.310
1958 DET
151
519
79
138
19
7
17
75
58
 66 4 2
16
 4 5
.771
.343
.428
.162
.266
1959 DET
132
503
85
142
16
4
12
48
61
 67 1 2
17
 6 3
.761
.360
.402
.119
.282
1960 DET
114
421
68
121
25
5
11
58
52
 62 3 1
9
 5 3
.818
.369
.449
.162
.287
1961 DET
147
521
92
162
27
4
20
61
59
 78 2 2
6
 3 7
.875
.382
.493
.182
.311
1962 DET
144
459
72
129
34
5
15
66
45
 55 7 1
10
 6 18
.828
.354
.475
.194
.281
1963 DET
119
330
52
85
15
1
7
37
39
 46 2 1
6
 2 10
.711
.339
.373
.115
.258
1964 DET
95
260
43
76
13
3
9
33
28
 31 0 2
7
 3 8
.828
.359
.469
.177
.292
1965 DET
138
310
41
80
11
3
10
44
29
 32 1 2
7
 0 12
.731
.322
.410
.152
.258
1966 DET
80
214
39
59
5
2
5
30
27
 27 0 2
11
 3 6
.742
.354
.388
.112
.276
1967 DET
42
96
16
24
2
1
3
12
15
 13 0 0
4
 1 6
.737
.351
.385
.135
.250
Total
1682
5531
867
1554
260
52
159
691
649
 752 30 27
154
 68 118
.791
.358
.433
.152
.281
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Ray Matula has retired from the Detroit Squires
1955-04-18The Detroit Squires have promoted Ray Matula to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Cody Ross to the minors.
1955-04-04The Detroit Squires have promoted Frank Telford to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Ray Matula to the minors.
1954-07-13The Detroit Squires have promoted Leo Brown to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have promoted Ray Matula to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Hank Abbey to the minors. The Detroit Squires have sent Mike Clayborn to the minors.
1954-06-24The Detroit Squires have promoted Hank Abbey to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Ray Matula to the minors.
1954-05-14The Detroit Squires have promoted Ray Matula to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Hal Lefferts to the minors.
1954-04-22The Detroit Squires have promoted Jeff Lowell to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Ray Matula to the minors.
1954-04-22The Detroit Squires have promoted Ray Matula to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Mel Jourdan to the minors.
1954-04-18The Detroit Squires have promoted Frank Telford to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Ray Matula to the minors.
1954-04-11The Detroit Squires have promoted Ray Matula to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Mike Clayborn to the minors.
1954-04-06The Detroit Squires have promoted Roger Wallis to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Ray Matula to the minors.
1954-03-01The Detroit Squires have promoted Ray Matula to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Mike Clayborn to the minors.
1953-10-24A trade has been completed between the New York Rogues and the Detroit Squires. The Detroit Squires receive Ray Matula from the New York Rogues in exchange fo.
1953-04-02A trade has been completed between the Detroit Squires and the New York Rogues. The New York Rogues receive John Petralli, Ray Matula, Harry Barnes from the Detroit Squires in exchange for Juan Loaeza.
1953-04-01The Detroit Squires have promoted Frank Telford to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Ray Matula to the minors.
1953-04-01The Detroit Squires have promoted Ray Matula to the major league team.