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Name Team Age
Ray Jones Retired (1999, Age 36) Died (2028, Age 66)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 5
(1982)
CF B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Cool Papa Bell League 0 14 years (35 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ B+ B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- B+ B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ A- C+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D- 0 12/17/1962
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 1
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (99.0 %) A+ (98.9 %) C+ (50.4 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1982 TB 7 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .571 .286 .286 .286
1985 COL 135 415 35 90 12 3 13 46 26 86 8 4 7 .619 .265 .354 .217
1986 COL-KC 95 344 45 85 15 3 12 51 34 83 9 3 6 .729 .317 .413 .247
1987 KC 127 500 66 130 24 4 17 54 44 100 16 16 5 .748 .322 .426 .260
1988 KC 130 527 81 148 27 4 16 59 39 120 30 16 4 .772 .334 .438 .281
1989 KC 117 458 47 114 18 3 12 50 46 84 16 13 1 .698 .318 .380 .249
1990 KC 130 515 73 146 18 7 25 84 55 97 20 11 1 .843 .352 .491 .283
1991 KC 118 458 54 119 17 3 12 55 48 90 30 14 0 .722 .333 .389 .260
1992 KC 86 328 48 104 21 3 11 49 27 61 20 6 3 .874 .374 .500 .317
1993 KC 130 507 83 167 32 5 21 84 63 98 35 11 4 .938 .402 .536 .329
1994 KC 130 472 63 140 21 4 15 77 48 75 27 13 2 .819 .365 .453 .297
1995 KC 101 390 67 129 24 8 15 61 36 75 31 6 3 .933 .384 .549 .331
1996 KC 107 440 76 121 30 5 18 41 44 81 28 11 3 .830 .342 .489 .275
1997 HOU 141 468 67 151 26 6 17 73 49 73 23 18 2 .901 .388 .513 .323
1998 HOU 112 250 37 65 16 2 7 25 31 46 11 9 3 .766 .342 .424 .260
1999 HOU 110 254 28 58 8 1 8 30 25 42 6 5 2 .658 .295 .362 .228
Total 1776 6333 870 1769 309 61 219 839 615 1212 311 156 46 .795 .344 .451 .279
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1999-11-01Ray Jones has retired from the Houston Matadors
1997-03-07Trade #1262122 has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the Houston Matadors. The Houston Matadors receive Ray Jones from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Babe Thomas.
1996-05-22Ray Jones of the Kansas City Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1995-09-03Ray Jones of the Kansas City Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1995-04-12Ray Jones of the Kansas City Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1992-08-15Ray Jones of the Kansas City Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1992-07-20Ray Jones of the Kansas City Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1991-08-18Ray Jones of the Kansas City Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1989-06-04Ray Jones of the Kansas City Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1987-09-27Ray Jones of the Kansas City Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1986-07-13A trade has been completed between the Colorado Highlanders and the Kansas City Athletics. The Kansas City Athletics receive David Reardon, Jack Boswell, Ray Jones, Sam Osborne from the Colorado Highlanders in exchange for Russ Corbin, Joe Colon. Protest This Trade.
1986-06-13Ray Jones of the Colorado Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 50 days.
1985-05-25Ray Jones of the Colorado Highlanders is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1985-03-07The Colorado Highlanders have promoted Ray Jones to the major league team.
1983-04-06The Philadelphia Stars have promoted Cotton Speier to the major league team. The Philadelphia Stars have sent Ray Jones to the minors.
1983-04-06A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Stars and the Tampa Bay Braves. The Tampa Bay Braves receive Jon Robertson, Phil Buckeye from the Philadelphia Stars in exchange for Charlie Kelleher, Ray Jones, Mike Trout. Protest This Trade.
1982-07-07The Tampa Bay Braves have promoted Bill Castillo to the major league team. The Tampa Bay Braves have sent Ray Jones to the minors.
1982-04-02The Tampa Bay Braves have auto-promoted Ray Jones to the major leagues.