1937
Born May 7, 1937
St. Jean, QC, CAN
Claude Raymond Notable
b. May 7, 1937 · Chicago White Sox 1959, Milwaukee Braves 1961–1963, Houston Colt .45's 1964, Houston Astros 1965–1967, Atlanta Braves 1967–1969, Montreal Expos 1969–1971
Claude Raymond played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1959 and closing with the Montreal Expos in 1971.
He went 46 and 53 with a 3.66 earned run average, pitching 721 innings in 449 games. He struck out 497. Across 453 games he batted .109, with 11 hits and 6 runs. He finished with 4 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 1966.
He was born in St. Jean, QC, CAN on May 7, 1937. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1966 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | CHW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | MLN | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1962 | MLN | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1963 | MLN | 45 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1964 | HOU | 41 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .071 |
| 1965 | HOU | 34 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .115 |
| 1966 | HOU | 62 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .111 |
| 1967 | ATL/HOU | 49 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 |
| 1968 | ATL | 36 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 |
| 1969 | ATL/MON | 48 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .182 |
| 1970 | MON | 59 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .000 |
| 1971 | MON | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 453 | 101 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 44 | 0 | .109 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 |
| 1961 | MLN | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 20.1 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 3.98 |
| 1962 | MLN | 5 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 42.2 | 37 | 13 | 15 | 40 | 2.74 |
| 1963 | MLN | 4 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 53.1 | 57 | 32 | 27 | 44 | 5.40 |
| 1964 | HOU | 5 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 | 64 | 25 | 22 | 56 | 2.82 |
| 1965 | HOU | 7 | 4 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 96.1 | 87 | 31 | 16 | 79 | 2.90 |
| 1966 | HOU | 7 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 16 | 92.0 | 85 | 32 | 25 | 73 | 3.13 |
| 1967 | ATL/HOU | 4 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 10 | 65.1 | 64 | 21 | 18 | 31 | 2.89 |
| 1968 | ATL | 3 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 10 | 60.1 | 56 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 2.83 |
| 1969 | ATL/MON | 3 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 70.0 | 77 | 38 | 21 | 26 | 4.89 |
| 1970 | MON | 6 | 7 | 59 | 0 | 23 | 83.1 | 76 | 41 | 27 | 68 | 4.43 |
| 1971 | MON | 1 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 53.2 | 81 | 28 | 25 | 29 | 4.70 |
| Career | — | 46 | 53 | 449 | 7 | 83 | 721.0 | 711 | 293 | 225 | 497 | 3.66 |
On this day & linked events
1959
Major-league debut: Claude Raymond
Claude Raymond made a major-league debut on April 15, 1959.
1971
Final major-league game: Claude Raymond
Claude Raymond played a final major-league game on September 25, 1971.
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