Jim Ray Notable

b. December 1, 1944 · Houston Astros 1965–1966, 1968–1973, Detroit Tigers 1974

Jim Ray divided 10 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Houston Astros from 1965, then the Detroit Tigers through 1974.

He went 43 and 30 with a 3.60 earned run average, pitching 617 innings in 308 games. He struck out 407. Across 309 games he batted .137, with 16 hits and 4 runs.

He was born in Rock Hill, SC, USA on December 1, 1944, and died on May 26, 2005. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1965	HOU	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1966	HOU	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1968	HOU	42	15	0	1	0	0	7	.067
1969	HOU	40	26	1	3	2	0	9	.115
1970	HOU	52	27	1	5	2	0	9	.185
1971	HOU	47	18	1	3	1	2	4	.167
1972	HOU	54	16	0	1	0	0	9	.063
1973	HOU	42	13	1	3	1	0	4	.231
1974	DET	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Career	—	309	117	4	16	6	2	43	.137

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1965	HOU	0	2	3	2	0	7.2	11	9	6	7	10.57
1966	HOU	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0	—
1968	HOU	2	3	41	2	1	80.2	65	24	25	71	2.68
1969	HOU	8	2	40	13	0	115.0	105	50	48	115	3.91
1970	HOU	6	3	52	2	5	105.0	97	38	49	67	3.26
1971	HOU	10	4	47	1	3	97.2	72	23	31	46	2.12
1972	HOU	10	9	54	0	8	90.1	77	43	44	50	4.28
1973	HOU	6	4	42	0	6	69.0	65	34	38	25	4.43
1974	DET	1	3	28	0	2	52.1	49	26	29	26	4.47
Career	—	43	30	308	20	25	617.2	541	247	271	407	3.60

On this day & linked events

1944

Born December 1, 1944

Rock Hill, SC, USA

2005

Died May 26, 2005

1965

Major-league debut: Jim Ray

Jim Ray made a major-league debut on September 16, 1965.

1974

Final major-league game: Jim Ray

Jim Ray played a final major-league game on September 30, 1974.