Johnny Ray Notable

b. March 1, 1957 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1981–1987, California Angels 1987–1990

Johnny Ray divided 10 seasons between two clubs as a second baseman: the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1981, then the California Angels through 1990.

He collected 1,502 hits over 1,353 games, batting .290 with 594 runs batted in. He finished with 53 home runs, 294 doubles and 80 stolen bases.

He led the league in doubles two times between 1983 and 1984, topping out at 38. He played 1,277 games at second base, with 3,836 assists and 118 errors. He turned 828 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 1988.

He was born in Chouteau, OK, USA on March 1, 1957. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1988
Player of the Week	4	1984, 1985, 1986, 1988
Player of the Month	1	1986
Silver Slugger	1	1983
The Sporting News All-Star	1	1988
The Sporting News Rookie Player of the Year	1	1982

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1981	PIT	31	102	10	25	11	0	0	6	6	9	0	.245
1982	PIT	162	647	79	182	30	7	7	63	36	34	16	.281
1983	PIT	151	576	68	163	38	7	5	53	35	26	18	.283
1984	PIT	155	555	75	173	38	6	6	67	37	31	11	.312
1985	PIT	154	594	67	163	33	3	7	70	46	24	13	.274
1986	PIT	155	579	67	174	33	0	7	78	58	47	6	.301
1987	CAL/PIT	153	599	64	173	30	3	5	69	44	46	4	.289
1988	CAL	153	602	75	184	42	7	6	83	36	38	4	.306
1989	CAL	134	530	52	153	16	3	5	62	36	30	6	.289
1990	CAL	105	404	47	112	23	0	5	43	19	44	2	.277
Career	—	1353	5188	604	1502	294	36	53	594	353	329	80	.290

On this day & linked events

1957

Born March 1, 1957

Chouteau, OK, USA

1981

Major-league debut: Johnny Ray

Johnny Ray made a major-league debut on September 2, 1981.

1990

Final major-league game: Johnny Ray

Johnny Ray played a final major-league game on September 30, 1990.

Image: Pittsburgh Pirates, public domain