1896
Born August 6, 1896
Mount Vernon, IL, USA
Ray Blades Notable
b. August 6, 1896 · St. Louis Cardinals 1922–1928, 1930–1932
Ray Blades spent all 11 of his major-league seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals as a left fielder, from 1922 to 1932.
Across 767 games he batted .301, with 726 hits and 467 runs. He finished with 50 home runs, 133 doubles, 51 triples and 33 stolen bases.
He played 623 games in the outfield, with 1,313 putouts and 52 errors.
He was born in Mount Vernon, IL, USA on August 6, 1896, and died on May 18, 1979. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | STL | 37 | 130 | 27 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 3 | .300 |
| 1923 | STL | 98 | 317 | 48 | 78 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 37 | 46 | 4 | .246 |
| 1924 | STL | 131 | 456 | 86 | 142 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 68 | 35 | 38 | 7 | .311 |
| 1925 | STL | 122 | 462 | 112 | 158 | 37 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 59 | 47 | 6 | .342 |
| 1926 | STL | 107 | 416 | 81 | 127 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 43 | 62 | 57 | 6 | .305 |
| 1927 | STL | 61 | 180 | 33 | 57 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 3 | .317 |
| 1928 | STL | 51 | 85 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 0 | .235 |
| 1930 | STL | 45 | 101 | 26 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 1 | .396 |
| 1931 | STL | 35 | 67 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | .284 |
| 1932 | STL | 80 | 201 | 35 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 2 | .229 |
| Career | — | 767 | 2415 | 467 | 726 | 133 | 51 | 50 | 340 | 331 | 310 | 33 | .301 |
On this day & linked events
1979
Died May 18, 1979
1922
Major-league debut: Ray Blades
Ray Blades made a major-league debut on August 19, 1922.
1932
Final major-league game: Ray Blades
Ray Blades played a final major-league game on September 25, 1932.
Image: Associated Press, public domain