1931
Born August 7, 1931
Memphis, TN, USA
Ray Crone Notable
Ray Crone played for three clubs across five seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Milwaukee Braves in 1954 and closing with the San Francisco Giants in 1958.
He went 30 and 30 with a 3.87 earned run average, pitching 546 innings in 137 games. He struck out 260 and threw 1 shutout. Across 137 games he batted .115, with 18 hits and 10 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Memphis, TN, USA on August 7, 1931, and died on January 15, 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | MLN | 19 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .200 |
| 1955 | MLN | 33 | 44 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .159 |
| 1956 | MLN | 35 | 49 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 0 | .122 |
| 1957 | MLN/NYG | 36 | 51 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 0 | .059 |
| 1958 | SFG | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 137 | 156 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 52 | 0 | .115 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | MLN | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 49.0 | 44 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 2.02 |
| 1955 | MLN | 10 | 9 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 140.1 | 117 | 54 | 42 | 76 | 3.46 |
| 1956 | MLN | 11 | 10 | 35 | 21 | 2 | 169.2 | 173 | 73 | 44 | 73 | 3.87 |
| 1957 | MLN/NYG | 7 | 9 | 36 | 22 | 1 | 163.0 | 185 | 79 | 55 | 71 | 4.36 |
| 1958 | SFG | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 24.0 | 35 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 6.75 |
| Career | — | 30 | 30 | 137 | 61 | 4 | 546.0 | 554 | 235 | 173 | 260 | 3.87 |
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