1929
Born December 15, 1929
Detroit, MI, USA
Ray Herbert Marquee
b. December 15, 1929 · Detroit Tigers 1950–1951, 1953–1954, Kansas City Athletics 1955, 1958–1961, Chicago White Sox 1961–1964, Philadelphia Phillies 1965–1966
He went 20-9 for the 1962 White Sox, at thirty-two, in his twelfth season and his first as a genuine front-line starter, and was an All-Star. The next year he threw seven shutouts to lead the American League and had a 3.24 earned run average.
Fourteen seasons gave him 104 wins against 107, a 4.01 earned run average, 1,881 innings and 68 complete games. He also hit .192 with seven home runs, which for the period is respectable.
He lost two seasons to the Army in Korea and spent his twenties on Kansas City clubs that finished last. No Hall of Fame ballot ever listed him. He died in 2022, at ninety-two.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1962 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | DET | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| 1951 | DET | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1953 | DET | 43 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .158 |
| 1954 | DET | 42 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .176 |
| 1955 | KCA | 24 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .190 |
| 1958 | KCA | 42 | 52 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 | .192 |
| 1959 | KCA | 37 | 57 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .211 |
| 1960 | KCA | 37 | 76 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 0 | .171 |
| 1961 | CHW/KCA | 34 | 81 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 0 | .185 |
| 1962 | CHW | 35 | 82 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 0 | .195 |
| 1963 | CHW | 33 | 63 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 0 | .222 |
| 1964 | CHW | 20 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .139 |
| 1965 | PHI | 25 | 41 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .268 |
| 1966 | PHI | 23 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .077 |
| Career | — | 408 | 569 | 46 | 109 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 51 | 42 | 133 | 0 | .192 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | DET | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22.1 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3.63 |
| 1951 | DET | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1.42 |
| 1953 | DET | 4 | 6 | 43 | 3 | 6 | 87.2 | 109 | 51 | 46 | 37 | 5.24 |
| 1954 | DET | 3 | 6 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 84.1 | 114 | 55 | 50 | 44 | 5.87 |
| 1955 | KCA | 1 | 8 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 87.2 | 99 | 61 | 40 | 30 | 6.26 |
| 1958 | KCA | 8 | 8 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 175.0 | 161 | 68 | 55 | 108 | 3.50 |
| 1959 | KCA | 11 | 11 | 37 | 26 | 1 | 183.2 | 196 | 99 | 62 | 99 | 4.85 |
| 1960 | KCA | 14 | 15 | 37 | 33 | 1 | 252.2 | 256 | 92 | 72 | 122 | 3.28 |
| 1961 | CHW/KCA | 12 | 12 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 221.1 | 245 | 112 | 66 | 84 | 4.55 |
| 1962 | CHW | 20 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 236.2 | 228 | 86 | 74 | 115 | 3.27 |
| 1963 | CHW | 13 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 224.2 | 230 | 81 | 35 | 105 | 3.24 |
| 1964 | CHW | 6 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 111.2 | 117 | 43 | 17 | 40 | 3.47 |
| 1965 | PHI | 5 | 8 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 130.2 | 162 | 56 | 19 | 51 | 3.86 |
| 1966 | PHI | 2 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 50.1 | 55 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 4.29 |
| Career | — | 104 | 107 | 407 | 236 | 15 | 1881.1 | 2000 | 839 | 571 | 864 | 4.01 |
On this day & linked events
2022
Died December 20, 2022
1950
Major-league debut: Ray Herbert
Ray Herbert made a major-league debut on August 27, 1950.
1966
Final major-league game: Ray Herbert
Ray Herbert played a final major-league game on September 17, 1966.
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