1926
Born December 17, 1926
Chicago, IL, USA
Ray Jablonski Notable
b. December 17, 1926 · St. Louis Cardinals 1953–1954, 1959, Cincinnati Redlegs 1955–1956, New York Giants 1957, San Francisco Giants 1958, Kansas City Athletics 1959–1960
Ray Jablonski played for five clubs across eight seasons as a third baseman, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1953 and closing with the Kansas City Athletics in 1960.
Across 808 games he batted .268, with 687 hits and 297 runs. He finished with 83 home runs, 126 doubles and 16 stolen bases.
He played 630 games at third base, with 1,069 assists and 105 errors. He turned 88 double plays.
He was an All-Star in 1954.
He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on December 17, 1926, and died on November 25, 1985. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1954 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | STL | 157 | 604 | 64 | 162 | 23 | 5 | 21 | 112 | 34 | 61 | 2 | .268 |
| 1954 | STL | 152 | 611 | 80 | 181 | 33 | 3 | 12 | 104 | 49 | 42 | 9 | .296 |
| 1955 | CIN | 74 | 221 | 28 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 13 | 35 | 0 | .240 |
| 1956 | CIN | 130 | 407 | 42 | 104 | 25 | 1 | 15 | 66 | 37 | 57 | 2 | .256 |
| 1957 | NYG | 107 | 305 | 37 | 88 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 57 | 31 | 47 | 0 | .289 |
| 1958 | SFG | 82 | 230 | 28 | 53 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 46 | 17 | 50 | 2 | .230 |
| 1959 | KCA/STL | 85 | 152 | 15 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 11 | 30 | 1 | .257 |
| 1960 | KCA | 21 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .219 |
| Career | — | 808 | 2562 | 297 | 687 | 126 | 11 | 83 | 438 | 196 | 330 | 16 | .268 |
On this day & linked events
1985
Died November 25, 1985
1953
Major-league debut: Ray Jablonski
Ray Jablonski made a major-league debut on April 14, 1953.
1960
Final major-league game: Ray Jablonski
Ray Jablonski played a final major-league game on September 17, 1960.
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