1944
Born December 23, 1944
Glendale, CA, USA
Ray Lamb Notable
Ray Lamb divided five seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1969, then the Cleveland Indians through 1973.
He went 20 and 23 with a 3.54 earned run average, pitching 424 innings in 154 games. He struck out 258 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 154 games he batted .058, with 4 hits and 3 runs.
He was born in Glendale, CA, USA on December 23, 1944, and died on December 25, 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | LAD | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1970 | LAD | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1971 | CLE | 43 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | .093 |
| 1972 | CLE | 34 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .000 |
| 1973 | CLE | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 154 | 69 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 0 | .058 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | LAD | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 15.0 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1.80 |
| 1970 | LAD | 6 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 57.0 | 59 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 3.79 |
| 1971 | CLE | 6 | 12 | 43 | 21 | 1 | 158.1 | 147 | 59 | 69 | 91 | 3.35 |
| 1972 | CLE | 5 | 6 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 107.2 | 101 | 37 | 29 | 64 | 3.09 |
| 1973 | CLE | 3 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 86.0 | 98 | 44 | 42 | 60 | 4.60 |
| Career | — | 20 | 23 | 154 | 31 | 4 | 424.0 | 417 | 167 | 174 | 258 | 3.54 |
On this day & linked events
2025
Died December 25, 2025
Image: Cleveland Indians / Axel Studio, public domain