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Ray Fosse
Raymond Earl Fosse

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 215 lb.

MLB Debut September 8, 1967
Final Game September 30, 1979
Born April 4, 1947 in Marion, IL
Died October 13, 2021 (age 74)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1970 23 MON NL  145  503   60  131  15   3  13   83   1   0   35   76  .260  .307  .380  .687    95   191   4   3   5   0  18  
 1971 24 MON NL  145  529   46  155  25   1  12   52   3   0   30   65  .293  .337  .412  .749   108   218   0   4   3   7  14  
 1972 25 MON NL  157  524   58  129  26   3  14   66   3   2   38   58  .246  .295  .387  .683    97   203   4   6   2   1  15  
 1973 26 MLA AL   71  243   10   59  12   0   1   17   0   2    6   31  .243  .260  .305  .565    75    74   0   1   1   0   5  
 1974 27 LAN NL   56   57    2    7   3   0   1    8   0   0    0    8  .123  .123  .228  .351    52    13   0   0   0   0   3  
 1975 28 NYN NL    4    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000  .167  .000  .167    25     0   0   0   0   0   0  
 1976 29 LAN NL  122  275   14   66   3   0   3   23   0   3   19   31  .240  .288  .284  .572    84    78   3   1   1   0  15  
 1977 30 SEA AL   85  238   29   69   9   4   7   29   0   0    9   29  .290  .323  .450  .772    99   107   2   1   0   3   4  
 1978           [Did not play]
 1979 32 SLN NL   14   26    1   10   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .385  .385  .423  .808   112    11   0   0   0   0   1  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  9 Seasons      799 2400  220  626  94  11  51  279   7   7  138  301  .261  .302  .373  .675         895  13  16  12  11  75
 Per 600 PA           559   51  146  22   3  12   65   2   2   32   70                                 208   3   4   3   3  17
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With MON      447 1556  164  415  66   7  39  201   7   2  103  199  .267  .313  .393  .706         612   8  13  10   8  47
   With LAN      178  332   16   73   6   0   4   31   0   3   19   39  .220  .261  .274  .535          91   3   1   1   0  18
   With SEA       85  238   29   69   9   4   7   29   0   0    9   29  .290  .323  .450  .772         107   2   1   0   3   4
   With MLA       71  243   10   59  12   0   1   17   0   2    6   31  .243  .260  .305  .565          74   0   1   1   0   5
   With SLN       14   26    1   10   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .385  .385  .423  .808          11   0   0   0   0   1
   With NYN        4    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000  .167  .000  .167           0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      924 2957  299  758 117  13  61  324  15  19  203  363  .256  .306  .367  .673        1084  28  20  35  18  82
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1970 23 MON NL  34   55   3.7   5   2   1  .400   5   61   51  .836   23   15  .605  C    1(-2)e7  -143   
 1971 24 MON NL  40   71   5.0   4   2   0  .500   7   68   50  .735   27    9  .750  C    1(-2)e8    23   
 1972 25 MON NL  22   57   3.7   5   3   0  .600   3   79   64  .810   13   11  .542  C    2(-3)e4    17   
 1973 26 MLA AL  75   17   2.5   2   0   0  .000   1   30   24  .800    3    6  .333  C    2(-3)e5   -80   
 1974 27 LAN NL  33    0    .5   3   0   0  .000   2   14    7  .500    0    2  .000  C    2(-2)e10 -214   
 1975 28 NYN NL  83    0    .2   2   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    3    1  .750  C    2(-1)e7  -216   
 1976 29 LAN NL  41   19   2.2  11   5   0  .455   5   30   23  .767   47   22  .681  C    2(0)e5   -137   
 1977 30 SEA AL  46   33   5.2   4   1   0  .250   5   35   29  .829   43   17  .717  C    2(+2)e5    81   
 1978           [Did not play]
 1979 32 SLN NL  62    3   6.0   0   0   0  .000   0    8    7  .875   15    3  .833  C    3(+2)e6   195   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  9 Seasons          260   3.7  36  13   1  .361  28  325  255  .785  174   86  .669                 -40   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 3.1 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 7.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1970 23 MON NL  C    144   733    37    5    8   .994   130  1159.0   5.98
 1971 24 MON NL  C    138   741    38    7    8   .991   132  1191.1   5.89
                 1B     6    24     4    0    2  1.000     3    30.0   8.40
 1972 25 MON NL  C    155   831    48    3   14   .997   140  1268.0   6.24  GG
                 1B     1     5     0    0    1  1.000     1     6.0   7.50
 1973 26 MLA AL  C     70   309    16    1    4   .997    58   537.0   5.45
 1974 27 LAN NL  C     55    92     6    2    2   .980     6   156.1   5.64
 1975 28 NYN NL  C      2     9     1    0    0  1.000     1    10.2   8.44
 1976 29 LAN NL  C    118   392    41    5    2   .989    66   698.2   5.58
 1977 30 SEA AL  C     82   383    37    5    3   .988    59   578.1   6.54
 1978           [Did not play]
 1979 32 SLN NL  C     13    50     4    0    0  1.000     7    76.0   6.39
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 C    777  3540   228   28   41   .993   599  5675.1   5.98
                 1B     7    29     4    0    3  1.000     4    36.0   8.25
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1970 NLCS  MON SFN   L    4  16  1  1  0  0  0   0  0  4  .062  .062  .062  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1970  MON  102-60   Steve Bivens
 1971  MON   55-107  Steve Bivens
 1972  MON   58-104  Steve Bivens
 1973  MLA   79-83   Frank Pennylegion, Dave Jackson
 1974  LAN   92-70   Scott Campbell
 1975  NYN   67-95   Jon Fellows
 1976  LAN   77-85   Billy Vanson
 1977  SEA   52-110  Jeff Tripodi
 1979  SLN   73-89   Rob Tomlinson

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