Ray Harrell

Q: When was Ray Harrell born?

Ray Harrell was born on February 16, 1912.

Q: Where was Ray Harrell born?

Ray Harrell was born in Petrolia, TX .

Q: How tall was Ray Harrell?

Ray Harrell was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Ray Harrell weigh when playing?

Ray Harrell weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Ray Harrell in the Hall of Fame?

Ray Harrell has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Ray Harrell have?

Ray Harrell had 136 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Ray Harrell played for?

Ray Harrell played for 5 teams; the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants.

Q: When did Ray Harrell retire?

Ray Harrell last played in 1945.

Q: What are Ray Harrell's nicknames?

Cowboy is a nickname for Ray Harrell.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: February 16, 1912 in Petrolia, TX us

Died: January 28, 1984 in Alexandria, LA

Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Byers, TX

Debut: April 16, 1935 (Age 23-059d, 7,829th in major league history)
vs. CHC 6.0 IP, 4 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: July 22, 1945 (Age 33-156d)
vs. CIN 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1937 season

Full Name: Raymond James Harrell

Nicknames: Cowboy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-5.0

ERA

5.70

119

330.0

136

WHIP

1.703

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1934	22	STL-min	AA	12	9	.571	4.06	33						184.0	165	99	83		107									1.478	8.1		5.2			ROC IL
1935	23	STL-min	AA	6	10	.375	4.98	20						103.0	107	72	57		52									1.544	9.3		4.5			ROC IL
1935	23	STL	NL	1	1	.500	6.67	11	1	6	0	0	0	29.2	39	26	22	4	11	1	13	0	0	1	136	62	5.17	1.685	11.8	1.2	3.3	3.9	1.18

1936	24	STL-min	AA	14	13	.519	4.80	43	34		12	3		212.0	219	142	113		136		153	8	0	7	984			1.675	9.3		5.8	6.5	1.13	ROC IL
1937	25	STL	NL	3	7	.300	5.87	35	15	8	1	1	1	96.2	99	73	63	7	59	2	41	2	0	6	450	68	5.19	1.634	9.2	0.7	5.5	3.8	0.69
1938	26	STL	NL	2	3	.400	4.86	32	3	11	1	0	1	63.0	78	37	34	6	29	2	32	3	0	0	293	82	4.80	1.698	11.1	0.9	4.1	4.6	1.10
1939	27	TOT	NL	3	9	.250	5.87	26	12	5	4	0	0	112.0	130	93	73	8	62	4	40	4	1	5	527	67	4.58	1.714	10.4	0.6	5.0	3.2	0.65
1939	27	CHC	NL	0	2	.000	8.31	4	2	0	0	0	0	17.1	29	16	16	2	6	2	5	0	1	1	82	48	4.55	2.019	15.1	1.0	3.1	2.6	0.83
1939	27	PHI	NL	3	7	.300	5.42	22	10	5	4	0	0	94.2	101	77	57	6	56	2	35	4	0	4	445	73	4.58	1.658	9.6	0.6	5.3	3.3	0.63
1940	28	PIT	NL	0	0		8.10	3	0	2	0	0	0	3.1	5	5	3	0	2	0	3	0	0	2	17	53	3.00	2.100	13.5	0.0	5.4	8.1	1.50

1941	29	DET-min	AA																															SFR PCL
1945	33	NYG-min	AA	4	3	.571		7																										JER IL
1945	33	NYG	NL	0	0		4.97	12	0	2	0	0	0	25.1	34	22	14	1	14	2	7	1	0	1	119	79	4.44	1.895	12.1	0.4	5.0	2.5	0.50
1946	34	NYG-min	AAA	13	6	.684	2.91	34			9	2		167.0	148	57	54		62		70	1	0	5				1.257	8.0		3.3	3.8	1.13	SFR PCL
1948	36	CHC-CHW-min	A,AA	9	3	.750	3.14	23			5	0		106.0	98	44	37		32		43	0	1	3				1.226	8.3		2.7	3.7	1.34	MAC,MEM SALL,SOUA
1949	37	CHC-min	A	16	11	.593	2.81	31			16	4		227.0	288	98	71		65		74	2	0	4				1.555	11.4		2.6	2.9	1.14	MAC SALL
6 Yrs				9	20	.310	5.70	119	31	34	6	1	2	330.0	385	256	209	26	177	11	136	10	1	15	1542	70	4.82	1.703	10.5	0.7	4.8	3.7	0.77
162 Game Avg.				4	9	.310	5.70	54	14	15	3	0	1	150	175	116	95	12	80	5	62	5	0	7	699	70	4.82	1.703	10.5	0.7	4.8	3.7	0.77

STL (3 yrs)				6	11	.353	5.66	78	19	25	2	1	2	189.1	216	136	119	17	99	5	86	5	0	7	879	71	5.06	1.664	10.3	0.8	4.7	4.1	0.87
CHC (1 yr)				0	2	.000	8.31	4	2	0	0	0	0	17.1	29	16	16	2	6	2	5	0	1	1	82	48	4.55	2.019	15.1	1.0	3.1	2.6	0.83
PIT (1 yr)				0	0		8.10	3	0	2	0	0	0	3.1	5	5	3	0	2	0	3	0	0	2	17	53	3.00	2.100	13.5	0.0	5.4	8.1	1.50
NYG (1 yr)				0	0		4.97	12	0	2	0	0	0	25.1	34	22	14	1	14	2	7	1	0	1	119	79	4.44	1.895	12.1	0.4	5.0	2.5	0.50
PHI (1 yr)				3	7	.300	5.42	22	10	5	4	0	0	94.2	101	77	57	6	56	2	35	4	0	4	445	73	4.58	1.658	9.6	0.6	5.3	3.3	0.63

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	IBB	Pos
1935	23	STL	NL	-0.1	11	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	-0.033	-210	0	0	0	1	0	1

1937	25	STL	NL	-0.2	35	26	22	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	.045	.125	.045	.170	-52	.089	-80	1	0	0	2	0	1
1938	26	STL	NL	-0.2	32	10	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	-0.013	-138	0	0	0	0	0	1
1939	27	2TM	NL	-0.2	26	33	31	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	11	.097	.152	.129	.281	-22	.130	-39	4	0	0	0	0	1
1939	27	CHC	NL	-0.1	4	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	-0.003	-135	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1939	27	PHI	NL	-0.1	22	28	26	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	10	.115	.179	.154	.332	-8	.153	-21	4	0	0	0	0	1
1940	28	PIT	NL	0.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	/1

1945	33	NYG	NL	0.1	12	6	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200	.333	.400	.733	102	.350	107	2	0	0	0	0	1
6 Yrs				-0.6	119	80	72	4	5	2	0	0	1	0	0	5	26	.069	.130	.097	.227	-37	.107	-63	7	0	0	3	0	1
162 Game Avg				-0.8	162	109	98	5	7	3	0	0	1	0	0	7	35	.069	.130	.097	.227	-37	.107	-63	10	0	0	4	0

STL (3 Yrs)				-0.5	78	41	36	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	15	.028	.079	.028	.107	-70	.050	-109	1	0	0	3	0	1
PHI (1 Yr)				-0.1	22	28	26	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	10	.115	.179	.154	.332	-8	.153	-21	4	0	0	0	0	1
NYG (1 Yr)				0.1	12	6	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200	.333	.400	.733	102	.350	107	2	0	0	0	0	1
CHC (1 Yr)				-0.1	4	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	-0.003	-135	0	0	0	0	0	/1
PIT (1 Yr)				0.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	/1

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1935	23	STL	NL	P	11	1	0	30.0	7	2	5	0	0	1.000	.959	2.10	2.31	0.64	2.28	1	1	0	0.0	49.0	1

1937	25	STL	NL	P	35	15	1	97.0	23	3	17	3	1	.870	.958	1.86	2.39	0.57	2.36	6	12	7	36.8	51.5	0
1938	26	STL	NL	P	32	3	1	63.0	14	0	14	0	2	1.000	.964	2.00	2.21	0.44	2.19	0	3	0	0.0	49.7	0
1939	27	2TM	NL	P	26	12	4	112.0	18	4	11	3	0	.833	.960	1.21	2.19	0.58	2.16	5	7	3	30.0	47.0	0
1939	27	CHC	NL	P	4	2	0	17.0	6	1	4	1	0	.833	.960	2.65	2.17	1.25	2.15	1	1	2	66.7	47.0	0
1939	27	PHI	NL	P	22	10	4	95.0	12	3	7	2	0	.833	.960	0.95	2.19	0.45	2.16	4	6	1	14.3	47.0	0
1940	28	PIT	NL	P	3	0	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0			0.00	2.10	0.00	2.23	2	0	1	100.0	46.0	0

1945	33	NYG	NL	P	12	0	0	25.0	8	2	6	0	1	1.000	.963	2.88	2.20	0.67	2.17	1	1	1	50.0	37.5	0
6 Yrs					119	31	6	330.0	70	11	53	6	4	.914	.960	1.75	2.26	0.54	2.24	15	24	12	33.3	49.1	1

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Ray Harrell born?

Ray Harrell was born on February 16, 1912.

Where was Ray Harrell born?

Ray Harrell was born in Petrolia, TX.

How tall was Ray Harrell?

Ray Harrell was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Ray Harrell weigh when playing?

Ray Harrell weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Ray Harrell play?

Ray Harrell played 6 seasons.

Is Ray Harrell in the Hall of Fame?

Ray Harrell has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Ray Harrell play?

Ray Harrell was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Ray Harrell have?

Ray Harrell had 136 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Ray Harrell played for?

Ray Harrell played for 5 teams; the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants.

When did Ray Harrell retire?

Ray Harrell last played in 1945.

What are Ray Harrell's nicknames?

Cowboy is a nickname for Ray Harrell.

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