Ray Scarborough

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: July 23, 1917 in Mount Gilead, NC us

Died: July 1, 1982 in Mount Olive, NC

Buried: Martin-Price Cemetery, Mount Olive, NC

Schools: Rutherford College (Rutherford College, NC), Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC)

Debut: June 26, 1942 (Age 24-338d, 9,273rd in major league history)
vs. SLB 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 25, 1953 (Age 36-064d)
vs. CLE 4.0 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 4 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: Ray Wilson Scarborough

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.2

ERA

4.13

318

168

1428.2

564

WHIP

1.469

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
1941	23	WSH-min	B	21	10	.677	3.17	34						244.0	218	109	86		104									1.320	8.0		3.8			SEL SEAL
1942	24	WSH-min	A1	8	5	.615	4.55	15	13					99.0	105	59	50		48									1.545	9.5		4.4			CNG SOUA
1942	24	WSH	AL	2	1	.667	4.12	17	5	6	1	1	0	63.1	68	32	29	2	32	2	16	0	0	1	284	89	3.49	1.579	9.7	0.3	4.5	2.3	0.50
1943	25	WSH	AL	4	4	.500	2.83	24	6	11	2	0	3	86.0	93	42	27	2	46	3	43	0	0	5	393	114	3.56	1.616	9.7	0.2	4.8	4.5	0.93
1944			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service - US Navy)
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service - US Navy)
1946	28	WSH	AL	7	11	.389	4.05	32	20	5	6	1	1	155.2	176	85	70	8	74	8	46	1	1	2	695	82	4.10	1.606	10.2	0.5	4.3	2.7	0.62
1947	29	WSH	AL	6	13	.316	3.41	33	18	5	8	2	0	161.0	165	74	61	5	67	6	63	1	2	2	695	109	3.56	1.441	9.2	0.3	3.7	3.5	0.94
1948	30	WSH	AL	15	8	.652	2.82	31	26	3	9	0	1	185.1	166	71	58	10	72	3	76	3	0	2	790	154	3.85	1.284	8.1	0.5	3.5	3.7	1.06
1949	31	WSH	AL	13	11	.542	4.60	34	27	6	11	1	0	199.2	204	115	102	10	88	0	81	7	0	2	882	92	3.78	1.462	9.2	0.5	4.0	3.7	0.92
1950	32	TOT	AL	13	18	.419	4.94	35	31	3	12	3	1	207.2	222	125	114	12	84	1	94	6	0	7	914	91	3.73	1.474	9.6	0.5	3.6	4.1	1.12	AS
1950	32	WSH	AL	3	5	.375	4.01	8	8	0	4	2	0	58.1	62	30	26	2	22	0	24	2	0	3	256	112	3.44	1.440	9.6	0.3	3.4	3.7	1.09
1950	32	CHW	AL	10	13	.435	5.30	27	23	3	8	1	1	149.1	160	95	88	10	62	1	70	4	0	4	658	85	3.84	1.487	9.6	0.6	3.7	4.2	1.13
1951	33	BOS	AL	12	9	.571	5.09	37	22	6	8	0	0	184.0	201	106	104	21	61	3	71	14	1	4	812	88	4.41	1.424	9.8	1.0	3.0	3.5	1.16
1952	34	TOT	AL	6	6	.500	4.23	37	12	15	2	1	4	110.2	106	58	52	12	50	1	42	5	0	3	481	89	4.53	1.410	8.6	1.0	4.1	3.4	0.84
1952	34	BOS	AL	1	5	.167	4.81	28	8	13	1	1	4	76.2	79	47	41	8	35	0	29	4	0	3	342	82	4.52	1.487	9.3	0.9	4.1	3.4	0.83
1952	34	NYY	AL	5	1	.833	2.91	9	4	2	1	0	0	34.0	27	11	11	4	15	1	13	1	0	0	139	115	4.57	1.235	7.1	1.1	4.0	3.4	0.87
1953	35	TOT	AL	2	4	.333	4.66	38	1	15	0	0	4	75.1	86	47	39	7	37	1	32	7	0	2	351	82	4.70	1.633	10.3	0.8	4.4	3.8	0.86
1953	35	NYY	AL	2	2	.500	3.29	25	1	10	0	0	2	54.2	52	23	20	4	26	0	20	4	0	2	240	112	4.46	1.427	8.6	0.7	4.3	3.3	0.77
1953	35	DET	AL	0	2	.000	8.27	13	0	5	0	0	2	20.2	34	24	19	3	11	1	12	3	0	0	111	50	5.35	2.177	14.8	1.3	4.8	5.2	1.09
10 Yrs				80	85	.485	4.13	318	168	75	59	9	14	1428.2	1487	755	656	89	611	28	564	44	4	30	6297	97	3.95	1.469	9.4	0.6	3.8	3.6	0.92
162 Game Avg.				11	12	.485	4.13	44	24	10	8	1	2	200	208	106	92	12	85	4	79	6	1	4	881	97	3.95	1.469	9.4	0.6	3.8	3.6	0.92

WSH (7 yrs)				50	53	.485	3.69	179	110	36	41	7	5	909.1	934	449	373	39	401	22	349	14	3	17	3995	106	3.75	1.468	9.2	0.4	4.0	3.5	0.87
BOS (2 yrs)				13	14	.481	5.01	65	30	19	9	1	4	260.2	280	153	145	29	96	3	100	18	1	7	1154	86	4.44	1.442	9.7	1.0	3.3	3.5	1.04
NYY (2 yrs)				7	3	.700	3.15	34	5	12	1	0	2	88.2	79	34	31	8	41	1	33	5	0	2	379	113	4.50	1.353	8.0	0.8	4.2	3.3	0.80
DET (1 yr)				0	2	.000	8.27	13	0	5	0	0	2	20.2	34	24	19	3	11	1	12	3	0	0	111	50	5.35	2.177	14.8	1.3	4.8	5.2	1.09
CHW (1 yr)				10	13	.435	5.30	27	23	3	8	1	1	149.1	160	95	88	10	62	1	70	4	0	4	658	85	3.84	1.487	9.6	0.6	3.7	4.2	1.13

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