Player Report for #34 Ray Sours

04/26/1981

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CF Ray Sours #34

Age: 35

Bats: L

Throws: L

Morale: Normal

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0

	Overall	Potential
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's

Batting Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Contact	8	7	8	8
Gap	5	4	5	5
Power	4	4	4	4
Eye	5	4	5	5
Avoid K's	9	8	9	9

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	1	14
Errors:	-	2	12
Arm:	1	1	11
Turn DP:	-	2	-
Ability:	1	-	-

Position Ratings
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	-
Catcher:	-	Left Field:	17
1st Base:	-	Center Field:	9
2nd Base:	-	Right Field:	15
3rd Base:	-

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	17
Stealing Ability:	18
Baserunning Inst.:	17
Sacrifice Bunt:	16
Bunt for Hit:	4

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Normal
Loyalty:	Normal
Desire f. Win:	Normal
Greed:	High
Intelligence:	Very High
Work Ethic:	Very High

Ray Sours
Birthday:	12/21/1928
Born in:	Sterling Heights (Michigan)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 4"
Weight:	166 lbs
Local Popularity:	Unknown
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	4 Years, None
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	5 Years, 27 Days
Pro Service:	12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Out of option years
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1951, 15th Pick in Round 3

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
1953 Boston - ABA	24	69	233	61	8	3	0	17	34	12	1	2	24	13	1	.262	.298	.322	.620	77	-1.9
1954 Boston - ABA	25	59	154	28	3	0	0	8	15	9	0	2	24	8	4	.182	.224	.201	.426	20	-14.0
1955 Boston - ABA	26	25	38	11	1	2	0	5	6	4	1	0	4	2	2	.289	.372	.421	.793	117	0.6
1959 Boston - ABA	30	43	46	16	3	0	0	4	13	2	0	2	4	3	1	.348	.360	.413	.773	118	2.6
1960 Boston - ABA	31	81	97	25	3	0	4	13	13	2	0	0	18	7	2	.258	.273	.412	.685	91	0.3
1961 Boston - ABA	32	38	16	2	0	0	0	2	11	0	1	0	4	5	1	.125	.176	.125	.301	-12	-1.7
1961 St. Louis - ABA	32	19	12	4	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	3	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	92	-0.2
1961 Total - ABA	32	57	28	6	0	0	0	2	18	0	1	0	5	8	3	.214	.241	.214	.456	0	-1.8
Total ABA		334	596	147	18	5	4	49	99	29	3	6	79	41	13	.247	.282	.314	.596	68	-14.3

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
1951 Total - COL	22	54	254	76	5	2	3	43	64	14	2	0	35	35	4	.299	.341	.370	.711	100	0.0
1951 Lake Elsinore - A	22	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	256	0.3
1951 Peterborough - AAA	22	16	69	14	0	1	0	2	5	6	0	1	13	1	1	.203	.263	.232	.495	47	-3.0
1952 Kingsville - AA	23	13	56	21	0	1	0	4	10	3	0	0	7	6	3	.375	.407	.411	.817	133	4.7
1952 Peterborough - AAA	23	112	487	140	16	5	1	36	63	34	4	4	42	26	17	.287	.336	.347	.684	88	2.7
1953 Peterborough - AAA	24	46	184	66	5	1	0	19	31	15	2	3	20	3	5	.359	.407	.397	.804	117	8.0
1954 Peterborough - AAA	25	49	185	64	6	4	1	16	29	12	1	0	14	12	3	.346	.389	.438	.827	128	12.9
1955 Kingsville - AA	26	8	22	5	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	1	1	0	.227	.370	.227	.598	70	-0.6
1955 Peterborough - AAA	26	84	217	59	9	2	1	27	36	33	0	3	23	13	6	.272	.364	.346	.709	94	3.0
1956 Peterborough - AAA	27	113	464	138	19	5	3	53	56	46	1	4	39	24	13	.297	.359	.379	.739	100	5.2
1957 Kingsville - AA	28	69	269	81	9	7	5	34	42	36	1	3	31	9	6	.301	.382	.442	.824	128	19.4
1957 Peterborough - AAA	28	42	143	39	5	2	3	10	23	14	0	0	20	6	7	.273	.338	.399	.736	108	1.4
1958 Peterborough - AAA	29	92	327	115	16	5	5	41	60	25	4	2	35	10	7	.352	.402	.477	.879	146	27.4
1959 Peterborough - AAA	30	49	185	56	4	4	0	12	30	26	0	2	26	12	5	.303	.385	.368	.753	110	4.6
1960 Peterborough - AAA	31	3	7	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	38	0.1
1962 Brownsville - AA	33	91	191	61	11	1	7	26	33	16	1	2	29	5	1	.319	.371	.497	.869	141	19.9
1962 Hamilton - AAA	33	7	12	2	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	13	-1.2
1963 Brownsville - AA	34	105	230	56	6	1	4	28	22	32	2	1	39	7	2	.243	.340	.330	.670	96	7.9
Total GHL		613	2280	694	80	29	14	218	336	214	12	19	234	109	64	.304	.364	.383	.748	106	61.0
Total STL		286	768	224	26	10	16	92	108	92	4	6	107	28	12	.292	.368	.414	.782	120	51.3
Total SCL		1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	256	0.3

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1953 Boston - ML	LF	6	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	10.0	1.80	+0.7	1.958
1953 Boston - ML	CF	50	50	144	7	2	153	2	.987	422.0	3.22	+7.6	1.073
1953 Boston - ML	RF	6	3	11	0	0	11	0	1.000	34.0	2.91	+1.0	1.129
1954 Boston - ML	LF	12	5	21	0	0	21	0	1.000	53.1	3.54	+0.5	1.039
1954 Boston - ML	CF	16	12	35	0	0	36	1	.972	107.1	2.93	+0.4	1.016
1954 Boston - ML	RF	21	16	38	3	0	41	0	1.000	158.2	2.33	+4.4	1.178
1955 Boston - ML	LF	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	8.0	1.13	-0.0	.986
1955 Boston - ML	CF	4	2	7	0	0	7	0	1.000	21.1	2.95	+0.7	1.146
1955 Boston - ML	RF	7	6	18	2	0	23	3	.870	54.2	3.29	+2.4	1.226
1959 Boston - ML	LF	9	4	11	0	0	11	0	1.000	41.0	2.41	+0.3	1.044
1959 Boston - ML	CF	8	2	8	0	0	8	0	1.000	30.2	2.35	-0.3	.956
1959 Boston - ML	RF	6	2	4	1	0	5	0	1.000	28.0	1.61	+0.7	1.313
1960 Boston - ML	LF	19	1	12	0	0	14	2	.857	41.1	2.61	-1.1	.888
1960 Boston - ML	CF	15	9	25	0	0	25	0	1.000	84.0	2.68	+2.0	1.114
1960 Boston - ML	RF	13	5	18	1	0	19	0	1.000	58.1	2.93	-0.0	.000
1961 Boston - ML	C	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	1.2	10.80	0.0	.000	0	0	0	0.0
1961 St. Louis - ML	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00	-0.6	.000
1961 Boston - ML	LF	6	0	3	0	0	3	0	1.000	9.1	2.89	-0.1	.968
1961 St. Louis - ML	LF	2	1	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	11.0	1.64	-0.0	.968
1961 St. Louis - ML	CF	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	4.0	4.50	-0.0	.974
1961 Boston - ML	CF	6	1	3	0	0	3	0	1.000	16.1	1.65	-0.1	.974
1961 St. Louis - ML	RF	4	1	5	0	0	5	0	1.000	17.1	2.60	+0.1	1.018
1961 Boston - ML	RF	5	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	7.1	2.45	+0.0	1.018

Player History
06/15/1951	Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 15, 47th overall pick) by the Boston Colonials, out of college (Michigan).
08/08/1951	Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Colonials organization with a signing bonus of $8,200.
08/26/1951	Injured (shoulder soreness), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/1952	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 3 (5).
01/01/1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (11); Power: 1 (2); Eye: 3 (5).
04/24/1953	Injured (quadriceps soreness), day-to-day for 3 days.
05/01/1953	Goes 5-6 against the Ajax Cruisers, with 1 3B, 4 RBI and 3 R.
05/14/1953	Injured (torn thumb ligament), out for 3 weeks.
07/01/1953	Wins the ABA RL Rookie of the Month Award.
09/10/1953	Injured (shoulder soreness), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 1 (2); Eye: 5 (5).
06/26/1954	Injured (sprained elbow), out for 3-4 weeks.
07/30/1954	Suspended 6 games after ejection following arguing a strike call.
08/02/1954	Wins the GHL MCL Player of the Week Award.
10/03/1954	Injured (separated shoulder), out for 2-3 weeks.
01/01/1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 5 (5).
01/01/1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 6 (6).
09/13/1956	Wins the 1956 GHL MCL Earl Alexander Award at CF.
01/01/1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 5 (5).
05/03/1957	Injured (strained oblique), out for one week.
06/24/1957	Injured (hamstring cramp), day-to-day for 6 days.
07/01/1957	Wins the STL GL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 6 (6).
06/27/1958	Injured (strained oblique), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 5 (5).
08/01/1959	Injured (torn thumb ligament), out for 6 weeks.
01/01/1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 6 (6).
04/13/1960	Injured (ankle soreness), out for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 4 (5).
08/19/1961	Got claimed off waivers by St. Louis while with Boston.
01/01/1962	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 4 (5).
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
08/27/1963	Retired from professional baseball.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SB	Rank
1953	13	7