Ray Crone
Raymond Hayes Crone
Born: August 7, 1931
Memphis, TN US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 165
Career: 1949-1961
Major League Statistics
Ray Crone compiled a career record of 84 wins and 67 losses and a 3.45 ERA in his 244-game pitching career with the Owensboro Oilers, Evansville Braves, Hartford Chiefs, Atlanta Crackers, Jacksonville Braves, Toledo Sox, Toronto Maple Leafs, Memphis Chicks, Birmingham Barons, Portland Beavers, Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers and Jacksonville Jets. He began playing during the 1949 season and last took the field during the 1961 campaign.
 Owensboro Oilers |
 Hartford Chiefs |
 Atlanta Crackers |
 Toledo Sox |
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
 Portland Beavers |
 Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers |
 Jacksonville Jets |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | D | KITL | Owensboro Oilers | 9 | 3 | .750 | 2.93 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 89.0 | 76 | 41 | 29 | 48 | 102 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| 1950 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3.62 | 31 | 164.0 | 156 | 87 | 66 | 3 | 83 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | A | EL | Hartford Chiefs | 12 | 7 | .632 | 3.95 | 28 | 22 | 155.0 | 178 | 76 | 68 | 70 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 1 | 2 | .333 | 9.00 | 6 | 19.0 | 33 | 22 | 19 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 1952 | A | EL | Hartford Chiefs | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.39 | 27 | 21 | 162.0 | 159 | 81 | 61 | 58 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | 19 | 11 | .633 | 2.38 | 33 | 31 | 253.0 | 200 | 93 | 67 | 7 | 104 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | 7 | 3 | .700 | 3.00 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 87.0 | 73 | 34 | 29 | 3 | 35 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 14 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | 3 | 8 | .273 | 3.81 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 85.0 | 101 | 44 | 36 | 9 | 31 | 5 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3.76 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 55.0 | 63 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Jets | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4.60 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 88.0 | 99 | 58 | 45 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Totals | 84 | 67 | .556 | 3.45 | 244 | 114 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1157.0 | 1138 | 564 | 443 | 27 | 480 | 8 | 245 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | D | KITL | Owensboro Oilers | 14 | 41 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | .103 | .316 | .103 | .419 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 1950 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | 32 | 50 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .180 | .180 | .180 | .360 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | A | EL | Hartford Chiefs | 28 | 53 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .208 | .208 | .245 | .453 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | AA | SOUA | Atlanta Crackers | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1952 | A | EL | Hartford Chiefs | 31 | 58 | 58 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .276 | .345 | .621 | 20 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | 35 | 87 | 87 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .207 | .207 | .414 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | 16 | 36 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .250 | .273 | .250 | .523 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | (+) Birmingham Barons | 18 | 40 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | .118 | .211 | .118 | .328 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | .429 | .429 | .429 | .857 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | (+) Memphis Chicks | 18 | 40 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | .118 | .211 | .118 | .328 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | 28 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .111 | .238 | .111 | .349 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 9 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Jets | 23 | 29 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .120 | .185 | .160 | .345 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 238 | 424 | 400 | 14 | 79 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 21 | .198 | .227 | .215 | .442 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | D | KITL | Owensboro Oilers | P | 14 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 1950 | B | IIIL | Evansville Braves | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | A | EL | Hartford Chiefs | P | 28 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | A | EL | Hartford Chiefs | P | 27 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Braves | P | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | P | 14 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 2 | .962 | 1.786 |
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | Toledo Sox | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Birmingham Barons | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1959 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | P | 28 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.107 |
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Jacksonville Jets | P | 23 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.130 |
| Totals | 230 | 33 | 70 | 1 | 6 | .990 | .448 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | D | Kitty League | Owensboro Oilers | BSN | ||
| 1950 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Evansville Braves | BSN | ||
| 1951 | A | Eastern League | Hartford Chiefs | BSN | ||
| 1952 | A | Eastern League | Hartford Chiefs | BSN | ||
| 1952 | AA | Southern Association | Atlanta Crackers | BSN | ||
| 1953 | A | South Atlantic League | Jacksonville Braves | ML1 | ||
| 1954 | AAA | American Association 2 | Toledo Sox | ML1 | ||
| 1955 | AAA | American Association 2 | Toledo Sox | ML1 | ||
| 1958 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | |||
| 1959 | AA | Southern Association | Birmingham Barons | DET | ||
| 1959 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | |||
| 1959 | AA | Southern Association | Memphis Chicks | |||
| 1960 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | |||
| 1960 | AAA | American Association 2 | Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers | KC1 | ||
| 1961 | A | South Atlantic League | Jacksonville Jets | HOU |
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