Ray Posipanka
Raymond Herbert Posipanka
Born: March 16, 1927
Cleveland, OH US
Deceased: February 12, 1988
Willoughby, OH US
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: P, SS
Bats: Right
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Height: 6'2"
Weight: 188
Career: 1945-1954
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Ray Posipanka compiled a career batting average of .279 with 91 home runs and 177 RBI in his 960-game career with the Wellsville Yankees, Sunbury Yankees, Binghamton Triplets, Manchester Yankees, Amsterdam Rugmakers, Twin Falls Cowboys, Quincy Gems, Richmond Colts, West Palm Beach Indians, Greenville Bucks, Memphis Chicks and Topeka Owls. He began playing during the 1945 season and last took the field during the 1954 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | C | CAML | Amsterdam Rugmakers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 36 | 109 | 92 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 21 | .250 | .343 | .315 | .658 | 29 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1947 | B | INSL6 | Sunbury Yankees | 83 | 321 | 292 | 35 | 77 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 26 | 40 | .264 | .328 | .339 | .667 | 99 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 1948 | B | NENL | Manchester Yankees | 123 | 456 | 456 | 107 | 26 | 3 | 9 | .235 | .235 | .364 | .599 | 166 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | C | CAML | Amsterdam Rugmakers | 139 | 602 | 527 | 93 | 137 | 33 | 6 | 11 | 98 | 4 | 65 | 58 | .260 | .346 | .408 | .754 | 215 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 1950 | C | PION | Twin Falls Cowboys | 124 | 479 | 479 | 125 | 19 | 1 | 32 | .261 | .261 | .505 | .766 | 242 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | IIIL | Quincy Gems | 22 | 84 | 84 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .298 | .298 | .440 | .738 | 37 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | C | CAML | Amsterdam Rugmakers | 92 | 391 | 307 | 66 | 86 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 4 | 81 | 38 | .280 | .432 | .394 | .826 | 121 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 1952 | B | FLIN | West Palm Beach Indians | 67 | 238 | 238 | 59 | 12 | 1 | 3 | .248 | .248 | .345 | .592 | 82 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | B | PIED | Richmond Colts | 10 | 35 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .343 | .629 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1953 | C | CSTL | Greenville Bucks | 125 | 458 | 458 | 153 | 31 | 7 | 10 | .334 | .334 | .498 | .832 | 228 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | C | WA | Topeka Owls | 138 | 507 | 507 | 169 | 34 | 9 | 18 | .333 | .333 | .542 | .876 | 275 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 960 | 3684 | 3479 | 200 | 972 | 202 | 30 | 91 | 177 | 12 | 0 | 185 | 157 | .279 | .317 | .433 | .750 | 1507 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | B | INSL6 | Sunbury Yankees | 3B | 83 | 92 | 172 | 27 | 22 | .907 | 3.181 |
| 1947 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | 3B | 36 | 11 | 21 | 2 | 4 | .941 | .889 |
| 1947 | A | EL | Binghamton Triplets | SS | 16 | 21 | 37 | 13 | 5 | .817 | 3.625 |
| 1949 | C | CAML | Amsterdam Rugmakers | 3B | 138 | 135 | 306 | 41 | 50 | .915 | 3.196 |
| 1951 | C | CAML | Amsterdam Rugmakers | 3B | 86 | 105 | 166 | 16 | 19 | .944 | 3.151 |
| 1951 | C | CAML | Amsterdam Rugmakers | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | C | CSTL | Greenville Bucks | 3B | 87 | 81 | 178 | 25 | .912 | 2.977 | |
| Totals | 447 | 445 | 880 | 124 | 100 | .914 | 2.964 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | D | PONY League | Wellsville Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1947 | B | Inter-State League | Sunbury Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1947 | A | Eastern League | Binghamton Triplets | NYA | ||
| 1948 | B | New England League | Manchester Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1949 | C | Canadian-American League | Amsterdam Rugmakers | NYA | ||
| 1950 | C | Pioneer League | Twin Falls Cowboys | NYA | ||
| 1951 | C | Canadian-American League | Amsterdam Rugmakers | NYA | ||
| 1951 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Quincy Gems | NYA | ||
| 1952 | B | Piedmont League | Richmond Colts | |||
| 1952 | B | Florida International League | West Palm Beach Indians | |||
| 1953 | C | Cotton States League | Greenville Bucks | |||
| 1953 | AA | Southern Association | Memphis Chicks | CHA | ||
| 1954 | C | Western Association | Topeka Owls | CHA |
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