Vernon Cray
Vernon Lee Cray
Born: August 5, 1929
Deceased: April 6, 1979
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 160
Career: 1950-1957
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Vernon Cray compiled a career record of 42 wins and 35 losses and a 3.77 ERA in his 249-game pitching career with the Miami Eagles, St. Joseph Cardinals, Lynchburg Cardinals, Sioux City Soos, Columbus Foxes and Winston-Salem Red Birds. He began playing during the 1950 season and last took the field during the 1957 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | D | KOML | Miami Eagles | 4 | 8 | .333 | 4.85 | 26 | 91.0 | 92 | 65 | 49 | 2 | 58 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | C | WA | St. Joseph Cardinals | 9 | 4 | .692 | 3.20 | 43 | 76.0 | 69 | 42 | 27 | 4 | 42 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | B | PIED | Lynchburg Cardinals | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2.57 | 48 | 1 | 119.0 | 101 | 45 | 34 | 11 | 52 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | B | PIED | Lynchburg Cardinals | 14 | 8 | .636 | 3.71 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 160.0 | 159 | 76 | 66 | 16 | 72 | 90 | 9 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| 1956 | A | WL3 | Sioux City Soos | 6 | 11 | .353 | 4.62 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 115.0 | 118 | 69 | 59 | 19 | 49 | 81 | 2 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1957 | A | SALL2 | Columbus Foxes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | B | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Birds | 2 | 1 | .667 | 12 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 42 | 35 | .545 | 3.77 | 249 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 561.0 | 539 | 297 | 235 | 52 | 273 | 0 | 171 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | D | KOML | Miami Eagles | 26 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .048 | .048 | .048 | .095 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | C | WA | St. Joseph Cardinals | 44 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .062 | .062 | .125 | .188 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | B | PIED | Lynchburg Cardinals | 49 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .097 | .097 | .097 | .194 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | B | PIED | Lynchburg Cardinals | 62 | 55 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .082 | .135 | .082 | .216 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | A | WL3 | Sioux City Soos | 57 | 36 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .103 | .278 | .103 | .381 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 | B | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Birds | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 250 | 164 | 149 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 23 | .087 | .150 | .094 | .244 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | D | KOML | Miami Eagles | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | C | WA | St. Joseph Cardinals | P | 43 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | B | PIED | Lynchburg Cardinals | P | 48 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | B | PIED | Lynchburg Cardinals | P | 62 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .419 |
| 1956 | A | WL3 | Sioux City Soos | P | 57 | 5 | 28 | 3 | 1 | .917 | .579 |
| 1957 | B | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Birds | P | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1957 | A | SALL2 | Columbus Foxes | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 249 | 16 | 49 | 3 | 3 | .956 | .261 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | D | Kan-Okla-Missouri (KOM) League | Miami Eagles | |||
| 1951 | C | Western Association | St. Joseph Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1954 | B | Piedmont League | Lynchburg Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1955 | B | Piedmont League | Lynchburg Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1956 | A | Western League | Sioux City Soos | SLN | ||
| 1957 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbus Foxes | SLN | ||
| 1957 | B | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Red Birds | SLN |
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