Ray Preston
Raymond Lee Preston "Delay"
Born: January 3, 1933
La Mesa, CA US
Deceased: May 8, 2002
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 165
Career: 1951-1956
Ray Preston compiled a career record of 12 wins and 20 losses and a 5.22 ERA in his 66-game pitching career with the Waterloo White Hawks, Colorado Springs Sky Sox and Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings. He began playing during the 1951 season and last took the field during the 1956 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 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.35 | 16 | 51.0 | 43 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 34 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | C | AZTX | Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings | 5 | 9 | .357 | 4.40 | 17 | 15 | 114.7 | 105 | 67 | 56 | 7 | 85 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 2 | 4 | .333 | 9.23 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 39.0 | 49 | 45 | 40 | 8 | 49 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1956 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.53 | 22 | 13 | 109.0 | 115 | 83 | 67 | 13 | 61 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 12 | 20 | .375 | 5.22 | 66 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 313.7 | 312 | 220 | 182 | 32 | 229 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | 16 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 15 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .231 | .333 | .231 | .564 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | C | AZTX | Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings | 22 | 50 | 50 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .260 | .260 | .520 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | 24 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .212 | .303 | .515 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 77 | 117 | 114 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .254 | .267 | .281 | .548 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | P | 16 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | C | AZTX | Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings | P | 17 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | A | WL3 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | P | 11 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 1.000 |
| 1956 | B | IIIL | Waterloo White Hawks | P | 22 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 66 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .846 | .167 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Waterloo White Hawks | CHA | ||
| 1955 | A | Western League | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | CHA | ||
| 1955 | C | Arizona-Mexico League | Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings | |||
| 1956 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Waterloo White Hawks | CHA |
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