2B Jess Gray #4
Age: 43 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
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2B JESS GRAY #4 - AGE: 43 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/12/1931
Born in:Bennington, VT
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:8 Years, 49 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1954, 4th Pick in Round 4
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+ wRC+ WAR
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+ wRC+ WAR
1954 Mobile - A 23 69 204 54 4 1 4 29 30 46 2 2 25 6 3 .265 .402 .353 .755 103 109 1.6
1955 Arlington - A 24 110 375 108 19 2 7 40 55 47 6 4 38 22 8 .288 .373 .405 .778 110 116 2.8
1955 Springfield - A 24 21 68 21 4 0 0 9 9 8 1 0 9 1 2 .309 .390 .368 .757 101 98 0.2
1956 Arlington - A 25 18 61 15 4 1 1 12 13 16 0 3 9 6 0 .246 .388 .393 .781 110 117 0.7
1956 Springfield - A 25 27 88 21 1 1 0 5 7 15 0 1 11 1 0 .239 .346 .273 .619 64 64 -0.1
1956 Des Moines - A 25 54 199 59 9 3 1 20 23 15 3 2 31 3 2 .296 .352 .387 .739 100 98 0.9
1956 Total - A 25 81 287 80 10 4 1 25 30 30 3 3 42 4 2 .279 .350 .352 .702 89 87 0.8
1957 Des Moines - A 26 131 496 143 25 1 7 52 80 42 4 2 86 10 8 .288 .347 .385 .733 95 102 1.1
1958 Des Moines - A 27 135 485 138 28 1 9 62 48 35 11 4 88 10 5 .285 .344 .402 .746 104 111 2.3
1959 Des Moines - A 28 125 457 107 17 1 5 49 47 37 8 7 75 6 2 .234 .299 .309 .607 64 62 0.5
1960 Des Moines - A 29 136 509 134 27 1 8 46 57 40 12 2 84 13 6 .263 .330 .367 .698 86 87 1.4
1961 Des Moines - A 30 123 331 81 17 1 5 42 23 23 8 1 54 9 4 .245 .309 .347 .656 76 78 0.5
1962 Des Moines - A 31 139 518 128 32 2 6 69 53 51 6 4 97 4 6 .247 .320 .351 .671 78 79 1.5
1963 Des Moines - A 32 123 418 112 19 3 5 47 40 45 11 2 68 4 2 .268 .353 .364 .717 95 100 1.6
1964 Des Moines - A 33 136 488 104 21 3 5 62 53 67 10 5 106 5 5 .213 .318 .299 .617 63 65 -0.6
Total HL 1102 3901 1006 195 16 51 449 424 355 73 29 689 64 40 .258 .329 .355 .684 84 86
Total MAL 48 156 42 5 1 0 14 16 23 1 1 20 2 2 .269 .365 .314 .679 80 78
Total SEL 197 640 177 27 4 12 81 98 109 8 9 72 34 11 .277 .384 .388 .771 108 114
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1954 Mobile - A 2B 58 55 114 157 42 276 5 .982 491.1 4.96 +3.1 1.055
1955 Springfield - A 1B 16 16 126 7 17 135 2 .985 125.2 9.53 +0.2 .990
1955 Arlington - A 1B 43 41 349 17 41 370 4 .989 352.2 9.34 +0.2 .976
1955 Springfield - A 2B 5 1 7 10 2 17 0 1.000 20.0 7.65 +1.5 1.318
1955 Arlington - A 2B 65 50 122 148 39 276 6 .978 478.0 5.08 +5.6 1.044
1956 Des Moines - A 1B 29 28 220 25 24 247 2 .992 236.1 9.33 +2.6 1.083
1956 Springfield - A 1B 21 21 160 5 20 165 0 1.000 170.1 8.72 +0.4 1.085
1956 Arlington - A 1B 2 2 19 0 2 19 0 1.000 18.0 9.50 +0.0 1.040
1956 Des Moines - A 2B 25 23 71 60 21 134 3 .978 210.0 5.61 +0.7 1.014
1956 Springfield - A 2B 7 5 21 13 3 34 0 1.000 46.1 6.60 +0.8 1.111
1956 Arlington - A 2B 16 15 32 43 16 78 3 .962 132.0 5.11 +0.4 1.021
1957 Des Moines - A 2B 127 123 305 324 105 645 16 .975 1057.0 5.36 -10.0 .954
1957 Des Moines - A 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1958 Des Moines - A 2B 131 129 318 307 75 638 13 .980 1106.2 5.08 -4.6 .956
1959 Des Moines - A 2B 123 116 295 293 87 600 12 .980 1035.0 5.11 +6.2 1.024
1959 Des Moines - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Des Moines - A 2B 128 120 327 324 90 664 13 .980 1127.2 5.20 +0.7 1.006
1961 Des Moines - A 1B 11 9 66 6 8 73 1 .986 68.0 9.53 +0.4 1.042
1961 Des Moines - A 2B 78 66 161 180 39 355 14 .961 602.1 5.10 +0.2 .969
1962 Des Moines - A 2B 129 128 330 359 88 697 8 .989 1166.2 5.32 +10.0 1.044
1963 Des Moines - A 2B 115 114 267 324 91 609 18 .970 994.1 5.35 -2.3 .977
1964 Des Moines - A 1B 54 51 398 39 38 439 2 .995 449.2 8.75 +3.4 1.051
1964 Des Moines - A 2B 82 79 170 202 41 384 12 .969 668.0 5.01 -1.7 .932
TOTAL 1B 176 168 1338 99 150 1448 11 .992 1420.2 9.10 +7.3 1.035
TOTAL 2B 1089 1024 2540 2744 739 5407 123 .977 9135.1 5.21 +10.5 .995
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1954 Drafted in the 1954 first-year player draft out of college (Northern Mississippi; Oxford, MS) by the Montreal Saints. (Round 4, Pick 4, 52nd overall pick).
09/20/1954 Wins the 1954 Championship with the Mobile Monarchs!
10/28/1954 Was traded by the Montreal Saints to the Boston Minutemen, along with RP Dick Wilson, in exchange for SP Max Edwards and $39,000.
06/13/1956 Released by the Boston organization.
06/21/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Des Moines Bears organization.
08/19/1957 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
09/07/1957 Injured (calf cramp),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/21/1958 Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/24/1958 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 4 days.
05/25/1959 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
04/29/1960 Goes 5-6 against the Omaha Cowboys, with 1 RBI and 1 R.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
06/23/1963 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for one week.
07/17/1963 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
04/01/1965 Released by the Des Moines Bears.
10/16/1965 Retired from professional baseball.
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