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Ray Sheppard



Ray Theodore Sheppard
(Rambling Ray; The Smoke Ball King)

Born: December 10, 1902 in Luling, TX
Died: October 24, 1987 in Galveston, TX
          (84 years old)

Bats:
Throws: R
Ht: 5'9"
Wt: 186
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Notes:


• High School: Paul Quinn College (Dallas, TX)
• College: Paul Quinn College (Waco, TX) , Wiley College (Marshall, TX) , #N/A (#N/A, #N/A, #N/A) , #N/A (#N/A, #N/A, #N/A)
• Buried: Lakeview Cemetery (Galveston, TX)


Teammates


Glossary
# Pos First Last Team
1
CF
2
1925
1926
DS
11.6
9.3
2.7
0.0
-0.4
2
SP
2
1928
1929
BBB
9.4
-0.1
0.2
9.3
0.0
3
CF
2
1928
1932
BBB/MRM
6.7
5.5
-0.8
2.4
-0.3
4
SP
2
1925
1926
DS
6.7
-0.3
0.0
6.9
0.0
5
SP
3
1924
1929
BBB
6.6
-0.8
0.1
7.3
-0.1
6
SS
2
1925
1926
DS
6.5
2.3
3.3
0.0
1.0
7
1B
2
1925
1926
DS
5.6
4.9
1.3
0.0
-0.5
8
RF
2
1925
1929
BBB/DS
5.4
5.0
1.0
0.0
-0.6
9
SS
1
1932
1932
MRM
4.5
3.7
0.4
0.0
0.4
10
SP
1
1932
1932
MRM
4.2
-0.1
0.0
4.2
0.0
11
SP
2
1924
1928
BBB
4.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
0.0
12
SP
2
1925
1926
DS
3.6
1.4
0.6
1.7
-0.1
13
1B
2
1928
1932
BBB/MRM
3.6
1.2
2.8
0.0
-0.4
14
LF
2
1924
1932
BBB/DW
3.2
2.3
1.3
0.0
-0.4
15
SP
1
1932
1932
MRM
3.1
-0.4
0.0
3.5
0.0
16
SP
2
1924
1928
BBB
2.7
1.1
0.0
1.6
0.0
17
2B
2
1925
1926
DS
2.7
2.0
0.3
0.0
0.3
18
SP
1
1932
1932
DW
2.2
-0.2
0.0
2.5
0.0
19
C
3
1924
1929
BBB
2.0
1.4
0.2
0.0
0.3
20
SP
2
1925
1926
DS
1.9
0.8
-0.4
1.6
0.0
21
SP
1
1932
1932
DW
1.9
-0.2
0.0
2.0
0.0
22
CF
2
1924
1928
BBB
1.9
1.6
0.5
0.0
-0.2
23
LF
2
1925
1926
DS
1.7
1.0
1.0
0.0
-0.3
24
SP
1
1928
1928
BBB
1.7
-0.3
0.0
2.0
0.0
25
1B
4
1924
1929
BBB/DS
1.7
2.7
-0.1
0.0
-0.9
26
RF
1
1932
1932
MRM
1.6
2.4
-0.6
0.0
-0.2
27
LF
1
1932
1932
DW
1.5
1.2
0.4
0.0
-0.1
28
SS
1
1932
1932
DW
1.5
1.1
0.2
0.0
0.2
29
SP
1
1932
1932
DW
1.4
0.3
0.0
1.1
0.0
30
1B
1
1929
1929
BBB
1.3
0.9
1.2
-0.4
-0.4
31
3B
1
1926
1926
DS
1.3
0.3
0.8
0.0
0.2
32
C
1
1932
1932
DW
1.3
0.9
0.3
0.0
0.1
33
SP
2
1924
1932
MULT
1.2
0.0
0.0
1.3
0.0
34
SP
1
1932
1932
DW
1.2
0.0
0.0
1.2
0.0
35
2B
1
1932
1932
MRM
1.1
0.4
0.4
0.1
0.2
36
2B
3
1924
1929
BBB
1.0
3.3
-3.1
0.0
0.8
37
SP
1
1926
1926
DS
0.9
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
38
CF
1
1932
1932
DW
0.8
0.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
39
RF
2
1924
1928
BBB
0.8
-0.1
1.0
0.0
-0.2
40
SP
1
1924
1924
BBB
0.8
-0.2
-0.1
1.0
0.0
41
RF
1
1924
1924
BBB
0.7
0.3
0.2
0.3
-0.1
42
SP
2
1925
1926
DS
0.6
0.5
0.1
0.0
0.0
43
2B
3
1924
1929
BBB
0.6
-0.7
1.7
-0.4
0.1
44
SP
1
1932
1932
MRM
0.5
-0.1
0.0
0.6
0.0
45
SP
1
1932
1932
DW
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
46
SS
1
1929
1929
BBB
0.5
-0.1
0.5
0.0
0.1
47
RF
1
1924
1924
ABC
0.5
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.0
48
LF
1
1924
1924
ABC
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
49
SP
1
1932
1932
DW
0.4
-0.3
0.0
0.7
-0.1
50
3B
2
1929
1932
BBB/MRM
0.4
1.8
-1.6
0.0
0.2
51
SS
2
1928
1929
BBB
0.4
-0.2
0.7
0.0
-0.1
52
RP
1
1932
1932
MRM
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
53
C
1
1932
1932
MRM
0.3
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.2
54
1B
1
1932
1932
MRM
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
55
C
1
1924
1924
ABC/BBB
0.2
0.9
-0.8
0.0
0.1
56
SP
1
1932
1932
MRM
0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.6
0.0
57
RF
1
1926
1926
DS
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
58
SP
1
1926
1926
DS
0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
59
2B
1
1924
1924
BBB
0.2
0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.1
60
LF
1
1932
1932
MRM
0.2
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
61
3B
1
1924
1924
ABC
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
62
2B
1
1932
1932
MRM
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
63
RP
1
1926
1926
DS
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
64
RF
1
1926
1926
DS
0.1
1.3
-0.9
0.0
-0.3
65
2B
1
1929
1929
BBB
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
66
RP
1
1924
1924
ABC
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
67
RF
1
1928
1928
BBB
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
68
RP
1
1924
1924
ABC
0.0
0.1
-0.3
0.3
0.0
69
C
1
1929
1929
BBB
0.0
0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
70
C
1
1929
1929
BBB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
71
RP
1
1928
1928
BBB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
72
3B
1
1932
1932
DW
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.1
73
C
1
1926
1926
DS
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.1
74
-
1
1928
1928
BBB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
75
RF
1
1925
1925
DS
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
76
3B
1
1932
1932
MRM
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
77
-
1
1924
1924
BBB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
78
-
1
1924
1924
ABC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
79
RF
1
1928
1928
BBB
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
80
2B
1
1926
1926
DS
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
81
2B
1
1924
1924
ABC
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
82
3B
1
1929
1929
BBB
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
83
SP
1
1924
1924
BBB
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
84
-
1
1932
1932
MRM
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
85
LF
1
1932
1932
MRM
-0.1
-0.3
0.4
0.0
-0.2
86
-
1
1925
1925
DS
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
87
RP
1
1924
1924
ABC
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
88
2B
1
1928
1928
BBB
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
89
-
1
1928
1928
BBB
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
90
-
1
1924
1924
ABC
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
91
-
1
1928
1928
BBB
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
92
C
2
1924
1928
BBB
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
93
-
1
1924
1924
ABC
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
94
-
1
1928
1928
BBB
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
95
2B
1
1932
1932
DW
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.1
96
-
1
1932
1932
MRM
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
97
LF
1
1932
1932
MRM
-0.2
0.0
0.3
-0.4
0.0
98
-
1
1932
1932
MRM
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
99
2B
2
1926
1928
BBB/DS
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
100
CF
1
1924
1924
ABC
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
101
3B
3
1924
1926
BBB/DS
-0.2
-0.5
0.1
0.0
0.2
102
CF
1
1924
1924
ABC
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.1
103
SS
1
1929
1929
BBB
-0.2
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
104
-
1
1932
1932
MRM
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
105
C
1
1928
1928
BBB
-0.2
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.2
106
RP
1
1925
1925
DS
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
107
-
1
1924
1924
ABC
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
108
RP
1
1928
1928
BBB
-0.3
0.2
0.0
-0.4
0.0
109
C
1
1929
1929
BBB
-0.3
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
110
RF
1
1929
1929
BBB
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
111
-
1
1924
1924
ABC
-0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
112
C
1
1929
1929
BBB
-0.4
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.0
113
3B
1
1924
1924
ABC
-0.4
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
0.0
114
3B
1
1925
1925
DS
-0.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
115
1B
1
1924
1924
ABC
-0.4
0.0
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
116
C
1
1925
1925
DS
-0.4
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
117
RP
1
1928
1928
BBB
-0.5
-0.3
-0.2
0.0
0.0
118
C
1
1925
1925
DS
-0.5
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.1
119
SP
1
1926
1926
DS
-0.5
-0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
120
RP
1
1925
1925
DS
-0.5
0.2
0.0
-0.7
0.0
121
-
1
1925
1925
DS
-0.6
-0.1
0.0
-0.5
0.0
122
RF
1
1924
1924
ABC
-0.6
0.0
-0.1
-0.5
0.0
123
-
1
1928
1928
BBB
-0.6
0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
124
SP
1
1929
1929
BBB
-0.7
-0.3
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
125
SP
2
1925
1926
DS
-0.8
0.5
-0.6
-0.5
-0.2
126
3B
1
1924
1924
BBB
-0.8
-1.2
0.1
0.0
0.2
127
3B
2
1928
1929
BBB
-0.9
-0.7
-0.4
0.0
0.2
128
CF
1
1932
1932
MRM
-0.9
-0.4
-0.5
0.0
-0.1
129
RP
1
1924
1924
BBB
-1.0
-0.4
-0.4
-0.2
0.0
130
2B
1
1924
1924
ABC
-1.0
-0.5
-0.5
0.0
0.0
131
C
2
1925
1926
DS
-1.1
-0.6
-0.7
0.0
0.3
132
LF
1
1926
1926
DS
-1.1
-0.6
-0.4
0.0
-0.2
133
SP
2
1925
1926
DS
-1.4
-0.1
0.0
-1.3
0.0
134
RF
1
1932
1932
DW
-1.4
-0.7
-0.6
0.0
-0.1
135
SS
1
1928
1928
BBB
-1.4
-0.8
-1.1
0.0
0.5
136
CF
1
1929
1929
BBB
-1.5
0.0
-1.3
0.0
-0.1
137
-
1
1929
1929
BBB
-1.6
0.4
0.0
-2.1
0.0
138
SP
2
1925
1926
DS
-1.8
-0.3
0.0
-1.5
0.0
139
SP
2
1928
1929
BBB
-2.4
-0.3
-1.0
-0.9
-0.2

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