Ray Berres
1934–1945 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates
561G
.216AVG
.260OBP
.255SLG
More career statistics
287H
3HR
78RBI
4SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 1,330 | 1,329 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,439 | 1,441 |
| Batting · RBI | 78 | 80 |
| Batting · Walks | 76 | 78 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 561 | 1,439 | 1,330 | 96 | 287 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 78 | 76 | 134 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 339 | .216 | .260 | .255 | .515 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1936-05-09 to 1936-05-15
7longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 2 doubles | 1934-08-26 | 1 in 99 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 10 | 3 runs scored | 1944-09-26 | 1 in 98 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 8 | struck out 3 times | 1936-04-16 | 1 in 65 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 285 | 702 | 154 | 2 | 51 | 45 | 51 | .241 | .283 | .285 |
| Away | 276 | 739 | 133 | 1 | 29 | 33 | 83 | .193 | .225 | .228 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 41 | 101 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 16 | .225 | .287 | .270 |
| May | 129 | 364 | 71 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 36 | .211 | .258 | .240 |
| June | 89 | 214 | 43 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 20 | .216 | .252 | .251 |
| July | 104 | 274 | 46 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 29 | .182 | .208 | .217 |
| August | 100 | 246 | 50 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 18 | .219 | .264 | .268 |
| September | 93 | 232 | 54 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 15 | .254 | .272 | .305 |
| October | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .300 | .300 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 84 | 216 | 47 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 23 | .240 | .292 | .276 |
| cincinnati-reds | 82 | 199 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 15 | .197 | .236 | .235 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 79 | 221 | 48 | 1 | 15 | 22 | 26 | .250 | .317 | .318 |
| chicago-cubs | 73 | 185 | 37 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 18 | .213 | .238 | .247 |
| new-york-giants | 70 | 196 | 40 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 16 | .215 | .230 | .263 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 65 | 162 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | .183 | .204 | .229 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 62 | 139 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | .209 | .237 | .209 |
| boston-braves | 46 | 123 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 14 | .207 | .244 | .233 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 39 | 79 | 17 | – | 3 | – | .215 | – | – |
| 1936 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 105 | 267 | 64 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .240 | – | – |
| 1937 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | .167 | – | – |
| 1938 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 40 | 100 | 23 | – | 6 | – | .230 | – | – |
| 1939 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 81 | 230 | 53 | – | 16 | 1 | .230 | – | – |
| 1940 | Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates | 106 | 261 | 50 | – | 17 | – | .192 | – | – |
| 1941 |  Boston Braves | 120 | 279 | 56 | 1 | 19 | 2 | .201 | – | – |
| 1942 |  New York Giants | 12 | 32 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .188 | – | – |
| 1943 | New York Giants | 20 | 28 | 4 | – | – | – | .143 | – | – |
| 1944 | New York Giants | 16 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | – | .471 | – | – |
| 1945 | New York Giants | 20 | 30 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .167 | – | – |