Ray Blades
1922–1932 · bats R / throws R · St. Louis Cardinals
767G
.301AVG
.391OBP
.461SLG
726H
50HR
347RBI
34SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 767 | 2,846 | 2,415 | 468 | 726 | 135 | 51 | 50 | 347 | 331 | 310 | 34 | 37 | 47 | 30 | 1,113 | .301 | .391 | .461 | .852 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1926-05-27 to 1926-06-15
54longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1926-06-14 | 1 in 497 games |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1923-04-19 | 1 in 107 games |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1925-07-11 | 1 in 2,195 player-games |
Rare feats (3)
Rarest: Triple Play, 57 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 1926-06-14 | Triple Play | 1 in 497 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1923-04-19 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1928-07-31 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 383 | 1390 | 354 | 22 | 174 | 153 | 131 | .298 | .365 | .465 |
| Away | 384 | 1456 | 372 | 28 | 173 | 178 | 179 | .303 | .378 | .457 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 67 | 250 | 63 | 9 | 26 | 17 | 34 | .280 | .320 | .453 |
| May | 132 | 453 | 112 | 8 | 58 | 53 | 47 | .291 | .364 | .447 |
| June | 127 | 503 | 140 | 10 | 64 | 54 | 52 | .324 | .386 | .521 |
| July | 156 | 598 | 156 | 8 | 82 | 65 | 58 | .310 | .370 | .452 |
| August | 142 | 500 | 112 | 7 | 41 | 79 | 56 | .277 | .382 | .417 |
| September | 138 | 521 | 140 | 7 | 74 | 62 | 56 | .315 | .388 | .475 |
| October | 5 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .150 | .190 | .300 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 122 | 445 | 113 | 7 | 48 | 45 | 43 | .295 | .355 | .457 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 113 | 420 | 103 | 8 | 47 | 54 | 41 | .290 | .374 | .442 |
| chicago-cubs | 110 | 397 | 108 | 14 | 48 | 43 | 55 | .319 | .380 | .531 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 108 | 441 | 134 | 8 | 73 | 59 | 48 | .365 | .438 | .553 |
| boston-braves | 108 | 384 | 85 | 4 | 32 | 48 | 34 | .262 | .346 | .414 |
| cincinnati-reds | 104 | 411 | 103 | 5 | 57 | 38 | 44 | .289 | .343 | .429 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 102 | 348 | 80 | 4 | 42 | 44 | 45 | .276 | .356 | .383 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 37 | 130 | 39 | 3 | 23 | 3 | .300 | – | – |
| 1923 | St. Louis Cardinals | 98 | 317 | 78 | 5 | 45 | 4 | .246 | – | – |
| 1924 | St. Louis Cardinals | 131 | 456 | 142 | 11 | 67 | 8 | .311 | – | – |
| 1925 | St. Louis Cardinals | 122 | 462 | 158 | 12 | 58 | 6 | .342 | – | – |
| 1926 | St. Louis Cardinals | 107 | 416 | 127 | 8 | 43 | 6 | .305 | – | – |
| 1927 | St. Louis Cardinals | 61 | 180 | 57 | 2 | 29 | 3 | .317 | – | – |
| 1928 | St. Louis Cardinals | 51 | 85 | 20 | 1 | 19 | – | .235 | – | – |
| 1930 | St. Louis Cardinals | 45 | 101 | 40 | 4 | 25 | 1 | .396 | – | – |
| 1931 | St. Louis Cardinals | 35 | 67 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .284 | – | – |
| 1932 | St. Louis Cardinals | 80 | 201 | 46 | 3 | 31 | 2 | .229 | – | – |