For the American arsonist Raymond Lee Oyler, see Esperanza Fire.
Baseball player
Ray Oyler
Shortstop
Born:(1937-08-04)August 4, 1937 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Died: January 26, 1981(1981-01-26) (aged 43) Redmond, Washington, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 18, 1965, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1970, for the California Angels
MLB statistics
Batting average
.175
Home runs
15
Runs batted in
86
Teams
Detroit Tigers (1965–1968)
Seattle Pilots (1969)
California Angels (1970)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (1968)
Raymond Francis Oyler (August 4, 1937 – January 26, 1981) was an American baseball player, a major league shortstop for the Detroit Tigers (1965–1968), Seattle Pilots (1969), and California Angels (1970). He is best remembered as the slick-fielding, no-hit shortstop for the 1968 World Series champion Tigers and as the subject of the "Ray Oyler Fan Club" organized by Seattle radio personality Robert E. Lee Hardwick (of the Pilots flagship radio station KVI) in Seattle. Oyler is noteworthy for having had the lowest career batting average of any position player (with at least a thousand at-bats) in modern baseball history.[1]
^Spatz, Lyle (2007). TheSABR Baseball List & Record Book – Baseball's Most Fascinating Records and Unusual Statistics. United States: Simon & Schuster. p. 496. ISBN 9781416532453.
the "RayOyler Fan Club" organized by Seattle radio personality Robert E. Lee Hardwick (of the Pilots flagship radio station KVI) in Seattle. Oyler is noteworthy...
Oyler (born 1947), New Zealand cricketer Chris Oyler, American author Don Oyler (1907–1989), Canadian curler Lauren Oyler, American writer RayOyler (1937–1981)...
shot into the top of the upper deck in right at Tiger Stadium. Shortstop RayOyler managed only 29 hits (21 of them singles) in 1968 for a career-low batting...
Stanley, who replaced the superior fielding but much weaker hitting RayOyler, would make two errors in the Series, neither of which led to a run. This...
plummeted by 79 points to .210, just three points higher than shortstop RayOyler. During the Tigers' 1968 season, Stanley helped the team win the American...
returned to the lineup when Tiger manager Mayo Smith benched shortstop RayOyler and sent center fielder Mickey Stanley to play shortstop to make room...
Stanley at shortstop, replacing the slick fielding but weak hitting of RayOyler. Stanley had never played shortstop before, but was a Gold Glover in the...
shortstop, McAuliffe agreed to move to second base in 1967 to make room for RayOyler to take over at shortstop. Even with the move, McAuliffe was selected...
Spoelstra (September 2, 1967). "Oyler Bat Lacks Something, But His Glove Is Super-Sweet". The Sporting News. p. 9. "RayOyler". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved...
received both the Cy Young and TSN Rookie of the Year awards. January 26 – RayOyler, 42, shortstop known for excellent glovework with the Detroit Tigers'...
traded Kubiak along with George Lauzerique to the Milwaukee Brewers for RayOyler and Diego Segui. Kubiak produced the best offensive statistics of his...
Stanley at shortstop, replacing the slick fielding but weak hitting of RayOyler. Stanley had never played shortstop before, but was a Gold Glover in the...
75, pinch-hitter in one game for the 1930 Boston Braves. January 26 – RayOyler, 43, weak-hitting shortstop known for his excellent glovework with the...
1000+ at bats, Morales had a better batting average (.195) than only two, RayOyler and Mike Ryan, and a slugging average (.242) better than only Luis Gómez...
Indians Seattle Pilots 4 Joe Foy Boston Red Sox Kansas City Royals 5 RayOyler Detroit Tigers Seattle Pilots 6 Jim Rooker New York Yankees Kansas City...
v t e Detroit Tigers 1968 World Series champions 1 RayOyler 2 Tom Matchick 3 Dick McAuliffe 5 Jim Northrup 6 Al Kaline 7 Eddie Mathews 8 Don Wert 11...
traded by the Athletics to the Milwaukee Brewers for Diego Seguí and RayOyler. January 15, 1970: Phil Roof, Mike Hershberger, Lew Krausse Jr., and Ken...
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