Ray Oyler

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 runs15
Runs batted in86
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Managerial record at Baseball Reference
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Career highlights and awards

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]

  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.