Ray Dandridge
Third Baseman · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (Final season: 1949)
Ray Dandridge was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball for 5 teams, including the Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars. In 247 career games, he hit .317 with 298 hits, 4 home runs, and 147 RBI. Ray Dandridge was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987 and was a 3-time All-Star. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 1,262.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Position
- Third Baseman
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'5" / 175 lb
- Died
- 2/12/1994 in Palm Bay, FL, USA
- Last Game
- 1949-05-29
- Hall of Fame
- Inducted 1987 (Veterans)
- Awards
- 3× All-Star
Full name: Raymond Emmett Dandridge
Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 247 | 940 | 143 | 298 | 55 | 19 | 4 | 147 | 20 | 59 | 3 | .317 | .360 | .429 | .789 | 1,262 |
Career AVG .317 vs. league average .272 across their career seasons — +16.6% above league average.
Career OBP .360 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — +6.8% above league average.
Career SLG .429 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — +11.7% above league average.
Career OPS .789 vs. league average .721 across their career seasons — +9.4% above league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | ID | NN2 | 13 | 50 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .180 | .270 (-33%) | .329 (-41%) | .377 (-31%) | .707 (-36%) | -295.1 |
| 1933 | NEG | NN2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | -295.1 |
| 1934 | ND | NN2 | 33 | 121 | 20 | 51 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .421 | .278 (+52%) | .340 (+33%) | .392 (+49%) | .733 (+42%) | 824.9 |
| 1935 | ND | NN2 | 39 | 150 | 19 | 45 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .300 | .279 (+7%) | .342 (-6%) | .399 (+7%) | .742 (+1%) | -39.9 |
| 1936 | NE | NN2 | 32 | 125 | 22 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .304 | .283 (+7%) | .349 (-3%) | .404 (-7%) | .753 (-5%) | -103.2 |
| 1937 | NE | NN2 | 32 | 120 | 23 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .375 | .276 (+36%) | .342 (+25%) | .398 (+28%) | .740 (+26%) | 542.9 |
| 1937 | HG | NN2 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .375 | — | — | — | — | 542.9 |
| 1938 | NE | NN2 | 27 | 103 | 24 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .369 | .272 (+35%) | .341 (+21%) | .392 (+34%) | .734 (+28%) | 467.2 |
| 1942 | NE | NN2 | 34 | 120 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .192 | .253 (-24%) | .323 (-8%) | .349 (-36%) | .672 (-22%) | -357.0 |
| 1944 | NE | NN2 | 31 | 133 | 18 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .323 | .261 (+24%) | .325 (+5%) | .357 (+20%) | .683 (+13%) | 222.6 |
| Career · 10 seasons | 247 | 940 | 143 | 298 | 55 | 19 | 4 | 147 | 20 | 59 | 3 | .317 | — | — | — | — | 1,510 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (242 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 123 | 443 | 71 | 161 | 6 | 42 | .363 |
| Away | 119 | 457 | 80 | 140 | 3 | 33 | .306 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-05-29 | NY6 | BIR | L | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-05-29 | NY6 | BIR | W | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-05-27 | NY6 | BLG | W | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1949-05-08 | NY6 | LCB | W | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-05-03 | NY6 | IN9 | W | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1944-09-04 | NW2 | BLG | W | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944-09-03 | NW2 | NY6 | W | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944-09-03 | NW2 | NY6 | L | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1944-08-27 | NW2 | HOM | L | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944-08-26 | NW2 | HOM | L | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2B | 57 | 57 | 155 | 174 | 18 | 34 |
| 3B | 160 | 160 | 168 | 291 | 28 | 26 |
| SS | 34 | 29 | 56 | 68 | 17 | 13 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | ID | SS | 13 | 13 | 23 | 29 | 6 | 6 |
| 1933 | NEG | SS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1934 | ND | 2B | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1934 | ND | 3B | 28 | 28 | 26 | 51 | 2 | 4 |
| 1934 | ND | SS | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 1935 | ND | 3B | 39 | 39 | 52 | 90 | 7 | 6 |
| 1936 | NE | 3B | 31 | 31 | 34 | 51 | 6 | 5 |
| 1936 | NE | SS | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1937 | NE | 3B | 30 | 30 | 24 | 46 | 8 | 4 |
| 1937 | NE | SS | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1937 | HG | 3B | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1938 | NE | 3B | 26 | 26 | 23 | 42 | 4 | 6 |
| 1938 | NE | SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1942 | NE | 2B | 29 | 29 | 71 | 83 | 11 | 12 |
| 1942 | NE | 3B | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1942 | NE | SS | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1944 | NE | 2B | 27 | 27 | 81 | 88 | 6 | 21 |
| 1944 | NE | SS | 5 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Second Base | 57 |
| Third Base | 160 |
| Shortstop | 34 |
Ray Dandridge: the record in brief
Ray Dandridge's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1933 to 1944. By club, Dandridge's seasons break down as the Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars (1933), the Nashville Elite Giants (1933), the Newark Dodgers (1934 to 1935), the Newark Eagles (1936 through 1944), and the Homestead Grays (1937). Dandridge, born on August 31, 1913, in Richmond, VA, USA, is listed as a third baseman and threw and hit right-handed. Size on record: 5 feet, 5 inches and 175 pounds. The bio records the death on February 12, 1994, in Palm Bay, FL, USA. The given name on file is Raymond Emmett Dandridge.
Dandridge collected 298 hits in 940 at bats across 247 games, good for a .317 batting average, plus 4 home runs, 147 runs batted in, and 20 stolen bases. Dandridge's career OPS of .789 combines a .360 on-base mark with .429 slugging. The league as a whole hit .272 across Dandridge's seasons, which puts the .317 career mark 16.6% above average.
Frequently Asked Questions about Ray Dandridge
- Was Ray Dandridge a pitcher?
- No. Ray Dandridge was a position player (Third Baseman).
- How many home runs did Ray Dandridge hit?
- Ray Dandridge hit 4 career home runs with 298 hits.
- Is Ray Dandridge in the Hall of Fame?
- Yes. Ray Dandridge was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987.
- What was Ray Dandridge's career batting average?
- Ray Dandridge batted .317 over his career, with 298 hits in 940 at bats.
- How many RBI did Ray Dandridge have?
- Ray Dandridge drove in 147 runs in his career.
- What teams did Ray Dandridge play for?
- Ray Dandridge played for the Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars, the Nashville Elite Giants, the Newark Dodgers, the Newark Eagles, and the Homestead Grays.