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Ron Fairly

Positions: First Baseman and Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: July 12, 1938 in Macon, GA us

Died: October 30, 2019 in Palm Desert, CA

High School: Jordan HS (Long Beach, CA)

School: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: September 9, 1958 (Age 20-059d, 11,574th in major league history)
vs. PHI 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 23, 1978 (Age 40-073d)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1959 season

Full Name: Ronald Ray Fairly

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

34.9

7184

1913

215

.266

931

RBI

1044

OBP

.360

SLG

.408

OPS

.768

OPS+

117

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	MON	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
2	2	Apr 16	MON	@	STL	W,3-2	GS	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
3	4 (1)	Apr 21	MON		STL	W,2-1	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
4	5	Apr 22	MON		STL	W,6-5	GS	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
5	6	Apr 23	MON		STL	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
6	7	Apr 25	MON	@	LAD	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
7	9 (1)	Apr 27	MON	@	LAD	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
8	10	Apr 28	MON	@	SFG	W,8-6	GS	19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
9	11	Apr 29	MON	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
10	12	Apr 30 (1)	MON	@	SFG	W,5-2	GS	22	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	14 (1)	May 2	MON	@	SDP	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
12	15	May 3	MON	@	SDP	L,2-3	GS	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
13	17 (1)	May 7	MON		LAD	W,1-0	CG	52	13.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
14	18	May 8	MON		LAD	L,2-5	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
15	19	May 9	MON		SFG	W,7-1	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
16	22 (2)	May 12	MON		SDP	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
17	24 (1)	May 14	MON		SDP	W,9-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
18	26 (1)	May 16	MON	@	NYM	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
19	27	May 17	MON	@	NYM	L,2-12	CG	49	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
20	29 (1)	May 19	MON	@	PIT	L,0-8	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
21	30	May 20	MON	@	PIT	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
22	31	May 21 (1)	MON	@	PIT	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
23	32	May 21 (2)	MON	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
24	33	May 22	MON		PHI	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
25	34	May 23	MON		PHI	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
26	37 (2)	May 27	MON	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
27	38	May 28	MON	@	CHC	W,7-5	GS	27	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
28	39	May 29	MON	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
29	40	May 31	MON		PIT	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	41	Jun 2	MON		HOU	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
31	42	Jun 3	MON		HOU	W,1-0	CG	36	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
32	43	Jun 4	MON		HOU	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
33	44	Jun 6	MON		ATL	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
34	45	Jun 7	MON		ATL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
35	46	Jun 8	MON		ATL	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
36	47	Jun 9	MON		CIN	L,3-6	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
37	48	Jun 11	MON		CIN	L,1-11	CG	51	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
38	50 (1)	Jun 13	MON	@	HOU	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
39	51	Jun 14	MON	@	HOU	L,4-5	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
40	53 (1)	Jun 16 (2)	MON	@	ATL	L,0-2	GS	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF 1B
41	54	Jun 17	MON	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
42	55	Jun 18	MON	@	ATL	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	RF
43	56	Jun 19	MON	@	CIN	W,2-0	GS	24	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
44	57	Jun 20	MON	@	CIN	W,7-2	GS	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
45	58	Jun 21	MON	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
46	59	Jun 23	MON		PHI	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
47	60	Jun 24	MON		PHI	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
48	62 (1)	Jun 26	MON	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
49	63	Jun 27 (1)	MON	@	STL	L,3-4	GS	27	6.0	4	2	0	6	1	RF
50	64	Jun 27 (2)	MON	@	STL	W,11-3	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
51	65	Jun 28	MON	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
52	66	Jun 29	MON	@	PIT	L,0-9	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
53	67	Jun 30	MON		NYM	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	69 (1)	Jul 2	MON		NYM	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
55	70	Jul 4	MON		LAD	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
56	71	Jul 5	MON		LAD	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
57	72	Jul 6	MON		LAD	L,3-11	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
58	73	Jul 7	MON		SFG	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
59	74	Jul 8	MON		SFG	L,1-12	GS	32	6.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
60	75	Jul 9	MON		SFG	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
61	76	Jul 10	MON		SDP	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
62	77	Jul 11	MON		SDP	W,6-5	CG	49	12.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
63	79 (1)	Jul 14	MON	@	LAD	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
64	80	Jul 15	MON	@	LAD	W,3-2	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
65	81	Jul 16	MON	@	LAD	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF
66	83 (1)	Jul 19	MON	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
67	84	Jul 21	MON	@	SDP	L,4-5	GF	20	3.2	3	1	0	4	0	1B
68	85	Jul 22	MON	@	SDP	W,3-1	GF	15	4.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
69	86	Jul 23 (1)	MON	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
70	87	Jul 23 (2)	MON	@	SDP	W,9-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
71	88	Jul 27	MON		STL	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
72	89	Jul 28	MON		STL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
73	90	Jul 29	MON	@	NYM	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	11	1	1	13	0	1B
74	91	Jul 30	MON	@	NYM	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
75	92	Jul 31	MON	@	NYM	L,2-4	GF	10	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
76	93	Aug 1	MON		CHC	W,3-2	CG	37	10.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
77	94	Aug 2	MON		CHC	L,4-5	CG	31	6.0	4	1	0	5	2	1B
78	95	Aug 3 (1)	MON		CHC	W,2-1	CG	49	13.0	12	2	0	14	2	1B
79	96	Aug 3 (2)	MON		CHC	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	3	1B
80	97	Aug 4	MON		PIT	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
81	98	Aug 5	MON		PIT	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
82	99	Aug 6 (1)	MON		PIT	L,0-8	CG	43	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
83	100	Aug 6 (2)	MON		PIT	L,2-7	GS	29	7.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
84	101	Aug 8	MON	@	CHC	L,5-6	GS	33	7.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
85	102	Aug 9	MON	@	CHC	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
86	103	Aug 10	MON	@	CHC	L,0-8	GS	32	5.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
87	104	Aug 11	MON	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
88	105	Aug 12	MON	@	PHI	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
89	107 (1)	Aug 13 (2)	MON	@	PHI	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
90	108	Aug 15	MON		HOU	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	18	3	0	21	0	1B
91	109	Aug 16	MON		HOU	L,0-5	CG	36	9.0	8	0	1	9	1	1B
92	110	Aug 17	MON		HOU	L,5-17	GF	45	7.0	7	0	0	7	0	PH 1B
93	111	Aug 18	MON		ATL	W,4-3	CG	46	11.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
94	112	Aug 19	MON		ATL	W,6-0	GF	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
95	113	Aug 20	MON		ATL	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
96	114	Aug 21	MON		CIN	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
97	116 (1)	Aug 23	MON		CIN	W,11-0	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
98	117	Aug 24	MON		CIN	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
99	118	Aug 25	MON	@	HOU	W,4-3	GS	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	RF 1B
100	119	Aug 26	MON	@	HOU	L,5-6	GF	11	2.1	1	1	0	2	1	PH 1B
101	120	Aug 27	MON	@	HOU	L,2-8	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
102	121	Aug 29	MON	@	ATL	W,4-3	GS	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	1
103	122	Aug 30	MON	@	ATL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
104	123	Sep 1	MON	@	CIN	L,0-1	GF	16	3.2	3	0	0	3	0
105	124	Sep 2	MON	@	CIN	W,7-2	GS	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF 1B
106	125	Sep 3	MON	@	CIN	L,3-4	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
107	126	Sep 4 (1)	MON	@	STL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
108	127	Sep 4 (2)	MON	@	STL	L,7-8	CG	42	8.0	10	2	1	13	0	1B
109	128	Sep 5	MON	@	STL	L,3-5	GS	35	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	RF 1B
110	129	Sep 6	MON	@	NYM	W,7-3	GF	29	7.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
111	130	Sep 7	MON	@	NYM	W,4-0	GF	12	3.0	3	0	0	3	1	PH 1B
112	131	Sep 8 (1)	MON		PIT	L,1-7	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
113	132	Sep 8 (2)	MON		PIT	L,2-4	CG	50	12.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
114	133	Sep 9	MON		PIT	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
115	134	Sep 10	MON		PIT	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
116	135	Sep 11	MON		STL	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
117	136	Sep 12	MON		STL	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
118	137	Sep 13	MON		STL	L,4-5	CG	50	11.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
119	138	Sep 14	MON		STL	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
120	140 (1)	Sep 16	MON	@	PHI	L,1-3	GS	25	7.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
121	141	Sep 17	MON	@	PHI	L,2-3	GF	11	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
122	142	Sep 19	MON	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
123	143	Sep 20	MON	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
124	144	Sep 22	MON	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
125	145	Sep 23	MON	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
126	146	Sep 24	MON	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
127	147	Sep 26	MON		CHC	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
128	148	Sep 27	MON		CHC	L,0-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
129	150 (1)	Sep 30 (2)	MON		PHI	W,8-4	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
130	151	Oct 1	MON		PHI	W,10-6	GF	33	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH 1B
131	152	Oct 2 (1)	MON		NYM	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
132	153	Oct 2 (2)	MON		NYM	L,1-2	GS	29	8.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
133	154	Oct 3 (1)	MON		NYM	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
134	155	Oct 3 (2)	MON		NYM	L,3-4	CG	48	12.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
							138gm		1073.2	646	48	6	700	39