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Ray Lankford

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: June 5, 1967 in Los Angeles, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1986 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Modesto Junior College (Modesto, CA) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Modesto Junior College (Modesto, CA).

High School: Grace M. Davis HS (Modesto, CA)

School: Modesto Junior College (Modesto, CA)

Debut: August 21, 1990 (Age 23-077d, 15,825th in major league history)
vs. ATL 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: October 3, 2004 (Age 37-120d)
vs. MIL 1 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1991 season

Agents: Jeff Moorad

Full Name: Raymond Lewis Lankford

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Relatives: Nephew of Carl Nichols

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

38.2

5747

1561

238

.272

968

RBI

874

258

OBP

.364

SLG

.477

OPS

.841

OPS+

123

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

2004 Fielding Game Log (overall)

2004 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	STL		MIL	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
2	2	Apr 6	STL		MIL	L,5-7	GF	6	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH LF
3	3	Apr 7	STL		MIL	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	5 (1)	Apr 9	STL	@	ARI	W,13-6	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	6	Apr 10	STL	@	ARI	W,10-2	GS	24	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	7	Apr 11	STL	@	ARI	W,6-5	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
7	8	Apr 12	STL		HOU	L,5-10	GS	10	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
8	15 (6)	Apr 21	STL	@	HOU	W,12-6	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	16	Apr 22	STL	@	HOU	W,2-1	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	17	Apr 23	STL	@	MIL	L,1-2	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
11	18	Apr 24	STL	@	MIL	L,1-3	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
12	19	Apr 25	STL	@	MIL	W,5-2	GS	24	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
13	20	Apr 27	STL		PHI	L,3-7	GF	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
14	21	Apr 28	STL		PHI	L,3-6	GS	30	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
15	22	Apr 29	STL		PHI	W,5-4	GF	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
16	23	Apr 30	STL		CHC	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	24	May 1	STL		CHC	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
18	25	May 2	STL		CHC	W,1-0	GS	27	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
19	26	May 3	STL		CHC	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
20	27	May 4	STL	@	PHI	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
21	29 (1)	May 6	STL	@	PHI	W,7-4	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
22	30	May 7	STL	@	MON	L,2-4	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	31	May 8	STL	@	MON	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
24	32	May 9	STL	@	MON	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
25	33	May 11	STL		ATL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
26	34	May 12	STL		ATL	W,5-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
27	35	May 13	STL		ATL	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
28	36	May 14	STL		FLA	W,6-3	GS	29	7.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	37	May 15	STL		FLA	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	38	May 16	STL		FLA	L,2-3	GS	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
31	39	May 18	STL	@	NYM	L,4-5	GS	30	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
32	40	May 19	STL	@	NYM	W,1-0		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
33	42 (1)	May 21	STL	@	CHC	W,7-6	GS	36	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
34	44 (1)	May 23	STL	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	46 (1)	May 27	STL		PIT	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	47	May 28	STL	@	HOU	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
37	48	May 29	STL	@	HOU	W,10-3	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
38	49	May 30	STL	@	HOU	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	51 (1)	Jun 1	STL	@	PIT	W,8-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
40	52	Jun 2	STL	@	PIT	W,5-3	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	53	Jun 3	STL	@	PIT	W,4-2	GF	12	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
42	54	Jun 4	STL		HOU	W,5-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
43	56 (1)	Jun 6	STL		HOU	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
44	57	Jun 7	STL	@	CHC	W,4-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
45	58	Jun 8	STL	@	CHC	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
46	59	Jun 9	STL	@	CHC	W,12-4	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
47	60	Jun 10	STL	@	CHC	L,3-12	GF	16	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
48	61	Jun 11	STL	@	TEX	W,12-7	GS	26	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
49	63 (1)	Jun 13	STL	@	TEX	W,13-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF
50	66 (2)	Jun 17	STL		OAK	W,5-4	GF	14	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
51	67	Jun 18	STL		CIN	W,4-3	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
52	68	Jun 19	STL		CIN	W,9-2	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	69	Jun 20	STL		CIN	L,0-6	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
54	70	Jun 22	STL		CHC	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
55	72 (1)	Jun 24	STL		CHC	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	74 (1)	Jun 26	STL	@	KCR	W,3-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
57	75	Jun 27	STL	@	KCR	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
58	76	Jun 28	STL	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	29	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
59	78 (1)	Jun 30	STL	@	PIT	L,5-6	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
60	82 (3)	Jul 5	STL		CIN	W,4-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
61	86 (3)	Jul 10	STL		CHC	W,5-2	GS	30	7.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
62	92 (5)	Jul 19	STL	@	CHC	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
63	94 (1)	Jul 21	STL		MIL	W,1-0	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	133 (38)	Sep 2	STL		SDP	W,7-2	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
65	136 (2)	Sep 5	STL		LAD	W,6-5	GF	26	6.2	3	0	1	4	0	LF
66	137	Sep 6	STL	@	SDP	L,3-7	GF	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
67	138	Sep 7	STL	@	SDP	W,4-2	GS	30	6.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
68	139	Sep 8	STL	@	SDP	L,5-10	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
69	141 (1)	Sep 11	STL	@	LAD	L,5-6	GS	19	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	162 (20)	Oct 3	STL		MIL	W,9-4	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
							70gm		413.0	85	1	4	90	0