Ray Noble
Full name: Rafael Miguel Noble Magee
Also known as: Ray · Ray Noble
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 95 kg
- Born
- 1919-03-15 · Central Hatillo
- Died
- 1998-05-09
- Debut
- 1945-04-08
Ray Noble was a Cuban baseball player, born on 15 March 1919 in Central Hatillo. His full name is recorded as Rafael Miguel Noble Magee. He died on 9 May 1998. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 8 seasons in the National League and Negro National League II, between 1945 and 1953. Most of that was with New York Cubans, 5 seasons of it, with the remainder for New York Giants.
Across his recorded career he batted .243, with 141 hits, 15 home runs and 75 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .312, in 1948 (138 AB). His most home runs in a season was 5, in 1951.
Career summary
- Seasons 8 (1945–1953)
- Leagues National League, Negro National League II
- TeamsNew York Cubans, New York Giants
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.261 / .325 / .401
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 20 | 55 | 48 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .167 | .273 | .312 | .585 |
| 1946 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 20 | 56 | 49 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .143 | .236 | .245 | .481 |
| 1947 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 28 | 86 | 79 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | .304 | .353 | .405 | .758 |
| 1948 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 38 | 148 | 138 | 12 | 43 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | .312 | .358 | .500 | .858 |
| 1949 | New York Cubans | Negro National League II | 7 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .261 | .346 | .304 | .650 |
| 1951 | New York Giants | National League | 55 | 148 | 141 | 16 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | .234 | .265 | .383 | .648 |
| 1952 | New York Giants | National League | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1953 | New York Giants | National League | 46 | 119 | 97 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | .206 | .353 | .351 | .704 |
| Career total | — | Negro National League II | 113 | 371 | 337 | 38 | 88 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 135 | .261 | .325 | .401 | .726 |
| Career total | — | National League | 107 | 272 | 243 | 31 | 53 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 88 | .218 | .299 | .362 | .661 |
Frequently asked questions
When was Ray Noble born?
Ray Noble was born on 1919-03-15 in Central Hatillo.
Which teams did Ray Noble play for?
Ray Noble appears for New York Cubans, New York Giants across 8 recorded seasons.
What are Ray Noble's career statistics?
In 8 recorded seasons Ray Noble batted .261 with 88 hits, 6 home runs and 36 runs batted in.
Sources and licences
- Identity data from the Chadwick Bureau Register, made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0. ODC-By-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". custom-permissive (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
