Ray Bazzell
Full Name:  Harold Ray Bazzell
     Born:  November 14, 1932
     Died:  November 15, 2001, Tallahassee, Fla.


FSU Career
Baseball
Year  No  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  B  T  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
1953      C       5-8  140  R  R  Fr       Panama City           
1958  15  2B      5-8  151  R  R  So   *   Lynn Haven            
1959  15  2B-OF   5-8  151  R  R  Jr   *   Lynn Haven            
1960  15  2B-OF   5-8  151  R  R  Sr   *   Panama City           


Comments
Obituary for Harold Ray Bazzell
Published by the Tallahassee Democrat on Nov. 17, 2001, page 6B.

Harold Ray Bazzell, 69, of Tallahassee died Thursday.

A native of Jackson, Ala., he had lived in Tallahassee since 1957. He was a retired program specialist with the Florida Department of Education's Office of Financial Management, Division of Public Schools. He was a Marine Corps veteran and a member of the Varsity Club, Sigma Nu fraternity, Seminole Boosters and Capital City Country Club. He was a member of the baseball team at Florida State University, 1957-60, and was 1960 senior captain.

He is survived by his wife, Peggy Bazzell of Tallahassee; a son, Joseph H. Bazzell of San Francisco; and two brothers, Joe Bazzel of Altha and Earl Bazzel of Chula Vista, Calif.



FSU Statistics
Baseball
Batting Statistics
YEAR   AVG  GP  GS   AB  R   H   2B  3B  HR RBI  TB   SLG%  BB HBP  SO GDP   OB% SF SH  SB ATT
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1953  .750   1        4   3   3   0   1   0        5 1.250                  .750              
1958  .250  26  26   84  12  21   2   2   0  13   27  .321  14      15      .357     2   5    
1959  .233  29  26   90  15  21   5   0   0  10   26  .289  25   0  15      .400  0  3   4    
1960  .356  22  22   87  28  31   4   1   2  16   43  .494  21   0   3      .481  0  2   8    
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Tot   .287  78  74  265  58  76  11   4   2  39  101  .381  60   0  33   0  .418  0  7  17   0
Fielding Statistics
Year   PO  AST  E   FLD%  DP
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1958   54   58  8   .933    
1960   56   54  8   .932    
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Tot   110  112 16   .933   0
Baseball
Game Statistics
1953
Date  Opponent                BAT AVG GP GS  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT   PO   A  E
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May  9 Florida Southern Col   6  .750  1 RF   4   3   3     1      1   5                      0            
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                                 .750  1  1   4   3   3  0  1  0   1   5  0   0  0  0  0  0   0    0   0  0
1958
Date  Opponent                BAT AVG GP GS  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT   PO   A  E
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Mar 20 Auburn                 7  .333  1 2B   3   0   1            0   1                      0            
Mar 20 Auburn                 7  .400  1 2B   2   2   1            0   1               1      0           2
Apr  4 Wisconsin              7  .333  1 2B   4   1   1     1      0   3                      0            
Apr  5 Notre Dame             8  .250  1 2B   3   0   0            0   0                      0            
Apr  5 West Virginia          7  .188  1 2B   4   1   0            0   0                  1   1           1
Apr  7 Wisconsin              7  .211  1 2B   3   1   1            0   1                  1   1            
Apr  8 Notre Dame             7  .200  1 2B   1   0   0            0   0                      0            
Apr 11 Florida                7  .240  1 2B   5   0   2            1   2                      0            
Apr 12 Florida                8  .250  1 2B   3   0   1            0   1                      0            
Apr 18 Miami                  8  .267  1 2B   2   2   1            0   1                      0           1
Apr 19 Miami                  7  .265  1 2B   4   0   1            0   1                      0            
Apr 25 Auburn                 8  .243  1 2B   3   0   0            0   0                      0           1
Apr 26 Auburn                 8  .244  1 2B   4   0   1            0   1                      0           1
Apr 28 Florida Southern Col   8  .250  1 2B   3   0   1 1          1   2                      0            
Apr 29 Florida Southern Col   8  .255  1 2B   3   2   1            2   1                  1   1            
May  2 Stetson                8  .240  1 2B   3   0   0            0   0               1      0           1
May  3 Stetson                8  .222  1 2B   4   0   0            1   0                      0           1
May  5 Miami                  8  .259  1 2B   4   1   3 1          0   4                      0            
May  6 Miami                  8  .258  1 2B   4   0   1            0   1                      0            
May  9 Rollins College        8  .273  1 2B   4   0   2            2   2                      0           1
May 10 Rollins College        8  .261  1 2B   3   0   0            1   0                      0            
May 16 Georgia Teachers       8  .264  1 2B   3   1   1            1   1                  1   1            
May 17 Georgia Teachers       7  .260  1 2B   5   1   1            2   1                      0           1
Jun  5 George Washington      8  .269  1 2B   1   0   1     1      2   3                      0            
Jun  7 Florida                8  .259  1 2B   3   0   0            0   0                      0            
Jun  7 Clemson                7  .247  1 2B   4   0   0            0   0                      0            
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                                 .247 26 26  85  12  21  2  2  0  13  27  0   0  0  0  2  4   4    0   0 10
1959
Date  Opponent                BAT AVG GP GS  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT   PO   A  E
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Mar 17 Auburn                 1  .000  1 CF   3   0   0                0               1      0            
Mar 17 Auburn                 8  .000  1 CF   2   1   0                0                      0            
Mar 18 Georgia                9f .000  1      1   0   0            0   0                      0            
Mar 19 Georgia                8  .111  1 CF   3   0   1            0   1                      0            
Mar 23 Stetson                8b .100  1      1   0   0            0   0                      0            
Mar 24 Stetson                1b .167  1      2   1   1 1          1   2                      0            
Mar 27 Illinois               8  .313  1 CF   4   1   3            3   3                      0            
Mar 28 Florida                8  .300  1 CF   4   0   1            1   1               1      0            
Mar 30 Michigan State         8  .333  1 CF   4   1   2            0   2                      0            
Mar 30 Duke                   8  .308  1 CF   2   0   0            1   0                  2   2            
Mar 31 Western Michigan       8  .296  1 2B   1   0   0            0   0                      0            
Apr  2 Duke                   2  .355  1 2B   4   2   3 1          1   4               1      0            
Apr  3 Western Michigan       2  .324  1 2B   3   1   0            0   0                      0            
Apr  3 Michigan               2  .333  1 2B   5   1   2            1   2                      0            
Apr  4 Michigan State         2  .325  1 2B   1   1   0            0   0                      0            
Apr 10 Florida                8  .318  1 CF   4   0   1            0   1                      0            
Apr 11 Florida                7  .298  1 CF   3   1   0            0   0                      0            
Apr 17 Florida Southern Col   2  .294  1 CF   4   0   1            0   1                      0            
Apr 25 Georgia Teachers       8  .296  1 CF   3   1   1 1          1   2                      0            
Apr 27 Tampa                  8  .291  1 CF   1   1   0            0   0                      0            
May  9 Georgia Teachers       7  .288  1 CF   4   0   1            0   1                      0            
May 11 Georgia                7  .286  1 CF   4   1   1 1          0   2                      0            
May 12 Georgia                7  .273  1 CF   3   0   0            0   0                      0            
May 13 Auburn                 7  .268  1 CF   5   0   1 1          0   2                      0            
May 14 Auburn                 7  .276  1 CF   5   0   2                2                      0            
Jun  4 George Washington      7  .263  1 CF   4   0   0            0   0                      0            
Jun  5 Clemson                7  .256  1 CF   2   0   0            0   0                      0           1
Jun  5 Georgia Tech           7  .247  1 CF   3   2   0            0   0                  1   1            
Jun  6 Clemson                7  .236  1 CF   4   0   0            0   0                      0            
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                                 .236 29 26  89  15  21  5  0  0   9  26  0   0  0  0  3  3   3    0   0  1
1960
Date  Opponent                BAT AVG GP GS  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT   PO   A  E
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Mar 14 Miami                  1 1.000  1 2B   1   3   1 1          1   2               1      0           1
Mar 15 Miami                  1  .500  1 2B   3   2   1 1          1   2                      0           2
Mar 18 Georgia                1  .625  1 2B   4   1   3            3   3                      0           1
Mar 19 Ohio State             1  .500  1 2B   4   1   1            0   1                      0            
Mar 21 Auburn                 1  .500  1 2B   4   2   2        1   1   5                      0            
Mar 22 Auburn                 1  .500  1 2B   4   4   2     1  1   3   7                  2   2            
Mar 23 Auburn                 1  .500  1 2B   4   1   2 1          0   3                  1   1            
Mar 26 Navy                   1  .429  1 2B   4   1   0            0   0                      0            
Mar 31 Georgia                1  .433  1 2B   2   2   1            0   1                  2   2            
Apr  1 Georgia                1  .455  1 2B   3   1   2            0   2               1      0            
Apr 18 Mississippi College    1  .405  1 2B   4   1   0            0   0                      0            
Apr 19 Mississippi College    1  .415  1 2B   4   1   2            0   2                      0            
Apr 20 Florida Southern Col   1  .391  1 2B   5   0   1            1   1                  1   1            
Apr 21 Florida Southern Col   1  .353  1 2B   5   0   0            0   0                      0            
Apr 25 Georgia Southern       1  .370  1 2B   3   4   2            0   2                      0            
Apr 26 Georgia Southern       1  .373  1 2B   5   0   2            0   2                      0           1
May  6 Auburn                 1  .355  1 2B   3   0   0            0   0                      0           1
May  7 Auburn                 1  .354  1 2B   3   0   1            1   1                      0           1
May  9 Florida                1  .338  1 2B   6   1   1 1          0   2                      0           1
May 10 Florida                1  .364  1 2B   6   2   4            4   4                      0            
May 13 Miami                  1  .341  1 2B   5   1   0            0   0                  1   1            
May 14 Miami                  1  .360  1 2B   4   1   3            1   3                      0            
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                                 .360 22 22  86  29  31  4  1  2  16  43  0   0  0  0  2  7   7    0   0  8