Ray Murray | |
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Catcher | |
Born: October 12, 1917 Spring Hope, North Carolina, U.S. | |
Died: April 9, 2003 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | (aged 85)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 25, 1948, for the Cleveland Indians | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 25, 1954, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .252 |
Home runs | 8 |
Runs batted in | 80 |
Teams | |
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Raymond Lee Murray (October 12, 1917 – April 9, 2003) was an American professional baseball player and manager. A catcher, he appeared in 250 games played over all or parts of six seasons for the Cleveland Indians (1948; 1950–1951), Philadelphia Athletics (1951–1953) and Baltimore Orioles (1954). The native of Spring Hope, North Carolina, threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 204 pounds (93 kg). He was a veteran of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.[1]