Ray Murray

Ray Murray
Catcher
Born: October 12, 1917
Spring Hope, North Carolina, U.S.
Died: April 9, 2003(2003-04-09) (aged 85)
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
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 runs8
Runs batted in80
Teams

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]