Ray Dandridge

Ray Dandridge
Third baseman
Born: (1913-08-31)August 31, 1913
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Died: February 12, 1994(1994-02-12) (aged 80)
Palm Bay, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro leagues debut
1933, for the Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars
Last Negro leagues appearance
1944, for the Newark Eagles
Negro leagues statistics
Batting average.319
Home runs4
Runs batted in146
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1987
Election methodVeterans Committee

Raymond Emmitt Dandridge (August 31, 1913 – February 12, 1994), nicknamed "Hooks" and "Squat", was an American third baseman in baseball's Negro leagues. Dandridge excelled as a third baseman and he hit for a high batting average. By the time that Major League Baseball was racially integrated, Dandridge was considered too old to play. He worked as a major league scout after his playing career ended. In 1999, Dandridge was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and, late in his life, Dandridge was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987.