Ray Caldwell Notable

b. April 26, 1888 · New York Highlanders 1910–1912, New York Yankees 1913–1918, Boston Red Sox 1919, Cleveland Indians 1919–1921

Ray Caldwell played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Highlanders in 1910 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 1921. His longest stay was with the New York Yankees, from 1913 to 1918.

He went 133 and 120 with a 3.22 earned run average, pitching 2,242 innings in 343 games. He struck out 1,006, completed 184 of his 260 starts and threw 21 shutouts. Across 590 games he batted .248, with 289 hits and 138 runs. He finished with 8 home runs, 46 doubles and 23 stolen bases.

He threw a no-hitter in 1919.

He was born in Corydon Township Warren County, PA, USA on April 26, 1888, and died on August 17, 1967. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1910	NYY	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
1911	NYY	59	147	14	40	4	1	0	17	11	23	5	.272
1912	NYY	44	76	18	18	1	2	0	6	5	13	4	.237
1913	NYY	59	97	10	28	3	2	0	11	3	15	3	.289
1914	NYY	59	113	9	22	4	0	0	10	7	24	2	.195
1915	NYY	72	144	27	35	4	1	4	20	9	32	4	.243
1916	NYY	45	93	6	19	2	0	0	4	2	17	1	.204
1917	NYY	63	124	12	32	6	1	2	12	16	16	2	.258
1918	NYY	65	151	14	44	10	0	1	18	13	23	2	.291
1919	BOS/CLE	39	71	9	21	5	1	0	6	0	13	0	.296
1920	CLE	41	89	17	19	3	0	0	7	10	13	0	.213
1921	CLE	38	53	2	11	4	0	1	3	2	5	0	.208
Career	—	590	1164	138	289	46	8	8	114	78	196	23	.248

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1910	NYY	1	0	6	2	1	19.1	19	8	9	17	3.72
1911	NYY	14	14	41	27	1	255.0	240	95	79	145	3.35
1912	NYY	8	16	30	26	0	183.1	196	91	67	95	4.47
1913	NYY	9	8	27	16	1	164.1	131	44	60	87	2.41
1914	NYY	17	9	31	23	1	213.0	153	46	51	92	1.94
1915	NYY	19	16	36	35	0	305.0	266	98	107	130	2.89
1916	NYY	5	12	21	18	0	165.2	142	55	65	76	2.99
1917	NYY	13	16	32	29	0	236.0	199	75	76	102	2.86
1918	NYY	9	8	24	21	1	176.2	173	60	62	59	3.06
1919	BOS/CLE	12	5	24	18	0	139.0	125	48	50	47	3.11
1920	CLE	20	10	34	33	0	237.2	286	102	63	80	3.86
1921	CLE	6	6	37	12	4	147.0	159	80	49	76	4.90
Career	—	133	120	343	260	9	2242.0	2089	802	738	1006	3.22

On this day & linked events

1888

Born April 26, 1888

Corydon Township Warren County, PA, USA

1967

Died August 17, 1967

1910

Major-league debut: Ray Caldwell

Ray Caldwell made a major-league debut on September 9, 1910.

1919

Ray Caldwell's No-Hitter

Ray Caldwell threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians against the New York Yankees on September 10, 1919, winning 3–0.

1921

Final major-league game: Ray Caldwell

Ray Caldwell played a final major-league game on September 29, 1921.

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