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Ray Mack Notable

b. August 31, 1916 · Cleveland Indians 1938–1944, 1946, New York Yankees 1947, Chicago Cubs 1947

Ray Mack played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1938 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1947.

Across 791 games he batted .232, with 629 hits and 273 runs. He finished with 34 home runs, 113 doubles and 35 stolen bases.

He played 788 games at second base, with 2,236 assists and 144 errors. He turned 597 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 1940.

He was born in Cleveland, OH, USA on August 31, 1916, and died on May 7, 1969. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
All-Star selection 1 1940

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1938 CLE 2622 010 2010 .333
1939 CLE 361121217 411 612190 .152
1940 CLE 14653060150 21512 6951774 .283
1941 CLE 14550054114 2249 4454698 .228
1942 CLE 14348143108 1462 4541519 .225
1943 CLE 15354556120 2527 6247618 .220
1944 CLE 832842466 1530 2928454 .232
1946 CLE 611711335 621 923272 .205
1947 CHC/NYY 2278917 602 125150 .218
Career 7912707273629 1132434 27826136535 .232

On this day & linked events

1916

Born August 31, 1916

Cleveland, OH, USA

1969

Died May 7, 1969

1938

Major-league debut: Ray Mack

Ray Mack made a major-league debut on September 9, 1938.

1947

Final major-league game: Ray Mack

Ray Mack played a final major-league game on September 28, 1947.