1917
Born October 12, 1917
Spring Hope, NC, USA
Ray Murray Notable
b. October 12, 1917 · Cleveland Indians 1948, 1950–1951, Philadelphia Athletics 1951–1953, Baltimore Orioles 1954
Ray Murray played for three clubs across seven seasons as a catcher, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1948 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1954.
Across 250 games he batted .252, with 184 hits and 69 runs. He finished with 8 home runs, 37 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He played 226 games behind the plate, with 855 putouts and 13 errors. He turned 21 double plays.
He was born in Spring Hope, NC, USA on October 12, 1917, and died on April 9, 2003. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | CLE | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1950 | CLE | 55 | 139 | 16 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 1 | .273 |
| 1951 | CLE/PHA | 41 | 123 | 10 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 0 | .220 |
| 1952 | PHA | 44 | 136 | 14 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 0 | .206 |
| 1953 | PHA | 84 | 268 | 25 | 76 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 18 | 25 | 0 | .284 |
| 1954 | BAL | 22 | 61 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .246 |
| Career | — | 250 | 731 | 69 | 184 | 37 | 6 | 8 | 80 | 55 | 67 | 1 | .252 |
On this day & linked events
2003
Died April 9, 2003
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain