1917
Born July 23, 1917
Mount Gilead, NC, USA
Ray Scarborough Notable
b. July 23, 1917 · Washington Senators 1942–1943, 1946–1950, Chicago White Sox 1950, Boston Red Sox 1951–1952, New York Yankees 1952–1953, Detroit Tigers 1953
Ray Scarborough played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Washington Senators in 1942 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1953.
He went 80 and 85 with a 4.13 earned run average, pitching 1,428.7 innings in 318 games. He struck out 564, completed 59 of his 168 starts and threw 9 shutouts. Across 318 games he batted .186, with 85 hits and 32 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 10 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 1950.
He was born in Mount Gilead, NC, USA on July 23, 1917, and died on July 1, 1982. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1950 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | WSH | 17 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .190 |
| 1943 | WSH | 24 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 |
| 1946 | WSH | 32 | 50 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .140 |
| 1947 | WSH | 33 | 50 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .120 |
| 1948 | WSH | 31 | 64 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .219 |
| 1949 | WSH | 34 | 67 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .194 |
| 1950 | CHW/WSH | 35 | 66 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .152 |
| 1951 | BOS | 37 | 68 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .191 |
| 1952 | BOS/NYY | 37 | 32 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .281 |
| 1953 | DET/NYY | 38 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .071 |
| Career | — | 318 | 456 | 32 | 85 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 18 | 81 | 0 | .186 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | WSH | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 63.1 | 68 | 29 | 32 | 16 | 4.12 |
| 1943 | WSH | 4 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 86.0 | 93 | 27 | 46 | 43 | 2.83 |
| 1946 | WSH | 7 | 11 | 32 | 20 | 1 | 155.2 | 176 | 70 | 74 | 46 | 4.05 |
| 1947 | WSH | 6 | 13 | 33 | 18 | 0 | 161.0 | 165 | 61 | 67 | 63 | 3.41 |
| 1948 | WSH | 15 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 1 | 185.1 | 166 | 58 | 72 | 76 | 2.82 |
| 1949 | WSH | 13 | 11 | 34 | 27 | 0 | 199.2 | 204 | 102 | 88 | 81 | 4.60 |
| 1950 | CHW/WSH | 13 | 18 | 35 | 31 | 1 | 207.2 | 222 | 114 | 84 | 94 | 4.94 |
| 1951 | BOS | 12 | 9 | 37 | 22 | 0 | 184.0 | 201 | 104 | 61 | 71 | 5.09 |
| 1952 | BOS/NYY | 6 | 6 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 110.2 | 106 | 52 | 50 | 42 | 4.23 |
| 1953 | DET/NYY | 2 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 75.1 | 86 | 39 | 37 | 32 | 4.66 |
| Career | — | 80 | 85 | 318 | 168 | 12 | 1428.2 | 1487 | 656 | 611 | 564 | 4.13 |
On this day & linked events
1982
Died July 1, 1982
1942
Major-league debut: Ray Scarborough
Ray Scarborough made a major-league debut on June 26, 1942.
1947
Bill McCahan's No-Hitter
Bill McCahan threw a no-hitter for the Philadelphia Athletics against the Washington Senators on September 3, 1947, winning 3–0.
1953
Final major-league game: Ray Scarborough
Ray Scarborough played a final major-league game on September 25, 1953.
Image: Bowman, public domain