1924
Born December 31, 1924
Detroit, MI, USA
Ted Gray Notable
b. December 31, 1924 · Detroit Tigers 1946, 1948–1954, Chicago White Sox 1955, Cleveland Indians 1955, New York Yankees 1955, Baltimore Orioles 1955
Ted Gray played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1946 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1955.
He went 59 and 74 with a 4.37 earned run average, pitching 1,134 innings in 222 games. He struck out 687, completed 50 of his 162 starts and threw 7 shutouts. Across 228 games he batted .159, with 59 hits and 22 runs. He finished with 4 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 1950.
He was born in Detroit, MI, USA on December 31, 1924, and died on June 15, 2011. He batted both ways and threw left-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | DET | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1948 | DET | 26 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .241 |
| 1949 | DET | 36 | 63 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 0 | .127 |
| 1950 | DET | 27 | 50 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 0 | .140 |
| 1951 | DET | 35 | 63 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 0 | .143 |
| 1952 | DET | 36 | 76 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .171 |
| 1953 | DET | 32 | 61 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 0 | .230 |
| 1954 | DET | 19 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .045 |
| 1955 | BAL/CHW/CLE/NYY | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 228 | 370 | 22 | 59 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 123 | 0 | .159 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | DET | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11.2 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 8.49 |
| 1948 | DET | 6 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 85.1 | 73 | 40 | 72 | 60 | 4.22 |
| 1949 | DET | 10 | 10 | 34 | 27 | 1 | 195.0 | 163 | 76 | 103 | 96 | 3.51 |
| 1950 | DET | 10 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 1 | 149.1 | 139 | 73 | 72 | 102 | 4.40 |
| 1951 | DET | 7 | 14 | 34 | 28 | 1 | 197.1 | 194 | 89 | 95 | 131 | 4.06 |
| 1952 | DET | 12 | 17 | 35 | 32 | 0 | 224.0 | 212 | 103 | 101 | 138 | 4.14 |
| 1953 | DET | 10 | 15 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 176.0 | 166 | 90 | 76 | 115 | 4.60 |
| 1954 | DET | 3 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 72.0 | 70 | 43 | 56 | 29 | 5.38 |
| 1955 | BAL/CHW/CLE/NYY | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 23.1 | 38 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 9.64 |
| Career | — | 59 | 74 | 222 | 162 | 4 | 1134.0 | 1072 | 550 | 595 | 687 | 4.37 |
On this day & linked events
2011
Died June 15, 2011
1946
Major-league debut: Ted Gray
Ted Gray made a major-league debut on May 15, 1946.
1955
Final major-league game: Ted Gray
Ted Gray played a final major-league game on September 8, 1955.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain