Johnny Ray (outfielder)
Appearance
Johnny Ray | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Williamson County, Tennessee | September 8, 1911|
Died: June 28, 1957 Nashville, Tennessee | (aged 45)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1932, for the Montgomery Grey Sox | |
Last appearance | |
1945, for the Kansas City Monarchs | |
Teams | |
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John Ray (September 8, 1911 – June 28, 1957) was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1930s and 1940s.
A native of Williamson County, Tennessee, Ray made his Negro leagues debut in 1932 for the Montgomery Grey Sox.[1][2] In his final season, 1945, he played for the Kansas City Monarchs alongside Baseball Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson.[3] Ray died in Nashville, Tennessee in 1957 at age 45.
References
[edit]- ^ "Johnny Ray". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Johnny Ray". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "1945 Kansas City Monarchs". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
Categories:
- 1911 births
- 1957 deaths
- Birmingham Black Barons players
- Cleveland Bears players
- Indianapolis Clowns players
- Jacksonville Red Caps players
- Kansas City Monarchs players
- Montgomery Grey Sox players
- Baseball outfielders
- Baseball players from Tennessee
- People from Williamson County, Tennessee
- Sportspeople from the Nashville metropolitan area
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- Negro league baseball outfielder stubs