Ray Battle
American baseball player
Baseball player
| Ray Battle | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Third baseman | |
| Born: (1918-03-17)March 17, 1918 Rocky Mount, North Carolina | |
| Died: March 1, 1973(1973-03-01) (aged 54) Rocky Mount, North Carolina | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1944, for the Homestead Grays | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1945, for the Homestead Grays | |
| Teams | |
|
Raymond Battle (March 17, 1918 – March 1, 1973) was an American Negro league third baseman in the 1940s.
A native of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Battle made his Negro leagues debut with the Homestead Grays during the team's 1944 Negro World Series championship season.[1] The following season with the Grays was his final one.[2][3] Battle died in Rocky Mount in 1973 at age 54.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
- v
- t
- e
Homestead Grays 1944 Negro World Series champions
- Sam Bankhead
- Ray Battle
- Cool Papa Bell
- Jerry Benjamin
- Ray Brown
- Rev Cannady
- Spoon Carter
- Robert Gaston
- Josh Gibson
- Vic Harris
- Dave Hoskins
- Willie Hubert
- Norman Jackson
- Johnny A. Johnson
- Buck Leonard
- Joe Spencer
- Edsall Walker
- Roy Welmaker
- Eddie White
- Jud Wilson
- John Wright
- Manager
- Candy Jim Taylor
 | This Negro league baseball infielder article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e
