James Bray (baseball) explained

James Bray
Position:Catcher
Birth Date:December 12, 1898
Birth Place:Troy, Alabama
Death Date:July, 1931
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1925
Debutteam:Chicago American Giants
Finalyear:1931
Finalteam:Chicago American Giants
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James Howard Bray (December 12, 1898  - July, 1931) was an American Negro league catcher in the 1920s and 1930s.

A native of Troy, Alabama, Bray made his Negro leagues debut with the Chicago American Giants in 1925.[1] [2] He spent several seasons with the team, and played on Chicago's 1927 Colored World Series championship squad.[3] Bray died in 1931 at age 32 as a result of a fight with teammate John Hines.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: James Bray . baseball-reference.com . August 4, 2020.
  2. Web site: James Bray . seamheads.com . August 4, 2020.
  3. Web site: 1927 Chicago American Giants . seamheads.com . August 4, 2020.
  4. Book: McKenna, Brian . 2007 . Early Exits: The Premature Endings of Baseball Careers . Lanham, MD . Scarecrow . 65 . 978-0-8108-5858-9 .