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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