Ray Battle Explained

Ray Battle
Position:Third baseman
Birth Date:March 17, 1918
Birth Place:Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Death Place:Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:Negro league baseball
Debutyear:1944
Debutteam:Homestead Grays
Finalyear:1945
Finalteam:Homestead Grays
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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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1944 Homestead Grays . seamheads.com . October 7, 2020.
  2. Web site: Ray Battle . seamheads.com . October 7, 2020.
  3. Web site: Ray Battle . baseball-reference.com . October 7, 2020.