Ray Miner Explained

Ray Miner
Birth Date:April 4, 1897
Birth Place:Glen Falls, New York
Death Date:September 15, 1963
Death Place:Glen Ridge, New York
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 15
Debutyear:1921
Debutteam:Philadelphia Athletics
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 15
Finalyear:1921
Finalteam:Philadelphia Athletics
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:0–0
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:36.00
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:0
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Raymond Theodore Miner (April 4, 1897 – September 15, 1963) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season.

In 1922, Miner was pitching in the Blue Grass League when a foul ball was caught by a spectator who threw it accurately back to him from her seat. Miner was introduced to the fan, Marie Felice Welsh, and they married in February 1923.[1]

In 1924, Miner was acquitted of murder after a trial in Kentucky. Miner was charged as an accomplice because he had been with a man the day he shot and killed another man on the street.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Foul Is Cupid's Dart . 11 December 2023 . . 22 February 1923 . 8.
  2. News: Ray Miner Acquitted . 11 December 2023 . . 20 September 1924 . 3.