Lou Raymond

Louis Anthony "Lou" Raymond (December 11, 1894 – May 2, 1979) was a professional baseball player. In a two-year professional career, Raymond, a second baseman, appeared in Major League Baseball during the 1919 season, playing one game as a member of the National League's Philadelphia Phillies. He was officially listed as standing 5 feet 10 inches (178 cm) and weighing 187 pounds (85 kg).[1]

Lou Raymond
Second baseman
Born: December 11, 1894
Buffalo, New York
Died: May 2, 1979(1979-05-02) (aged 84)
Rochester, New York
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 2, 1919, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
May 2, 1919, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average.500
Hits1
Teams

Biography

Raymond was born Louis Anthony Raymondjack on December 11, 1894, in Buffalo, New York.[1]

Patsy Donovan was one of Raymond's minor league managers in 1918.

Raymond began his professional play as a member of the International League (IL), appearing for the Double-A Syracuse Stars, who later moved during the season and became the Hamilton Tigers (Hamilton, Ontario).[2][3] He also played a portion of the year for the Rochester Hustlers.[4] Managed in part by Patsy Donovan, Raymond posted a .293 batting average for the entire IL season, with 89 hits in 304 at-bats. Of his hits, 17 went for extra bases—11 were doubles and 6 were triples.[5]

In 1919, Raymond advanced from the minor leagues to the majors, appearing with the Philadelphia Phillies, of Major League Baseball's National League (NL).[6] That season, the Phillies posted a 47–90 win–loss record, finishing 47+1⁄2 games behind the Cincinnati Reds, last in the NL.[7] Raymond's contribution to the team was a single hit, which came in his only major league game. On May 2, he made his debut against the New York Giants, replacing starter Possum Whitted at second base and collecting two at-bats.[8] With one hit in his short appearance, Raymond completed his major league career with a batting average of .500.[1]

After his baseball career, Raymond became a police officer in Rochester, New York, and was retired as of July 1963, according to Baseball Digest,[9] after that magazine declared him a "missing player" and offered a $2,500 prize for locating information about those players for the archives of the Baseball Hall of Fame.[10] Raymond died in Rochester on May 2, 1979.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Lou Raymond Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
  2. "1918 Syracuse Stars/Hamilton Tigers Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
  3. Webster, Ida L. (August 16, 1918). "Leafs In Hamilton Failed Miserably". Toronto Star. pp. 81–94. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
  4. "1918 Rochester Hustlers Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
  5. "Lou Raymond Minor League Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
  6. "1919 Philadelphia Phillies Batting, Pitching, & Fielding Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
  7. "1919 National League Team Statistics and Standings". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
  8. "Philadelphia Phillies at New York Giants Play by Play and Box Score". Baseball-Reference.com. May 2, 1919. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
  9. "40 "Missing" Players Found!". Baseball Digest. Lakeside. 22 (6): 34. ISSN 0005-609X. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
  10. "28 "Missing" Players Found; Can You Find Another?". Baseball Digest. Lakeside. 22 (2): 70–72. ISSN 0005-609X.
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