Ray Battle

Raymond Battle (March 17, 1918 March 1, 1973) was an American Negro league third baseman in the 1940s.

Ray Battle
Third baseman
Born: (1918-03-17)March 17, 1918
Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Died: March 1, 1973(1973-03-01) (aged 54)
Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1944, for the Homestead Grays
Last appearance
1945, for the Homestead Grays
Teams

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.

References

  1. "1944 Homestead Grays". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. "Ray Battle". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  3. "Ray Battle". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.


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