Ray Murray
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Ray Murray | |
Raymond Lee Murray | |
"Deacon" | |
Bat/Throw: | R/R |
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Height: | 6' 3" |
Weight: | 204 |
Born: | 1917-10-12 at Spring Hope, NC (US) |
Died: | 2003-4-9 at Fort Worth, TX (US) |
Interred: | Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park in Fort Worth, TX (US) |
More info | |
Statistics: | Retrosheet |
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Contents |
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Fort Worth, Texas in 1959.
- Self-identified as being of Scottish-Irish ancestry.
- Shows he is married.
- Shows his hobies are hunting, fishing and golf.
Pre-professional career
- Attended Mars Hill Junior College.
Achievements
- Named the Texas League All-Star catcher in 1949.
- Named the Texas League All-Star catcher in 1955.
- Named the Texas League All-Star catcher in 1958.
- Named the Most Valuable Player in the 1955 Texas League.
Outside of baseball
- Served in the U. S. Army Air Corps for 45 months during World War II.
Source
- 1959 Texas League Sketches.