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
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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.

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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Homestead Grays 1944 Negro World Series champions
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