Ray Francis
Pitcher, Baseball Player
1893 – 1934
Who was Ray Francis?
Ray James Francis was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox in parts of three seasons spanning 1922โ1925. Listed at 6 ft 1.5 in, 182 lb., Francis batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Sherman, Texas.
Francis worked for the Wells Fargo in Oklahoma before deciding to play baseball. He changed his name from Roy to Ray after a local sportswriter made a typo in a local newspaper.
Besides his major league stint, Francis played for several minor league clubs in many cities and different leagues, including the Beaumont Oilers, San Antonio Bronchos, Seattle Rainiers, Atlanta Crackers Minneapolis Millers, Birmingham Barons, and Raleigh Capitals.
Francis posted a 12โ28 record and a 4.65 earned run average in 82 major league appearances, including 15 complete games, two shutouts and 25 games finished, striking out 96 batters while walking 110 in 337.0 innings of work. In a 10-year minor league career, he went 109โ87 with a 3.49 ERA in 298 games.
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- Born
- Mar 8, 1893
Sherman - Profession
- Lived in
- Sherman
- Died
- Jul 6, 1934
Atlanta
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on July 23, 2013
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