Ray Morehart
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| Ray Morehart | ||
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| SS, 2B | ||
| Born: December 2, 1899 | ||
| Died: January 13, 1989 (aged 89) | ||
| Batted: Left | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| August 9, 1924 for the Chicago White Sox |
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| Final game | ||
| September 29, 1927 for the New York Yankees |
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| Career statistics | ||
| AVG | .269 | |
| H | 131 | |
| RBI | 49 | |
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| Career highlights and awards | ||
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Raymond Anderson Morehart (December 2, 1899 - December 2, 1989) was an American major league baseball player.
Born in Terrell, Texas, Morehart attended Austin College and played two seasons for the Chicago White Sox before being traded (along with catcher Johnny Grabowski) for infielder Aaron Ward in January of 1927; Morehart was therefore a member of the 1927 New York Yankees, a team often considered the greatest ever.[1][2] As a rookie with Chicago, Morehart set a record with nine hits during a doubleheader.[3][4]
Morehart died in Dallas, Texas on January 13, 1989. He was one of the last surviving players to have played with Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Stout, Glenn (2002). Yankees Century: 100 Years of New York Yankees Baseball. Houghton Mifflin Books, 115. ISBN 0618085270.
- ^ Mosedale, John (1974). The Greatest of All: The 1927 New York Yankees. Dial Press. ISBN 0803732155.
- ^ a b Ray Morehart, Yankee With Ruth, Dies at 89, <http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE3DA103DF936A25752C0A96F948260>. Retrieved on 18 October 2007
- ^ Nemec, David (2004). The Baseball Rookies Encyclopedia. Brassey's, 135. ISBN 1574886703.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
- Ray Morehart at Baseball Almanac
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