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James Bray
Catcher
Born: (1898-12-12)December 12, 1898 Troy, Alabama
Died: July, 1931
Batted: LeftThrew: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1925, for the Chicago American Giants
Last appearance
1931, for the Chicago American Giants
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Chicago American Giants (1925–1928, 1930–1931)

James Howard Bray (December 12, 1898 – July, 1931) was an American Negro league catcher in the 1920s and 1930s.

A native of Troy, Alabama, Bray made his Negro leagues debut with the Chicago American Giants in 1925. He spent several seasons with the team, and played on Chicago's 1927 Colored World Series championship squad. Bray died in 1931 at age 32 as a result of a fight with teammate John Hines.

References

1. "James Bray". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
2. "James Bray". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
3. "1927 Chicago American Giants". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
4. McKenna, Brian (2007). Early Exits: The Premature Endings of Baseball Careers. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-8108-5858-9.

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Seamheads

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