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American baseball player (1893-1934)

Baseball player
Ray Francis
Pitcher
Born: (1893-03-08)March 8, 1893
Sherman, Texas
Died: July 6, 1934(1934-07-06) (aged 41)
Atlanta, Georgia
Batted: LeftThrew: Left
MLB debut
April 18, 1922, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
June 10, 1925, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record12–28
Earned run average4.65
Strikeouts96
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams

Ray James Francis (March 8, 1893 – July 6, 1934) 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 1922–1925. Listed at 6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m), 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 (TL, 1917), Seattle Rainiers (PCL, 1920–1921), Atlanta Crackers (SOUA, 1924; 1926–1928; 1930) Minneapolis Millers (AA, 1925–1926), Birmingham Barons (SOUA, 1928–1930), and Raleigh Capitals (PIED, 1931–1932).

Francis posted a 12–28 record and a 4.65 earned run average in 82 major league appearances (36 starts), 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 109–87 with a 3.49 ERA in 298 games.

After retirement, Francis worked for the police department of Atlanta and was shot on duty. He died of a heart attack in 1934, at the age of 41, while breaking up a fight on duty. He is buried in Atlanta.

References

  1. Baseball Reference - Major league profile
  2. Baseball Reference - Minor league career

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