James Bray (baseball)
Appearance
James Bray | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Troy, Alabama | December 12, 1898|
Died: July, 1931 | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1925, for the Chicago American Giants | |
Last appearance | |
1931, for the Chicago American Giants | |
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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.[1][2] He spent several seasons with the team, and played on Chicago's 1927 Colored World Series championship squad.[3] Bray died in 1931 at age 32 as a result of a fight with teammate John Hines.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "James Bray". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "James Bray". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "1927 Chicago American Giants". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ McKenna, Brian (2007). Early Exits: The Premature Endings of Baseball Careers. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-8108-5858-9.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Seamheads