Dick Gray Baseball player

Richard Benjamin Gray (July 11, 1931 – July 8, 2013) was an infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a third baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals from 1958 through 1960. Listed at 5' 11", 165 lb., he batted and threw right handed.Gray is best known as the player who hit the first home run in Los Angeles Dodgers history and the first to homer in their opening game at LA Memorial Coliseum.

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 11, 1931
Date of deathJuly 08, 2013
Place of death
California

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Baseball player

Career startApril 15, 1958
Career endMay 22, 1960
batting sideRight
former teams
Los Angeles Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
position
Third baseman
teams
Los Angeles Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
throwing sideRight

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