Jim Ray Baseball player

James Francis Ray (born December 1, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1965–1966 and 1968–1974 for the Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers.The 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), 185 lb (84 kg) Ray was known as a hard thrower with a stellar fastball and earned the nickname "Ray Gun" during the 1969 season when he struck out 115 batters in 115 innings. Two years later, he appeared in 47 games played for the 1971 Astros, all but one in relief, and won ten of 14 decisions with a 2.12 earned run average.Ray appeared in 308 Major League games, all but 20 in relief, and notched 25 saves.

Personal facts

Birth dateDecember 01, 1944
Birth place
Rock Hill South Carolina

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Baseball player

Career startSeptember 16, 1965
Career endSeptember 30, 1974
batting sideRight
former teams
Detroit Tigers
Houston Astros
position
Pitcher
teams
Detroit Tigers
Houston Astros
throwing sideRight

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