Ray Goolsby
| Ray Goolsby | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder | |
| Born: September 5, 1919 Florala, Alabama, US | |
| Died: November 13, 1999 (aged 80) Apopka, Florida, US | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 18, 1946, for the Washington Senators | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| April 22, 1946, for the Washington Senators | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .000 |
| Games played | 3 |
| Walks | 1 |
| Teams | |
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Raymond Daniel Goolsby (September 5, 1919 – November 13, 1999) was an American
Washington Senators. Nicknamed "Ox" and an outfielder
by trade, he was listed as 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg); he threw and batted right-handed.
Goolsby was born in
Baseball in Wartime, he served in the United States Army.[1]
In 1946, the first postwar season,
MLB rosters were temporarily expanded to accommodate returning military veterans resuming their baseball careers; teams carried 36 players until June 15. Goolsby broke spring training camp with Washington and appeared in three mid-April games: on the 18th and 19th as a pinch hitter, and on the 22nd as the Senators' starting left fielder. In those three contests, he had four at bats without a hit, with one walk and one sacrifice. He then played the rest of the year at Double-A Chattanooga, hitting
.306 in 99 games.
Goolsby, then 27, left baseball after the 1946 season. He worked in the citrus industry, rising to manager. He died in Apopka, Florida, at the age of 80. His wife was Lucy R. Goolsby, whom he married November 1, 1940 in Apopka.
References
- Baseball in Wartime
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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