Ray Starr

Ray Starr
Ray Starr
	Pitcher
	Born: April 23, 1906; Nowata, Oklahoma
	Died: February 9, 1963 (aged 56); Baylis, Illinois
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 11, 1932, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
	September 26, 1945, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	37–35
Earned run average	3.53
Strikeouts	189
Teams
	St. Louis Cardinals (1932); New York Giants (1933); Boston Braves (1933); Cincinnati Reds (1941–1943); Pittsburgh Pirates (1944–1945); Chicago Cubs (1945);
Career highlights and awards
	All-Star (1942);

Raymond Francis Starr (April 23, 1906 – February 9, 1963) was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1932 to 1945. Starr was named to the All-Star team in 1942. He would play for the New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago Cubs.

Although born in Nowata, Oklahoma, Starr lived most of his life in Centralia, Illinois.[1] After baseball he opened "Ray Starr's Home Plate", a local eatery.[1] He died in 1963, aged 56, of an apparent heart attack in Baylis, Illinois.[1]

References

Ray Starr at the SABR Baseball Biography Project, by Terry Bohn, Retrieved February 3, 2019.

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