About Ray Battle
Lived 1918 – 1973 (aged 54). Ray Battle was an American baseball player.
Raymond Battle (March 17, 1918 – March 1, 1973) was an American Negro league third baseman in the 1940s.
A native of Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Battle made his Negro leagues debut with the Homestead Grays during the team's 1944 Negro World Series championship season. The following season with the Grays was his final one. Battle died in Rocky Mount in 1973 at age 54.
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Who was Ray Battle?
American baseball player
When was Ray Battle born?
Ray Battle was born on 17 March 1918 in Rocky Mount.
When did Ray Battle die?
Ray Battle died on 1 March 1973 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
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Ray Battle was a baseball player.
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Ray Battle was American.
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