Ray Scarborough

Rae Wilson Scarborough (July 23, 1917 – July 1, 1982) was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for the Washington Senators (1942–1943 and 1946–1950), Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox (1951–52), New York Yankees (1952–53) and Detroit Tigers (1953). Scarborough batted and threw right-handed.

After his playing career, Scarborough coached and scouted for MLB teams.

Early years and education Rae Wilson Scarborough was born on July 23, 1917, in Mount Gilead, North Carolina to Bina and Oscar Scarborough. He was the fourth of their seven children. He was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Wake Forest in 1942.

After winning 12 games for the Boston Red Sox in 1951, Scarborough was purchased by the New York Yankees in the 1952 midseason, as he went 5–1 during New York's successful pennant drive en route to the 1952 World Series. He played for the Yankees and Detroit Tigers in 1953, his last major league season. He announced his retirement on January 14, 1954.

Retirement Following his playing career, Scarborough returned to Mount Olive, North Carolina, to the home he had built there in 1947.

In addition to baseball, Scarborough served his community as alderman of Mount Olive, NC for two years.

Scarborough's grandson Garrett Blackwelder played basketball at East Carolina University from 1996 to 2000 and holds several shooting records.

Scarborough died on July 1, 1982, at his home in Mount Olive, North Carolina, at the age of 64.