Chester Gray

Chester Gray
Chester Gray
	Catcher
	Born: January 8, 1914; Union City, Tennessee, U.S.
	Died: April 18, 1996 (aged 82); Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1940, for the St. Louis–New Orleans Stars
Last appearance
	1945, for the Kansas City Monarchs
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	St. Louis–New Orleans Stars (1940); New York Black Yankees (1942); Harrisburg–St. Louis Stars (1943); Kansas City Monarchs (1945);

Chesley Gray (January 8, 1914 – April 18, 1996), nicknamed "Chester", was an American Negro league catcher in the 1940s.

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A native of Union City, Tennessee, Gray made his Negro leagues debut in 1940 with the St. Louis–New Orleans Stars.^[1] He went on to play for the New York Black Yankees, and finished his career with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1945, where he played alongside Baseball Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson.^[2]^[3] Gray died in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1996 at age 82.

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