Ray Battle

Raymond Battle (March 17, 1918 – March 1, 1973) was an American Negro league third baseman in the 1940s.

Ray Battle
Third baseman
Born: (1918-03-17)March 17, 1918 Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.
Died: March 1, 1973(1973-03-01) (aged 54) Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1944, for the Homestead Grays
Last appearance
1945, for the Homestead Grays
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Homestead Grays (1944–45)

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.^[1] The following season with the Grays was his final one.^[2][3] Battle died in Rocky Mount in 1973 at age 54.