Ray Neil

Raymond Neil (October 12, 1920 – July 10, 1998), nicknamed "Aussa" and "Tackolu", was an American Negro league second baseman in the 1940s and 1950s.

Ray Neil
Second baseman
Born: (1920-10-12)October 12, 1920 Apopka, Florida, U.S.
Died: July 10, 1998(1998-07-10) (aged 77) St. Joseph, Michigan, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1941, for the Ethiopian Clowns
Last appearance
1954, for the Indianapolis Clowns
Teams
Ethiopian Clowns (1941–1942) Cincinnati Clowns (1943) Indianapolis Clowns (1946–1954)

A native of Apopka, Florida, Neil played his entire career for the Indianapolis Clowns franchise, beginning in the early 1940s when the barnstorming club was known as the Ethiopian Clowns. He went 3-for-3 in the 1953 game and was among the league's top batters that season.^[1] Neil died in St. Joseph, Michigan in 1998 at age 77.