Francis worked for the Wells Fargo in Oklahoma before deciding to play baseball. He changed his name from Roy to Ray after a local sportswriter made a typo in a local newspaper.
After retirement, Francis worked for the police department of Atlanta and was shot on duty. He died of a heart attack in 1934, at the age of 41, while breaking up a fight on duty. He is buried in Atlanta.
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francis, james, francis, march, 1893, july, 1934, pitcher, major, league, baseball, played, washington, senators, detroit, tigers, york, yankees, boston, parts, three, seasons, spanning, 1922, 1925, listed, francis, batted, threw, left, handed, born, sherman, . Ray James Francis March 8 1893 July 6 1934 was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators Detroit Tigers New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox in parts of three seasons spanning 1922 1925 Listed at 6 ft 1 5 in 1 87 m 182 lb Francis batted and threw left handed He was born in Sherman Texas 1 Ray FrancisPitcherBorn 1893 03 08 March 8 1893Sherman TexasDied July 6 1934 1934 07 06 aged 41 Atlanta GeorgiaBatted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutApril 18 1922 for the Washington SenatorsLast MLB appearanceJune 10 1925 for the Boston Red SoxMLB statisticsWin loss record12 28Earned run average4 65Strikeouts96TeamsWashington Senators 1922 Detroit Tigers 1923 New York Yankees 1925 Boston Red Sox 1925 Francis worked for the Wells Fargo in Oklahoma before deciding to play baseball He changed his name from Roy to Ray after a local sportswriter made a typo in a local newspaper Besides his major league stint Francis played for several minor league clubs in many cities and different leagues including the Beaumont Oilers San Antonio Bronchos TL 1917 Seattle Rainiers PCL 1920 1921 Atlanta Crackers SOUA 1924 1926 1928 1930 Minneapolis Millers AA 1925 1926 Birmingham Barons SOUA 1928 1930 and Raleigh Capitals PIED 1931 1932 2 Francis posted a 12 28 record and a 4 65 earned run average in 82 major league appearances 36 starts including 15 complete games two shutouts and 25 games finished striking out 96 batters while walking 110 in 337 0 innings of work In a 10 year minor league career he went 109 87 with a 3 49 ERA in 298 games After retirement Francis worked for the police department of Atlanta and was shot on duty He died of a heart attack in 1934 at the age of 41 while breaking up a fight on duty He is buried in Atlanta References edit Baseball Reference Major league profile Baseball Reference Minor league careerExternal links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs Retrosheet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ray Francis amp oldid 1112168882, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
