- Ray Hayworth
Infobox MLB retired
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textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Ray Hayworth
position=Catcher
birthdate=January 29 ,1904
deathdate=death date and age|2002|9|25|1904|1|29
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=June 27
debutyear=1926
debutteam=Detroit Tigers
finaldate=June 18
finalyear=1945
finalteam=Brooklyn Dodgers
stat1label=Batting Average
stat1value=.265
stat2label=Home Runs
stat2value=5
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=238
teams=
*Detroit Tigers (1926, 1929-1938)
*Brooklyn Dodgers (1938-1939)
*New York Giants (1939)
*St. Louis Browns (1942)
*Brooklyn Dodgers (1944-1945)
highlights=
*Participated in the1934 World Series Raymond Hall Hayworth (
January 29 ,1904 -September 25 ,2002 ) was acatcher inMajor League Baseball . From 1926 through 1945, Hayworth played for theDetroit Tigers , Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants and St. Louis Browns. He batted and threw right handed.Career
A native of
High Point, North Carolina , Ray Hayworth was a solid defensive catcher but a modest hitter. Hayworth, who worked in baseball for more than 50 years, spent 15 seasons in the majors, almost all of it with the Detroit Tigers. He played withTy Cobb in 1926, Hayworth's rookie season, and Cobb's final season in Detroit.Hayworth was a member of two
World Series teams with Detroit in 1934 and 1935. He set anAmerican League record for most consecutive chances by a catcher without an error at 439, from September 2, by|1931 to August 29, by|1932, and his glove is exhibited in theBaseball Hall of Fame . The record was later broken by Hall of FamerYogi Berra .Hayworth also had two stints with the Brooklyn Dodgers and played briefly for the New York Giants and St. Louis Browns. He posted a .265 career
batting average with fivehome run s and 238 RBI in 699games played .Following his playing career, Hayworth worked for several teams, including the
Chicago Cubs , the Milwaukee andAtlanta Braves and theMontreal Expos . Hayworth retired from baseball in by|1973. After that, he threw out the ceremonial first ball in the last game played at Tiger Stadium on September 29, by|1999.Hayworth died in
Salisbury, North Carolina , at age of 98. At the time of his death, he was the oldest surviving major league player. [ [http://slick.org/deathwatch/mailarchive/msg00870.html [Deathwatch Ray Hayworth, oldest surviving major league player, 98 ] ]His younger brother,
Red Hayworth , also was a major league catcher, and his son,J. D. Hayworth , was a Republican Party member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromArizona between 1995 and 2007.ee also
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1935 Detroit Tigers season References
External links
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/H/Hayworth_Ray.stm Baseball Library]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/haywora01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.freep.com/sports/tigers/qtcorn24.htm Detroit Free Press]
* [http://members.tripod.com/bb_catchers/catchers/hayworthra.htm Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers]
* [http://slick.org/deathwatch/mailarchive/msg00870.html Hayworth Obituary]
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