- Ray Morehart
Infobox MLB retired
name=Ray Morehart
caption=
position=SS, 2B
bats=Left
throws=Right
birthdate=December 2 ,1899
deathdate=death date and age|1989|1|13|1899|12|2
debutdate=August 9
debutyear=1924
debutteam=Chicago White Sox
finaldate=September 29
finalyear=1927
finalteam=New York Yankees
stat1label=AVG
stat1value=.269
stat2label=H
stat2value=131
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=49
teams=
*Chicago White Sox (by|1924, by|1926)
*New York Yankees (by|1927)
highlights=
*World Series champion, 1927Raymond Anderson Morehart (
December 2 ,1899 -December 2 ,1989 ) was an American major leaguebaseball player.Born in Terrell,
Texas , Morehart attendedAustin College and played two seasons for theChicago White Sox before being traded (along withcatcher Johnny Grabowski ) forinfielder Aaron Ward in January 1927; Morehart was therefore a member of the1927 New York Yankees , a team often considered the greatest ever. [cite book |last=Stout |first=Glenn |authorlink=Glenn Stout |title=Yankees Century: 100 Years of New York Yankees Baseball |publisher=Houghton Mifflin Books |date=2002 |pages=115 |isbn=0618085270] [cite book |last=Mosedale |first=John |authorlink=John Mosedale |title=The Greatest of All: The 1927 New York Yankees |publisher=Dial Press |date=1974 |pages= |isbn=0803732155] As a rookie with Chicago, Morehart set a record with nine hits during a doubleheader.Citation |last= |first= |title= Ray Morehart, Yankee With Ruth, Dies at 89 |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE3DA103DF936A25752C0A96F948260 |accessdate=2007-10-18] [cite book |last=Nemec |first=David |authorlink=David Nemec |title=The Baseball Rookies Encyclopedia |publisher=Brassey's |date=2004 |pages=135 |isbn=1574886703]Morehart died in
Dallas, Texas on January 13, 1989. He was one of the last surviving players to have played withBabe Ruth andLou Gehrig .References
External links
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=morehra01 Ray Morehart at Baseball Almanac]
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