- Ray Mack
Raymond James Mack (born "Raymond James Mlckovsky" on
August 31 1916 - diedMay 7 1969 ) was asecond base men inMajor League Baseball from 1938 to 1946 with theCleveland Indians (2629at bat s) and in 1947 with theNew York Yankees (0 AB's) and theChicago Cubs (78 AB's). He attendedCase Western Reserve University and batted and threw right-handed.Mack was born in
Cleveland, Ohio . He was known more for his fielding than his hitting, teaming up with Clevelandshortstop Lou Boudreau for a greatdouble play combination in the early 1940s. He ended with a .966 careerfielding percentage and helped complete 597 double plays. Mack saved Bob Feller's 1940 opening dayno-hitter with a diving stop on the final out.In a 9-season career, he had a
batting average of .232 with 34home run s and 278 RBIs. He stole 35 bases, scored 273 runs, and accumulated 113 doubles and 24 triples. He had 629 career hits in 2707 at bats.Mack died in
Bucyrus, Ohio . His son, Tom played for theLos Angeles Rams in theNational Football League . Ray, too, had the option of playingfootball , but passed it up forbaseball .External links
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