James Bray (baseball)
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| James Bray | |
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| Catcher | |
| Born: December 12, 1898 Troy, Alabama, U.S. | |
| Died: July, 1931 | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1925, for the Chicago American Giants | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1931, for the Chicago American Giants | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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James Howard Bray (December 12, 1898 – July, 1931) was an American Negro league baseball catcher in the 1920s and 1930s.
A native of Troy, Alabama, Bray made his Negro leagues debut with the Chicago American Giants in 1925.[1][2] He spent several seasons with the team, and played on Chicago's 1927 Colored World Series championship squad.[3] Bray died in 1931 at age 32 as a result of a fight with teammate John Hines.[4]
