Ray Lucas (baseball)

Ray Lucas
Pitcher
Born: (1908-10-02)October 2, 1908 Springfield, Ohio
Died: October 9, 1969(1969-10-09) (aged 61) Harrison, Michigan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 28, 1929, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
June 6, 1934, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	1–1
Earned run average	5.79
Strikeouts	5
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
New York Giants (1929–1931) Brooklyn Dodgers (1933–1934)

Ray Wesley Lucas (October 2, 1908 – October 9, 1969) was a major league baseball pitcher, and a minor league baseball manager and scout.

Lucas pitched in the major leagues during parts of five different seasons for the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers. He compiled a record of 1–1 in twenty-two games, with one save and a 5.79 ERA. At the plate, Lucas went three for nine for a .333 lifetime batting average.

Lucas had some managerial stints in the minor leagues in Tampa including part of a season with the Kinston Eagles.^[1] He pitched in the minors from 1929 to 1941. Lucas' best seasons were his last two when he went 37–22 in the West Texas–New Mexico League. His career was cut short after his hand was shot off in a hunting accident.

Following his playing days, Lucas scouted for the Toledo Mud Hens.

Born in Springfield, Ohio, Lucas died in Harrison, Michigan.^[2]

References

1. "Ray Lucas Minor Leagues Statistics". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
2. "Ray Lucas". retrosheet.org. Retrieved November 27, 2023.

External links

• Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
• Gaunt, Robert (1997). We Would Have Played Forever: The Story of the Coastal Plain Baseball League. Baseball America, Inc. ISBN 0-945164-02-5.