Ray Caldwell Essentials Positions: Bats: L Throws: R 74 Weight: 190 Born: 4 26, 1888 in Corydon Township, PA USA Died: 8 17 1967 in Salamanca, NY USA Debut: 9/9/1910 Last Game: 9/29/1921 Full Name: Raymond Benjamin Caldwell
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Clevelandâs right-hander Ray Caldwell no-hits the Yankees in the first game of a doubleheader sweep in New York, 3-0. The right-handed spitballer, released by the Red Sox in July, finishes the season winning five of six starts for the Tribe with an ERA of 1.71.
In his first start as a member of the Indians since being traded from the Red Sox, right-hander Ray Caldwell is knocked unconscious after being struck by lightning with two outs in the top of the ninth inning. The 31 year-old free-wheeling spitballer, who was was unconscious for about five minutes, refuses to leave the game, needing just one more out for the complete-game victory, and goes on to record the final out for the 2-1 victory over Philadelphia at Clevelandâs League Park.
Thanks to Ray Caldwellâs nine and two-thirds innings of five-hit relief, the Yankees beat the Browns in St. Louis, 7-5 in a 17 inning game. Later in the day, the St. Louis police arrest the hard-living right-hander, charging him with grand larceny for allegedly stealing a diamond ring from a woman.
On June 25, 1915 In Boston, Babe Ruth blasts his 3rd homer of the year, off Ray Caldwell, and is the second player to hit a ball into the RF seats at Fenway Park. Ruth strikes out eight in pitching a complete game, 9 â 5, win, and adds a single off reliever Bill Donovan, Yankee skipper and his formerâŠ
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