Larry Ray (baseball)

{{Short description|American baseball player (1958–2023)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox baseball biography | name = Larry Ray | image = 1986 Jennings Southern League All-Stars - Larry Ray (cropped).jpg | caption = Ray with the Columbus Astros {{circa}} 1986 | position = Pinch hitter, right fielder | birth_date = {{birth date|1958|3|11}} | birth_place = Madison, Indiana, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2023|7|22|1958|3|11}} | death_place = Double Springs, Alabama, U.S. | bats = Left | throws = Right | debutleague = MLB | debutdate = September 10 | debutyear = 1982 | debutteam = Houston Astros | finalleague = MLB | finaldate = October 2 | finalyear = 1982 | finalteam = Houston Astros | statleague = MLB | stat1label = Batting average | stat1value = .167 | stat2label = Home runs | stat2value = 0 | stat3label = Runs batted in | stat3value = 1 | teams = *Houston Astros ({{mlby|1982}}) | highlights = }}

'''Larry Dale Ray''' (March 11, 1958 – July 22, 2023) was an American Major League Baseball right fielder. Drafted by the Astros in the 4th round of the 1979 amateur draft, Ray played for the Houston Astros in the {{by|1982}} season. In five games, Ray had one hit in six at-bats, with one RBI.<ref>{{cite web |title=Larry Ray |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rayla01.shtml |website=Baseball Reference |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=June 27, 2022}}</ref>

Ray died unexpectedly while on a lake trip with friends in Double Springs, Alabama, on July 22, 2023. He was 65.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.morgan-nay.com/obituary/larry-ray |title=Larry Dale Ray Obituary |date=July 24, 2023 |website=morgan-nay.com |access-date=July 28, 2023}}</ref>

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