# Larry Ray (baseball)

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{{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](/source/Columbus_Astros) {{circa}} 1986
| position    = [Pinch hitter](/source/Pinch_hitter), [right fielder](/source/right_fielder)
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1958|3|11}}
| birth_place = [Madison, Indiana](/source/Madison%2C_Indiana), U.S.
| death_date  = {{death date and age|2023|7|22|1958|3|11}}
| death_place = [Double Springs, Alabama](/source/Double_Springs%2C_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](/source/Batting_average_(baseball))
| stat1value  = .167
| stat2label  = [Home run](/source/Home_run)s
| stat2value  = 0
| stat3label  = [Runs batted in](/source/Run_batted_in)
| stat3value  = 1
| teams       = 
*[Houston Astros](/source/Houston_Astros) ({{mlby|1982}})
| highlights  = 
}}

'''Larry Dale Ray''' (March 11, 1958 – July 22, 2023) was an American [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) [right fielder](/source/right_fielder). Drafted by the Astros in the 4th round of the 1979 amateur draft, Ray played for the [Houston Astros](/source/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](/source/Double_Springs%2C_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>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Baseballstats|mlb=120955|espn=|br=r/rayla01|fangraphs=1010729|brm=ray---001lar|retro=R/Pray-l101}}

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Category:1958 births
Category:2023 deaths
Category:Baseball players from Indiana
Category:Daytona Beach Astros players
Category:Houston Astros players
Category:Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers baseball players
Category:People from Madison, Indiana
Category:Columbus Astros players
Category:Diablos Rojos del México players
Category:American expatriate baseball players in Mexico
Category:Portland Beavers players
Category:Tucson Toros players
Category:American expatriate baseball players in Canada
Category:Vancouver Canadians players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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