# Ray Francis

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{{Short description|American baseball player (1893–1934)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Ray Francis
|position=[Pitcher](/source/Pitcher)
|image=Ray Francis - DPLA - dee9af0f2899ac6d9cad0af8ee716193.jpg
|bats=Left
|throws=Left
|birth_date={{Birth date|1893|3|8}}
|birth_place=[Sherman, Texas](/source/Sherman%2C_Texas), U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1934|7|6|1893|3|8}}
|death_place=[Atlanta, Georgia](/source/Atlanta), U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 18
|debutyear=1922
|debutteam=Washington Senators
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=June 10
|finalyear=1925
|finalteam=Boston Red Sox
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[Win–loss record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching))
|stat1value=12–28
|stat2label=[Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average)
|stat2value=4.65
|stat3label=[Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s
|stat3value=96
|teams=
* [Washington Senators](/source/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%9360)) ({{mlby|1922}})
* [Detroit Tigers](/source/Detroit_Tigers) ({{mlby|1923}})
* [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees) ({{mlby|1925}})
* [Boston Red Sox](/source/Boston_Red_Sox) ({{mlby|1925}})
|highlights=
}}
{{About|the American baseball player|the American photographer|Ray Francis (photographer)}} 
'''Ray James Francis''' (March 8, 1893 – July 6, 1934) was an American [pitcher](/source/pitcher) in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) who played for the [Washington Senators](/source/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%9360)), [Detroit Tigers](/source/Detroit_Tigers), [New York Yankees](/source/New_York_Yankees) and [Boston Red Sox](/source/Boston_Red_Sox) in parts of three seasons spanning 1922–1925. Listed at {{height|ft=6|in=1.5}}, 182&nbsp;lb., Francis batted and threw left-handed. He was born in [Sherman, Texas](/source/Sherman%2C_Texas).<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/francra01.shtml Baseball Reference - Major league profile]</ref>

Francis worked for the [Wells Fargo](/source/Wells_Fargo) in [Oklahoma](/source/Oklahoma) before deciding to play baseball. He changed his name from Roy to Ray after a local sportswriter made a typo in a local newspaper.

Besides his major league stint, Francis played for several [minor league](/source/minor_league_baseball) clubs in many cities and different leagues, including the [Beaumont Oilers](/source/Texas_League), [San Antonio Bronchos](/source/Texas_League) ([TL](/source/Texas_League), 1917), [Seattle Rainiers](/source/Seattle_Rainiers) ([PCL](/source/Pacific_Coast_League), 1920–1921), [Atlanta Crackers](/source/Atlanta_Crackers) ([SOUA](/source/Southern_Association), 1924; 1926–1928; 1930) [Minneapolis Millers](/source/Minneapolis_Millers) ([AA](/source/American_Association_(20th_century)), 1925–1926), [Birmingham Barons](/source/Birmingham_Barons) (SOUA, 1928–1930), and [Raleigh Capitals](/source/Raleigh_Capitals) ([PIED](/source/Piedmont_League), 1931–1932).<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=franci001ray Baseball Reference - Minor league career]</ref>

Francis posted a 12–28 record and a 4.65 [earned run average](/source/earned_run_average) in 82 major league appearances (36 [starts](/source/starting_pitcher)), including 15 [complete game](/source/complete_game)s, two [shutout](/source/shutout)s and 25 [games finished](/source/games_finished), [striking out](/source/strikeout) 96 batters while [walking](/source/base_on_balls) 110 in 337.0 [innings](/source/innings_pitched) of work. In a 10-year minor league career, he went 109–87 with a 3.49 ERA in 298 games.

After retirement, Francis worked for the police department of [Atlanta](/source/Atlanta)  and was shot on duty. He died of a heart attack in 1934, at the age of 41, while breaking up a fight on duty. He is buried in Atlanta.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Baseballstats | br=f/francra01 | fangraphs=1004291}}
*[https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/F/Pfranr101.htm Retrosheet]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Francis, Ray}}
Category:1893 births
Category:1934 deaths
Category:Atlanta Crackers players
Category:Baseball players from Grayson County, Texas
Category:Beaumont Oilers players
Category:Birmingham Barons players
Category:Boston Red Sox players
Category:Detroit Tigers players
Category:Major League Baseball pitchers
Category:Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players
Category:New York Yankees players
Category:Raleigh Capitals players
Category:San Antonio Bronchos players
Category:Seattle Rainiers players
Category:Washington Senators (1901–1960) players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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