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Ray Dandridge

American baseball player
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Also known as: Dandy Dandridge, Hooks Dandridge, Raymond Emmett Dandridge
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Milton Jamail
Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin. Author of Full Count: Inside Cuban Baseball.
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In full:
Raymond Emmett Dandridge
Bynames:
Dandy and Hooks
Born:
August 31, 1913, Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Died:
February 12, 1994, Palm Bay, Florida (aged 80)

Ray Dandridge (born August 31, 1913, Richmond, Virginia, U.S.—died February 12, 1994, Palm Bay, Florida) was an American professional baseball player who spent most of his career between 1933 and 1955 playing in the Negro leagues and on teams outside the United States. Dandridge was an outstanding defensive third baseman. Although he had little power, he often posted batting averages of over .300. He began his career with Negro league teams in Detroit and Nashville in 1933, but after one season he moved on to the Newark Dodgers (later called the Eagles) of the Negro National League, where he was ...(100 of 376 words)

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