Ed Porray

Edmund Joseph Porray

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 170 lb.

• Debut April 17, 1914
• Final Game May 1, 1914
• Born December 5, 1888 in a ship on the Atlantic Ocean
• Died July 13, 1954 in Lackawaxen, PA USA

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Biographical Information

Ed Porray was born at sea in the Atlantic Ocean in 1888. In addition to appearing in the majors in 1914, he played several years in the minors, winning 20 games for Lansing in 1910 and 27 for Albany in 1911.

During World War I, Porray served overseas as a pianist entertaining the troops. After the war, he toured on the Keith and Orpheum vaudeville circuits.

He is apparently the same Edmund J. Porray who co-wrote the song "Everybody Shimmies Now", a 1918 song that became a sensation when Mae West sang it. Whether or not they are the same person, both were sometimes referred to as Eddie Porray in the press. Edmund J. Porray is also credited with co-writing the song "I Miss the Old Folks Now", written sometime in or before 1918; other songs appeared over the years through 1952, sometimes under the name "E. J. Porray".

An article in the June 14, 2020 Scranton Times-Tribune appears to say that the baseball player Porray and the songwriter Porray are the same person. [1] [2]

"Porray looked like a million dollars with the (Springfield) Ponies at times, and then again he didn't. He had stuff to burn." - Sporting Life, April 1, 1916

Related Sites

• Find-A-Grave Memorial for Ed Porray