Ray French

Raymond Edward French

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9½", Weight 158 lb.

• Debut September 17, 1920
• Final Game July 10, 1924
• Born January 9, 1895 in Alameda, CA USA
• Died April 3, 1978 in Alameda, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Ray French is second all-time in games played in the minor leagues with 3278, and first in games at shortstop with 2736 and in at-bats with 12,174.

French managed the Mansfield Braves (1939) and Ashland Colonels (1939-1941). He then umpired in the Three-I League (1946), American Association (1947), California League (1948-1949), and Western International League (1950). He is a member of the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame