Ray Young (minors02)

Joseph Raymond Young

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 165 lb.

• School Stanford University

• Born August 16, 1934

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Biographical Information

Ray Young was a minor league pitcher and college coach.

Young was 24-13 at Stanford. He signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates and went 6-1 with a 3.56 ERA in 15 games pitched for the 1956 Billings Mustangs, going 9 for 56 at the plate. He returned to Stanford as freshman coach then was head coach from 1968-1976, going 326-161-3. He coached ten future major leaguers in that role, most notably Bob Boone.

Sources

• Stanford Hall of Fame
• 1956 article on the Pirates' signing Young