Ray Boggs

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Ray Boggs
Pitcher
Born:(1904-12-12)December 12, 1904
Reamsville, Kansas
Died: November 27, 1989(1989-11-27) (aged 84)
Grand Junction, Colorado
Batted: LeftThrew: Left
MLB debut
September 1, 1928, for the Boston Braves
Last MLB appearance
September 17, 1928, for the Boston Braves
MLB statistics
Games 4
Innings Pitched 5
ERA 5.40
Teams

Ray Boggs (December 12, 1904 in Reamsville, Kansas – November 27, 1989 in Grand Junction, Colorado), nicknamed "Lefty", was a pitcher for the 1928 Boston Braves.

Reamsville is an unincorporated community in Smith County, Kansas, United States.

Grand Junction, Colorado Home Rule Municipality in Colorado, United States

Grand Junction is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Mesa County, Colorado, United States. The city has a council–manager form of government, and is the most populous municipality in all of western Colorado. Grand Junction is 247 miles (398 km) west-southwest of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 58,566. Grand Junction is the 15th most populous city in the state of Colorado and the most populous city on the Colorado Western Slope. It is a major commercial and transportation hub within the large area between the Green River and the Continental Divide. It is the principal city of the Grand Junction Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 146,723 in 2010 census.

Pitcher the player responsible for throwing ("pitching") the ball to the batters in a game of baseball or softball

In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. The pitcher is often considered the most important player on the defensive side of the game, and as such is situated at the right end of the defensive spectrum. There are many different types of pitchers, such as the starting pitcher, relief pitcher, middle reliever, lefty specialist, setup man, and the closer.

Boggs was a left-handed pitcher and batter. He was 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) and weighed 170 lb. He attended the University of Denver. He played a total of four games in his entire career.

University of Denver private university in the Rocky Mountain Region of the United States

The University of Denver (DU) is a private research university in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1864, it is the oldest independent private university in the Rocky Mountain Region of the United States. DU enrolls approximately 5,600 undergraduate students and 6,100 graduate students. The 125-acre (0.51 km2) main campus is a designated arboretum and is located primarily in the University Neighborhood, about five miles (8 km) south of downtown Denver.


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