Ray Oyler
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Raymond Francis Oyler
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 165 lb.
- Debut April 18, 1965
- Final Game October 1, 1970
- Born August 4, 1938 in Indianapolis, IN USA
- Died January 26, 1981 in Seattle, WA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Ray Oyler was a notoriously light-hitting shortstop. Selected from the Detroit Tigers, he was the third player chosen by the Seattle Pilots in the 1969 expansion draft.
In Ball Four, Jim Bouton wrote that Oyler's nickname was 'Oil Can Harry' "because he always looks as though he had just changed a set of rings."
He was profiled by Al Pepper in a book entitled Mendoza's Heroes in 2002.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- Won a World Series with the Detroit Tigers in 1968
