Ted Gray

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Ted Glenn Gray

Bats Both, Throws Left
Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.

Debut May 15, 1946
Final Game September 8, 1955
Born December 31, 1924 in Detroit, MI USA

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Ted Gray pitched all but one season of his nine-year major league career with the Detroit Tigers. In his last season, the poor guy was released by four American League teams.

He was signed as a free agent by the Tigers in 1942, when he was 17 years old. He played for the Winston-Salem Twins in 1942, then missed 1943-1945 due to military service. He came to the majors for the first time in 1946, pitching in 3 games. He came back to stay in 1948.

Gray was usually a starter, but also had some relief appearances each year. He won 59 games in his major league career, with a high of 12 in 1952 and three other seasons when he won 10. He was in the top ten in strikeouts four times, but he was also among the leaders in home runs allowed three times.

Gray was named to the All-Star team in 1950 and took the loss in the game. An article appeared in Baseball Digest saying that he appeared "despite his unimpressive 10-7, 4.40 stats" that year.

The Tigers were a consistently good team while he was with them from 1946-1950, but they slid into the second division from 1951 on, losing 104 games in 1952.