JOHNNY RAY BASEBALL BIRTHDAY QUOTE MARCH 1

Happy Birthday to former Pirate, Johnny Ray, born on March 1, 1957. Ray was a terrific hitting second baseman who never gets enough credit for his body of work.

He played in the major leagues for ten years, mostly with the Pirates but the last few with the Angels. He was an all-star, a recipient of the Silver Slugger award and was The Sporting News Rookie of the Year.

Most impressively, in 5188 career at bats, he had a .290 batting average. Not many major leaguers could make that claim.

For his underrated career, Johnny Ray is the recipient of the Baseball Birthday Quote of the Day,

"You don't get Johnny Ray out...Johnny Ray gets himself out. I believe he is going to make a serious run for a batting title."
--Lloyd Moseby