Ray Poat
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Raymond Willis Poat (December 19, 1917 – April 29, 1990) was an American professional baseball player native to Chicago. A right-handed pitcher, he played six Major League seasons, for the Cleveland Indians from 1942 to 1944, the New York Giants from 1947 to 1949, and the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1949. He stood Script error: No such module "convert". tall and weighed Script error: No such module "convert"..
He was traded along with Bobby Rhawn from the Giants to the Pirates for Kirby Higbe on June 6, 1949.[1]
Poat appeared in 116 MLB games (47 as a starting pitcher) and an even 400 innings. He allowed 425 hits and 162 bases on balls, recording 178 strikeouts. He was a very successful hurler in minor league baseball, winning 91 of 135 decisions (.674).
Hitting for the "season cycle"
Poat became the first Major League player to achieve a season cycle, which is getting just four hits in a season, yet getting one hit of each type: single, double, triple and home run.[2]
References
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- ↑ "Pirates Trade Kirby Higbe To Giants," The Associated Press (AP), Monday, June 6, 1949. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
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