Raymond Benjamin Caldwell was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and Cleveland Indians from 1910 to 1921.
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17 Facts About Ray Caldwell
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Ray Caldwell was known for throwing the spitball, and he was one of the 17 pitchers allowed to continue throwing the pitch after it was outlawed in 1920.
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Ray Caldwell was born in the town of Corydon, Pennsylvania, located just south of the New York state line near Cattaraugus County.
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Towards the end of the season, Ray Caldwell asked team owner Frank Farrell to rescind his fines — which by that point accounted for a substantial proportion of his annual wages.
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Farrell, fearing that Ray Caldwell would follow former teammates Russ Ford and Hal Chase in accepting an offer to pitch for the Buffalo Buffeds of the Federal League, agreed to let Ray Caldwell off.
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Ray Caldwell contributed four home runs during the course of the season, enough to finish ninth in the American League in that category, despite having more than 200 fewer at bats than anyone else inside the top 10.
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However, Ray Caldwell failed to return to the club after this period had elapsed and he was suspended for the rest of the season.
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Ray Caldwell was charged with grand larceny half-way through the season for allegedly stealing a ring, and was taken to court by his wife, who sued for alimony after he abandoned her and their son.
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Ray Caldwell was released by the Red Sox in July 1919 after a poor start to the season, in which he compiled an ERA of 3.
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Ray Caldwell finished the season with the Indians, managed by player-manager Tris Speaker.
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Speaker told him it was intentional, aiming for Ray Caldwell to stick to a specific regimen: pitch, drink, sleep the hangover the next day, then come back for wind sprints two days later and batting practice the day after that.
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Ray Caldwell started Game 3, but recorded just one out, having given up two hits, a walk, and an earned run, before being lifted by Tris Speaker.
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Ray Caldwell had 10 or more RBI in a season six times, with a career high 20 RBI with the 1915 New York Yankees.
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Ray Caldwell played at all three outfield positions and first base in the majors.
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Ray Caldwell bought a farm in Frewsburg in 1940 and worked at the train station at Ashville as a telegrapher for the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh Railway.
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Ray Caldwell was inducted into the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.
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