Born:(1917-12-19)December 19, 1917 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died: April 29, 1990(1990-04-29) (aged 72) Oak Lawn, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 15, 1942, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
September 21, 1949, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
22–30
Earned run average
4.55
Innings pitched
400
Teams
Cleveland Indians (1942–1944)
New York Giants (1947–1949)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1949)
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 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg).
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).
^"Pirates Trade Kirby Higbe To Giants," The Associated Press (AP), Monday, June 6, 1949. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
Raymond Willis Poat (December 19, 1917 – April 29, 1990) was an American professional baseball player native to Chicago. A right-handed pitcher, he played...
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off Schoolboy Rowe, pacing a 6–4 New York win. He was traded along with RayPoat from the Giants to the Pirates for Kirby Higbe on June 6, 1949. Rhawn's...
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the original (PDF) on 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2009-12-03. "Suárez, David; Poats, Susan V.; Procesos de Gobernanza Ambiental en el Manejo Participativo de...
favoured". The Canberra Times. 2 March 1988. p. 40. Retrieved 9 February 2016. Poat, Peter (ed.). 1988 West Australian Football Register. p. 138. Barfoot, Michael;...
classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for. (P) Premiers Poat, Peter, ed. (1977). "Scoring Record". Ross Elliott's West Australian Football...
Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrats Philip Brock 2,194 42.9 Labour John Poat 1,176 11.5 Conservative Simon Smith 952 18.6 Green Isaac Price-Sosner 586...
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