Ray Dandridge
Professional debut Negro leagues: 1933 for the Detroit Stars Last professional appearance 1955 for the Bismarck Barons Teams Detroit Stars (1933) Nashville Elite Giants (1933) Newark Dodgers (1933–1935) Newark Eagles (1936–1939, 1942, 1944) Azules de Veracruz México (1940–1943, 1945–1948) New York Cubans (1949) (manager) Minneapolis Millers (1949–1952) Sacramento Solons (1953) Oakland Oaks (1954) Bismarck Barons (1955) Career highlights and awards 3× All-Star (1935, 1937, 1944) 1949 American Association Rookie of the Year American Association MVP (1950) Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México (1989) Negro leagues Lifetime batting average: .355 Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Inducted 1987 Election Method Veterans Committee Raymond Emmitt Dandridge (August 31, 1913 – February 12, 1994), nicknamed "Hooks" and "Squat", was an American third baseman in baseball's Negro leagues. Dandridge excelled as a third baseman and he hit for a high batting average. By the time that Major League Baseball was racially integrated, Dandridge was considered too old to play in the major leagues. He worked as a major league scout after his playing career ended. In 1999, Dandridge was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and, late in his life, Dandridge was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.