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	Ray Dandridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dandridge, a third baseman, was one of the greatest fielders in the history of baseball, and one of the sport's greatest hitters for average, but unfortunately his name is not familiar to the casual baseball fan.
		Dandridge was discovered by Detroit Stars manager Candy Jim Taylor in 1933 while playing for a local Richmond team.
		Dandridge was also a tutor to a young Willie Mays.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ray_Dandridge (394 words)

	Ray Dandridge -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Dandridge, a ((baseball) the person who plays third base) third baseman, was one of the greatest fielders in the history of baseball, and one of the sport's greatest hitters for average, but unfortunately his name is not familiar to the casual baseball fan.
		Dandridge was discovered by (additional info and facts about Detroit Stars) Detroit Stars manager Candy Jim Taylor in 1933 while playing for a local Richmond team.
		In 1939, badly underpaid by the Eagles, Dandridge moved to the (additional info and facts about Mexican League) Mexican League, where he played for nine of the next ten seasons, playing one last year for the Eagles in 1944.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ra/ray_dandridge.htm (463 words)

	SPOTLIGHT
		Dandridge starred in the Negro leagues and played for 16 years on teams in Mexico, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Santo Domingo and Cuba before he and pitcher Dave Barnhill broke the American Association color line in 1949 when, at age 36, he hit.362 for the Minneapolis Millers, the New York Giants AAA farm team.
		Dandridge had a.362 rookie season with the Millers, and during his four-year tenure with the team, Giant owner Horace Stoneham refused to bring him to New York or sell him to another major league team, supposedly because he was so popular in Minnesota.
		Although Dandridge’s lifetime batting average is.340 and although it was said that a train would stand a better chance of going through his legs than a baseball, he never realized his dream of playing in the majors.
	www.rootsweb.com /~ohwcl/redcaps1/136.htm (615 words)

	RAYMOND EMMETT (DANDY or HOOKS) DANDRIDGE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The son of Alberta Thompson and a former semi-pro catcher Archie, Ray Dandridge was famous for his defensive skills.
		Dandridge's trademarks were his horseshoe-shaped legs and his pillow-sized glove, coupled with the ability to swallow up bunts and toss out runners just before they stepped on first base.
		Dandridge, a former home run hitter, was given a 37-ounce bat by Candy Jim and taught how to hit line drives to all fields.
	www.execpc.com /~sshivers/dandridge.html (1187 words)

	Ray Dandridge/Pitch Black Negro Leaguer of the Month
		Dandridge may have been the best of them all with the glove, and was the hardest hitter of the bunch.
		Dandridge started his pro career with the Detroit Stars in ’33, moved to the Nashville Elites Giants, and landed with the Newark Eagles in ‘36—the team with which he is most associated.
		Dandridge played a season in the Pacific Coast League, and a season for Bismarck, North Dakota in the Manitoba-Dakota League before calling it quits in ’54.
	www.pitchblackbaseball.com /nlotmraydandridge.html (634 words)

	Blackbaseball.com :: Negro Baseball Leagues :: Ran Dandridge
		Dandridge continued as a star player with Newark for the remainder of the 1930's, with his best average coming in 1935 when he hit.368.
		Dandridge spent most of the 1940s in Mexico, where he was a crowd favorite.
		While the opportunity to display his talent in the major legues was denied, Dandridge was duly recognized as one of the greatest third basemen in the history of baseball when he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987.
	www.blackbaseball.com /players/raydandridge.htm (517 words)

	Dandridge, Ray -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
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	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9320950?tocId=9320950 (748 words)

	Ray Dandridge \| BaseballLibrary.com
		Ray Dandridge was a masterful third baseman, a stylist who could make all the plays.
		Dandridge started his pro career with the 1933 Detroit Stars and moved to the Negro National League's Newark Eagles, for whom he starred throughout the remainder of the 1930s.
		While at Minneapolis, Dandridge provided advice and assistance to a young Willie Mays, who never forgot the help or the man. Returning to Cooperstown for Dandridge's induction into the Hall of Fame (he was elected by the Committee on Baseball Veterans in 1987), Mays stated, "Ray Dandridge helped me tremendously when I came through Minneapolis.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/D/Dandridge_Ray.stm (458 words)

	Ray Dandridge
		As a member of the Newark Eagles in the late 1930s Dandridge was the cornerstone of the Eagles' "million dollar infield, an infield that also included Dick Seay, Mule Suttles, and Hall Of Famer Willie Wells.
		Returning to the U.S. after the integration of major league baseball Dandridge was signed by the New York Giants organization who assigned him to the AAA Minneapolis Millers inb 1949.
		Dandridge retired from baseball after the 1954 season.
	www.negroleaguebaseball.com /players/Dandridge.html (290 words)

	NealKarlen.com: Articles > Stranded On Third
		Scouts predicted that Dandridge, who convinced the Giants he was 29 though he was 35 and simply in great shape, would dazzle for at least several years with an array of tricks worthy of a baseball Houdini.
		Dandridge didn’t mind when he was asked to make a whistle-stop in Minneapolis on his way to the Polo Grounds; after all, even the Brooklyn Dodgers had sent Jackie Robinson to the bush leagues for a year before bringing him up to Ebbets Field in 1947 to integrate America’s so-called National Pastime.
		Dandridge says, referring to Hank Thompson, who was elevated to the majors from a lower New York minor league team.
	www.nealkarlen.com /articles/misc/stranded3rd.shtml (2375 words)

	Dandridge wins entry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Dandridge was the only candidate to make it as the committee again passed up Phil Rizzuto, Leo Durocher, Tony Lazzeri and other old-timers who were thought to have a chance at election.
		Dandridge, 73, starred in the Negro Leagues in the 1930s and 1940s but was considered too old to be added to a major-league roster after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
		Nicknamed "Squat," because he was bow-legged and stood only 5-feet-7inches tall, Dandridge began his career with the Detroit Stars of the Negro National League in 1933 and finished it in 1953 after five seasons in the minor leagues.
	www.rootsweb.com /~ohwcl/redcaps1/135.htm (437 words)

	RAYMOND EMMETT (DANDY or HOOKS) DANDRIDGE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Dandridge was paid $350 a month to play for the Veracruz Diablos.
		Dandridge entertained the hombres, smashing the offerings of major league pitchers like Dizzy Dean, Sal Maglie, Whitey Ford, Max Lanier, Vic Raschi, Allie Reynolds and others.
		Dandridge had another fine season hitting.369 and was selected to his third East-West all-star game.
	my.execpc.com /~sshivers/dandridge.html (1187 words)

	Ray Dandridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		From 1933 to 1940, Dandridge played in the National Negro Leagues where he compiled a.355 career batting average.
		After the 1940 season, Dandridge moved on to the Mexican League where he became a player-manager.
		Though in the twilight of his career, Dandridge thought his play in Minneapolis might earn him a call to the majors, but it never came.
	www.buffalosportshallfame.com /Class_of_1994/Ray_Dandridge/ray_dandridge.html (324 words)

	Top Ten Minor League Players
		One of the greatest defensive third basemen in baseball history, Dandridge was a star in the Negro Leagues and Mexican League in the years before integration.
		In 1949 the New York Giants signed him to serve as a mentor to Willie Mays in the minor leagues.
		Dandridge played four seasons with Triple-A Minneapolis, winning the American Association MVP in 1950.
	www.ericenders.com /minorleaguers.htm (959 words)

	The Baseball Guru - Analysis haeffner04
		Unlike the other Hall members, Dandridge – a long-forgotten hitting star and standout third baseman of the old Negro Leagues – was seemingly of no importance to the press now that the ceremony enshrining him had passed.
		I could call Hunter “Cat” and Williams “Billy,” but Dandridge at 73 years of age carried a mystique about him – a dignity upon his bandy legs and behind his slow, wheezing pace.
		Ray Dandridge had been very happy on induction day, and rightfully so.
	baseballguru.com /haeffner/analysishaeffner04.html (1060 words)

	Someday it happened that Ray Dandridge has enjoyed the journey made in Morocco . Ray Dandridge ponder Morocco to be a ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Someday it happened that Ray Dandridge has enjoyed the journey made in Morocco.
		Ray Dandridge ponder Morocco to be a magical place.
		If you ever saw Ray Dandridge, you know that it is impossible to forget it.
	www.panpeople.net /sportsmen/Sppy20143.htm (244 words)

	Ray Dandridge \| National Baseball Hall of Fame
		Diminutive, bow-legged Ray Dandridge was one of the best defensive third basemen in the history of the Negro National League - or any other league.
		A contact hitter who consistently batted.300 or better, Dandridge played seven years with Newark of the Negro National League, and also spent eight summers in the Mexican League and 11 winters in the Cuban Winter League.
		Tell someone about Ray Dandridge by sending a free Hall of Fame Digital Postcard.
	www.baseballhalloffame.org /hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/dandridge_ray.htm (236 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Ray Dandridge
		MSN Encarta - Search Results - Ray Dandridge
		Dandridge, Ray (1913—1994), American baseball player, who starred in the Mexican League and Negro Leagues of the 1940s.
		Ray, in zoology, common name for any of about 425 species of cartilaginous fishes found in almost all seas.
	encarta.msn.com /Ray_Dandridge.html (99 words)

	HickokSports.com - Biography - Ray Dandridge
		Considered fl baseball's finest third baseman, Dandridge began his professional career with the Detroit Stars in 1933 and went to the Newark Dodgers in 1934.
		In 1949, Dandridge and pitcher Dave Barnhill were the first fl players signed by the Minneapolis Millers in the AAA American Association.
		Cum Posey, a long-time observer of fl baseball, said of him, "There simply never was a smoother functioning master at third base than Dandridge, and he can hit that apple, too." After retiring, Dandridge worked as an East Coast scout for the San Francisco Giants.
	www.hickoksports.com /biograph/dandrdgr.shtml (183 words)

	Dandridge
		1987 Catfish Hunter Billy Williams and Ray Dandridge inducted in Baseball HOF
		1987 Ray Dandridge, 3rd baseman in Negro Leagues, eleected to Hall of Fame
		1923 Dorothy Dandridge, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress/singer/dancer, Porgy and Bess
	www.brainyhistory.com /topics/d/dandridge.html (88 words)

	The Baseball Guru - Charlie Haeffner's Baseball Page
		Group shot: Ray Dandridge, Catfish Huner and Billy Williams with Commissioner Peter Ueberroth on the right behind them and then-HOF president, Edward Stack, on the left behind them
		Ray Dandridge, Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams, Billy Williams, Catfish Hunter sitting, Cool Papa Bell, Dale Murphy, Dale Murphy with Happy Chandler, George Grande, Happy Chandler, Enos Slaughter, Ralph Kiner, Monte Irvin and Stan Musial, Jack Buck and Ralph Kiner, Stan Musial.
		At Doubleday Field, before the Hall of Fame game: Catfish Hunter in dugout, Don Mattingly: with hat, signing autographs, smiling, stretching, Rickey Henderson, George Steinbrenner, Dave Winfield 1, Dave Winfield 2.
	baseballguru.com /haeffner (643 words)

	Ray Dandridge (Negro League Hall of Famer) autographed 8x10 Mexican League photo
		Ray Dandridge (Negro League Hall of Famer) autographed 8x10 Mexican League photo
		8x10 photo of Negro League legend and Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Ray Dandridge from his 1940s stint in the Mexican League, autographed in thin blue marker.
		This dealer may be surety bonded or otherwise insured to ensure the authenticity of any collectible sold.
	www.autographsforsale.com /raydanlehaof.html (92 words)

	Newark Eagles - Negro Leagues
		The Newark Eagles were incepted in 1936 when the Newark Dodgers merged with the Brooklyn Eagles.
		The Eagles sported the likes of Hall-of-Famers Larry Doby, Monte Irvin, Ray Dandridge, Leon Day, and Willie Wells.
		Another star infielder was Hall of Famer Ray Dandridge, who was quick as a cat while patrolling third base.
	www.nlbpa.com /newark_eagles.html (188 words)

	BTF's Hall of Merit Discussion :: George Kell (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Better plate discipline than Dandridge, but probably worse fielding.
		My impression is that he was considered a very good batter (maybe overrated because he was in a good Detroit offense for a while) but not revered as a fielder.
		Dandridge was revered as a fielder, I think.
	www.baseballthinkfactory.org /files/hall_of_merit/discussion/george_kell (3544 words)

	UNIVERSITY COUNCIL
		Chuck Berg/Bud Hirsch moved that charges to the Faculty Compensation Committee, Faculty Rights Privileges and Responsibilities Committee, Research Committee, and Tenure and Related Problems Committee be approved.
		Ray Davis, noting that questions were raised last year about the faculty dining privileges in the KU Alumni Center, asked about the status of the inquiry made by FacEx.
		Tom Beisecker reported that when the director of the Alumni Association met with FacEx, there was a strong impression that the Alumni Association was not at all amenable to reconstituting the dining facility.
	www.ku.edu /~unigov/fc90201.html (451 words)

	dandridge \| Auctions \| LampTalk.com Shopping (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Island in the Sun Dorothy Dandridge 1957 VHS Sealed
		Ray Dandridge set of 5 numbered cards MINT condition
		Dandridge, Newport TN, Bridge Over Douglas Lake, Linen
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	Newark Bears
		April 27, 2005 - NEWARK, NJ, April 27—Twelve year old Lawrence Dandridge, the great-grandson of former Newark Eagles Negro Leagues star Ray Dandridge, will perform the National Anthem prior to the Newark Bears Opening Night contest this evening against the Somerset Patriots at Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium.
		A Newark native, Dandridge is a four-time winner at Amateur Night at The Apollo and he recently appeared on the television program Showtime at the Apollo.
		Dandridge is an active member of African Globe Theatreworks, performing in seven productions since 2002.
	newarkbears.com /press?id=1433 (303 words)

	dandridge - Auctions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Ray Dandridge set of 5 numbered cards MINT condition - $0.99
		Ray Dandridge 05 SP Legendary Cuts Cut Autograph HOF 87 - $79.99
		Ray Dandridge 2005 SP Legendary Cuts Autograph #13/27 - $9.99
	www.cereva.com /s/dandridge/index.html (1472 words)

	Batter's Box Interactive Magazine - All-Jays Versus All-Rays
		We also eliminated references to middle names (Sorry Tyrus Raymond Cobb -- oh, and you too, Garth Ray Iorg) and to last names, as those additions would have widened the pool for both teams, but again, far more for the Rays than the Jays.
		For some reason, I read this as "Billy Ray Iorg", which conjured up all kinds of horrible images in my head.
		But you can buy a CD from "Ray Jay and The Carousels" or if you prefer German techno to polka, there's always the discography of Jay Ray.
	www.battersbox.ca /article.php?story=20050406232909338 (610 words)

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