Books and articles about Ray Mack

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A tough and brilliant second baseman, Cleveland native Ray Mack teamed with Lou Boudreau as the Indians' double play combo in the early 1940s. He saved Bob Feller's Opening Day no-hitter in 1940 with a diving stop for the final out. Mack had passed up football for baseball, but his son Tom played for the NFL Rams. (JK)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » December 20, 1946: With the trade for Al Lopez, the Indians send young catcher Sherm Lollar and 2B Ray Mack to the Yankees for minor league P Gene Bearden, P Al Gettel, and OF Hal Peck. Peck never played for New York after they acquired him in June. Lollar will play just 33 games in two years, while Mack is swapped after one game. Bearden, as a rookie knuckleballer in 1948, will win 20 games and the lead the American League in ERA.