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The Senators considered Scarborough a hot prospect before WWII. After spending 1944 and 1945 in the military, the Wake Forest graduate developed into a reliable, curveballing starter. He had his greatest success in 1948-49, going 15-8 (2.82) and 13-11 (4.60). Purchased by the Yankees from Boston in August of 1952, he went 5-1 during New York's successful pennant drive. (GB)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » July 20, 1948: An unprecedented 10-game suspension and $500 fine of an umpire, the veteran Bill McGowan, is announced by American League President Will Harridge following a confrontation in the Washington-Cleveland game. Tired of Senator pitcher Ray Scarborough continually complaining about strike calls, McGowan had thrown a ball-and-strike indicator at him. After that he ejects Nats manager Joe Kuhel and several coaches. Kuhel also lodged a protest after yesterday's 11th inning loss when Ed Stewart was thrown out at home in the 10th. When Stewart argued the call with plate ump Paparella, McGowan threw a ball at Stewart. » September 28, 1949: Facing Ray Scarborough, the Nats' top pitcher, the Red Sox take a 1-0 lead into the 9th only to have Washington tie it up. Mel Parnell, in relief, bounces a curve past C Birdie Tebbetts, and the winning run scores from 3rd. » May 31, 1950: Washington sends 1B Eddie Robinson, P Ray Scarborough and Al Kozar to the White Sox for P Bob Kuzava, 2B Cass Michaels and OF John Ostrowski. Robinson will set a club record in 1951, since-broken, with 29 home runs. » May 15, 1951: The game that followed the ceremony featured dramatic home runs as Ted Williams hits the 300th of his career in the 4th inning against Chicago's Howie Judson. With Williams up in the 8th inning, White Sox manager Paul Richards moves reliever Harry Dorish to 3B and brings in Billy Pierce to pitch to Ted. Williams pops up against the lefty, and Dorish then returns to the mound. Boston ties the game against Dorish at 7–7, but little Nellie Fox, playing in his 6th season, cracks his first major league homer in the 11th to give Dorish a 9–7 victory. Ray Scarborough is the loser. The Sox will win their next 13 games. » May 30, 1951: In a doubleheader loss with Boston, Yankee slugger Mickey Mantle strikes out three times in the opener, and twice more to start the 2nd game: Casey Stengel lifts the slugger in the middle of the game for Cliff Mapes. In the opener, Ted Williams scores from 2B on a sacrifice bunt, and then ties the game with a home run. Vern Stephens 15th inning homer off Spec Shea wins it for Boston, 11–10. Williams then ties the nitecap with a double and Stephens' single drives him home with the game winner as Boston triumphs, 9–4. Ray Scarborough and Bill Wight are today's winners. The loss drops the Yanks into 2nd place, where they'll stay for a month. » June 27, 1951: The third-place Red Sox score three runs in the seventh to beat the A's, 6–5. Sox pitcher Ray Scarborough gets beans with an errant pickoff throw and is knocked unconscious and reliever Nixon earns the win.