Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1976
Scarborough was originally from Mt. Gilead, N.C., and graduation from Mt. Gilead High School in 1934. After attending Rutherford Junior College, he distinguished himself at Wake Forest for three years. Although records from his playing career are incomplete, Scarborough pitched the Deacs to a 33-9-1 record (with 1938 not included).
After two years of coaching at Tabor City High, he signed a pro contract with the Chattanooga Lookouts (Class AA) of the Southern League. In 1942 the Washington Senators brought him to the majors. He put three outstanding years together with the Senators from 1948 to 1950. In 1948, he won 15 games and losing 8, with an ERA of 2.82. He won 13 games in 1949 and in 1950 he was traded to the White Sox mid-season and selected to the American League All-Star team. He finished his career with the New York Yankees (pitching in their 1952 World Series victory) and the Detroit Tigers. He recorded 80 wins and 564 strikeouts in his career.
In 1958, Scarborough was signed by the Baltimore Orioles as a scout. He served in that capacity for almost all of the next 15 years, interrupting those duties in the first half of the 1968 season by serving as the pitching coach. He later scouted for the California Angels and Milwaukee Brewers.
Ray Scarborough passed away on July 1, 1982 at the age of 64 in Mount Olive, N.C.
