William Ray Upton (June 18, 1929 – January 2, 1987) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who made two relief appearances in with the

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. He batted and threw right-handed. Upton had no decision in either of his appearances, with a 1.80 ERA, allowing one earned run in five innings pitched. He was born in

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and died in San Diego, California. His brother

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played in the big leagues from 1950 to 1952.

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