Ray Luther "Dad" Hale (February 18, 1880 – February 1, 1946) was a

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. Hale played for the

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and the

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in . In 11 career games, he had a 1–4 record, with 7 games started and a 5.67 ERA. Hale was born and died in

Allegan, Michigan Allegan ( ) is a city and the county seat of Allegan County, Michigan Its population was 5,222 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is located southwest of Grand Rapids and northwest of Kalamazoo, both via US 131. It lies within All ...

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