Raymond Anderson Morehart (December 2, 1899 – January 13, 1989) was an American major league

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player. A four-sport (baseball,

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and

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) star at

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, a scout for the

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offered Morehart a deal in February 1922. Otto Powell, the owner and president of the

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of the

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, sold Morehart's contract to the White Sox in August 1924. Morehart made his debut in a doubleheader against the

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on August 10, collecting his first major league hit in the second game. As a rookie with Chicago, Morehart set a record with nine hits during a doubleheader. In January 1927, the White Sox traded Morehart and

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Johnny Grabowski to the

for

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Aaron Ward in a straight no-cash deal. Morehart was a member of the 1927 New York Yankees, a team often considered the greatest ever. The Yankees released Morehart and pitcher

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on December 30, 1927 and sold their contracts to the

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of the American Association. After several seasons in the minor leagues, Morehart retired in 1933 and became the Athletic Director at Austin College that April. Morehart died after a brief illness at his home in

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on January 13, 1989 at the age of 89. At the time of his death, he was one of two remaining players for the 1927 Yankees, along with

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, following the passing of

George Pipgras George William Pipgras (December 20, 1899 – October 19, 1986) was an American right-handed starting pitcher and umpire in Major League Baseball. Known as "The Danish Viking", he spent most of his playing career with the New York Yankees, break ...

in 1986.

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