What years did Dolly Gray play?

Dolly Gray played in Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1911.

Was Dolly Gray a pitcher?

Yes. Dolly Gray pitched in the major leagues, recording 15 wins and 213 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dolly Gray hit?

Dolly Gray hit 0 career home runs with 44 hits.

Dolly Gray

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1909-1911)

W–L 15–51

ERA 3.52

WHIP 1.35

SO 213

Pitcher PIV -1350.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 160 lb
Born: 12/4/1878 in Atlantic Mine, MI, USA
Died: 4/3/1956 in Yuba City, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1909-04-13
Last Game: 1911-09-29

Full name: William Denton Gray

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
15	51	98	70	46	3	0	568.0	586	222	8	182	213	3.52	-1350.7

Career ERA 3.52 vs. league average 2.90 across their career seasons — 21.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1909	WS1	AL	5	19	36	26	19	0	218.0	210	87	77	87	3.59	2.55 (-41%)	-761.9
1910	WS1	AL	8	19	34	29	21	3	229.0	216	67	65	84	2.63	2.79 (+6%)	104.7
1911	WS1	AL	2	13	28	15	6	0	121.0	160	68	40	42	5.06	3.37 (-50%)	-693.5
Career · 3 seasons			15	51	98	70	46	3	568.0	586	222	182	213	3.52	—	-1,351

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
110	218	10	44	8	1	0	16	0	9	61	.202	.233	.248	.481	-672

Career AVG .202 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 20.4% below league average.

Career OBP .233 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 27.1% below league average.

Career SLG .248 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 25.5% below league average.

Career OPS .481 vs. league average .653 across their career seasons — 26.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1909	WS1	AL	47	89	2	13	2	0	4	4	28	.146	.244 (-40%)	.306 (-40%)	.312 (-46%)	.618 (-43%)	-540.9
1910	WS1	AL	35	85	7	21	3	1	2	4	22	.247	.249 (-1%)	.317 (-12%)	.326 (-6%)	.644 (-9%)	-130.9
1911	WS1	AL	28	44	1	10	3	0	10	1	11	.227	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			110	218	10	44	8	1	16	9	61	.202	—	—	—	—	-672

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	46	80	5	19	0	7	.237
Away	65	139	6	24	0	8	.173

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	43	257.0	257	65	71	98	2.28
Away	55	319.2	326	123	110	125	3.46

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO
1911-09-29	MIN	DET	L	1	0	1	1	0
1911-09-04	MIN	PHA	L	1	0	0	0	1
1911-08-27	MIN	CLE	L	2	0	0	0	0
1911-08-25	MIN	DET	L	2	1	0	0	0
1911-08-07	MIN	SLA	L	0	0	0	0	0
1911-08-05	MIN	CHW	L	0	0	0	0	0
1911-07-25	MIN	DET	L	0	0	0	0	0
1911-07-20	MIN	SLA	L	3	0	0	0	0
1911-07-16	MIN	CHW	L	0	0	0	0	0
1911-07-10	MIN	DET	L	1	1	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1911-09-29	MIN	DET	—	3.0	4	2	2	1	2
1911-09-04	MIN	PHA	L	3.2	8	6	6	3	0
1911-08-27	MIN	CLE	L	5.0	6	1	1	0	1
1911-08-25	MIN	DET	L	4.2	6	3	3	0	0
1911-08-07	MIN	SLA	L	1.1	4	4	4	1	1
1911-08-05	MIN	CHW	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1911-07-25	MIN	DET	L	1.1	5	2	1	1	0
1911-07-20	MIN	SLA	L	8.0	4	2	2	4	4
1911-07-16	MIN	CHW	—	0.1	2	2	2	0	1
1911-07-10	MIN	DET	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1	1	1	0	0	0
P	98	55	22	189	19	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1909	WS1	OF	1	1	1	0	0	0
1909	WS1	P	36	26	3	65	4	2
1910	WS1	P	34	29	15	82	9	2
1911	WS1	P	28	0	4	42	6	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	98
Center Field	1

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Frequently Asked Questions about Dolly Gray

What years did Dolly Gray play?: Dolly Gray played in Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1911.
Was Dolly Gray a pitcher?: Yes. Dolly Gray pitched in the major leagues, recording 15 wins and 213 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dolly Gray hit?: Dolly Gray hit 0 career home runs with 44 hits.