Ray Clark Washburn is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Washburn, a right-hander, pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1961 to 1969 and the Cincinnati Reds in 1970. A 1961 graduate of Whitworth University, Washburn, a $50,000 "bonus baby," went 12-9 with the Cardinals as a rookie in 1962. A shoulder muscle tear midway into the 1963 season sidelined him for the remainder of the year and limited his effectiveness for the next two years afterwards. Relying mostly on a curveball, Washburn returned to the starting rotation in 1966, winning 11 games against 9 losses; in 1967, he won 10 games against 7 losses on a Cardinal team that won the World Series, defeating the Boston Red Sox in seven games. He had missed nearly a month of action that season after his thumb was dislocated by a Johnny Roseboro line drive single on June 21. 1968 was Washburn?s best season; he posted a 14-8 record with a 2.26 earned run average on a Cardinals team that repeated as National League champions. The wins and ERA were a career best, as was his strikeout total. 

May 31st, 1938 in Pasco (Age 86)