[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 79 (Monday, May 11, 2026)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E425]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING BASEBALL HALL OF FAMER RAY BROWN

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                            HON. JIM JORDAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 11, 2026

  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor and to commend to the House 
the legacy of Ohio native Ray Brown, legend of Negro League baseball 
and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
  Raymond Leslie Brown was born in Alger in 1908. In 1926, he graduated 
from Alger High School, where he played shortstop on the baseball 
team--which went undefeated in his senior year. He attended Wilberforce 
University before leaving to pursue a career in baseball.
  After brief stints with teams in Dayton, Indianapolis, and Detroit, 
Brown signed with the Homestead Grays in 1932. He quickly established a 
reputation as one of the game's most effective pitchers, leading the 
league in wins eight times. Over one stretch in the 1936 and 1937 
seasons, he won 28 straight games.
  His success on the mound contributed richly to the dominance of the 
Grays, who won two World Series and eight total pennants in a nine-year 
period during his time with the team. Brown threw a one-hit shutout in 
the 1944 Negro World Series and pitched a seven-inning perfect game the 
next year.
  Ray Brown died in Dayton in 1965. While his stellar baseball exploits 
were not widely acknowledged during his lifetime, Cooperstown rectified 
this oversight in 2006, inducting him posthumously into the National 
Baseball Hall of Fame.
  On Thursday, May 14, 2026, the Village of Alger and the team at 
Hardin County Historical Museums will host a ceremony where the 
recently refurbished local park will be named after Ray Brown. 
Highlights of the ceremony will include the unveiling of an Ohio 
Historical Marker and a two-panel mural featuring scenes from his time 
in baseball.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the people of Ohio's 4th Congressional 
District, I join in the tributes to the late Ray Brown and his storied 
baseball career. I thank the leadership of the Village of Alger and 
Hardin County Historical Museums for their efforts to celebrate this 
local legend.

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