Columbia Basin College

Ray Washburn played collegiate baseball at CBC in 1959 before signing an amateur free agent contract with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1960.

Washburn, a right-hander, pitched for the Cardinals from 1961 to 1969, and the Cincinnati Reds in 1970. He was inducted into the NWAACC Hall of Fame in 1998.

Washburn won 12 games for the Cardinals as a rookie. He also won 21 games in a two-year stretch after recovering from a serious shoulder injury, ultimately helping the Cardinals defeat the Boston Red Sox in the 1967 World Series. 1968 was Washburn’s best season; he won a career high 14 games while posting a career low 2.26 ERA. His 124 strikeouts that season were also a career high.

Washburn also made history on September 18th by no-hitting the San Francisco Giants 2-0 at Candlestick Park, just 16 hours after Gaylord Perry no-hit the Cardinals the previous day. Over his major league career Washburn won 72 games with a 3.59 earned run average over 1,210 innings pitched. He also pitched in three World Series with the Cardinals and Reds.