Floyd Rayford

Floyd Kinnard "Sugar Bear" Rayford (born July 27, 1957) is a retired professional baseball player who played for seven seasons in the Major leagues.

[3] After playing one season for the Gulls, Rayford was traded, along with an undisclosed amount of money, from the Angels organization to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Larry Harlow.

[3] Rayford was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals on June 13, 1983, in a transaction that was completed 2+1⁄2 months later when Tito Landrum was sent to the Orioles on August 31.

[4] He served primarily as a backup catcher in his first year back with the Orioles, and his hitting numbers improved, with his average reaching .256 in 1984.

[4] Entering the 1986 season, he was expected to replace Rick Dempsey as catcher with Jackie Gutiérrez becoming the starting third baseman,[9] but his numbers fell when he batted .176 and was sent back to Rochester.