[2] He served for the United States Army in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations during World War II.

He spent four years in their minor league system, sporting a record of 44–39 and a 2.28 earned run average (ERA) in 745 pitching appearances before being traded to the Athletics in December 1953.

[5] In a four-season career, Gray went 4–18 with a 6.18 ERA in 48 games, including 24 starts, allowing 132 earned runs on 172 hits and 142 walks while striking out 75 in 169 innings of work.

[4] Following his baseball retirement, Gray worked as an apartment complex manager in Miami, Florida, and was a long-term Palm Beach County resident.

At this time, he gained induction into the Rollins College Hall of Fame as part of its 1979 Class.