Raymond Herman Poole (January 16, 1920 – March 1, 2006) was an American professional baseball player whose career extended for ten seasons (1941; 1946–1954).

He threw right-handed, batted left-handed, stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).

A native of Salisbury, North Carolina, he attended Catawba College in his home city.

Poole served in the United States Army[1] during World War II from 1942 to 1945.

[3] In his 15 MLB games as a pinch hitter (two in 1941 and 13 in 1947) he recorded 16 plate appearances and 15 at bats with one base on balls and three hits, all singles.