Please answer the following question: Facts:   - finalteam: st. louis cardinals    - finalyear: 1932    - death place: pearland , texas    - statlabel: batting average hits    - position: third baseman    - statvalue: .154 4    - throws: right    - debutteam: st. louis cardinals    - bats: right    - debutdate: september 16    - death date: 30 july 2005      - birth date: january 17 , 1905    - finaldate: june 18    - name: ray cunningham    - birth place: mesquite , texas    - debutyear: 1931   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ray cunningham .
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raymond lee cunningham -lrb- january 17 , 1905 -- july 30 , 2005 -rrb- was an american third baseman in major league baseball who played for the st. louis cardinals in 1931 and 1932 .he batted and threw right-handed .a native of mesquite , texas , cunningham played briefly for the cardinals at third base before an injury cut short his career .he injured himself , whipping a sidearm throw to first base on a swinging bunt .cunningham was a 26-year-old rookie when he joined the cardinals for the final weeks of the 1931 season .his salary was $ 500 a year .during his time with st. louis , cunningham roomed with two cardinal legends , dizzy dean and pepper martin .in a two-season career , cunningham was a .154 hitter with one rbi and no home runs in 14 games .following his retirement as a player , cunningham worked as a salesman and for an oil company .in 2004 , he was recognized as the oldest living former major league baseball player .he gained this distinction when a former pitcher for the old washington senators and st. louis browns , paul hopkins , died in 2004 at 99 years of age .cunningham was honored at the `` texas baseball hall of fame '' with a special plaque celebrating his life in baseball .he remained a baseball fan and kept a daily watch on the houston astros .cunningham died in pearland , texas at 100 years of age .with his death , the distinction of oldest living former major league player moved to howdy groskloss .