William Ray Upton (June 18, 1929 – January 2, 1987) was a

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who made two relief appearances in with the Philadelphia Athletics. He batted and threw right-handed. Upton had no decision in either of his appearances, with a 1.80 ERA, allowing one earned run in five innings pitched. He was born in Esther, Missouri and died in

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. His brother Tom played in the big leagues from 1950 to 1952.

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