Johnny Humphries | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Clifton Forge, Virginia | June 23, 1915|
Died: June 24, 1965 New Orleans, Louisiana | (aged 50)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 8, 1938, for the Cleveland Indians | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 28, 1946, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 52–63 |
Earned run average | 3.78 |
Strikeouts | 317 |
Teams | |
John William Humphries (June 23, 1915 – June 24, 1965) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1938 to 1946. Born in Clifton Forge, Virginia, he played for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies.[1] Humphries played college baseball at North Carolina.[2] When Humphries made his Major League debut with the Indians in 1938, he was thought to have the best fastball in the American League.[3] He made 45 pitching appearances as a rookie in 1938 to lead the American League, beating out Bobo Newsom of the St. Louis Browns by one.[4] Between July 13 and July 26, 1942, Humphries pitched ten or more innings in four consecutive starts.[5] As of 2020[update], no other pitcher had ever pitched more than nine innings in more than three consecutive appearances.[6]
He died in 1965 in New Orleans, Louisiana.