Johnny Humphries

American baseball player (1915-1965)

Baseball player

Johnny Humphries
Pitcher
Born: (1915-06-23)June 23, 1915 Clifton Forge, Virginia
Died: June 24, 1965(1965-06-24) (aged 50) New Orleans, Louisiana
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
Cleveland Indians (1938–1940) Chicago White Sox (1941–1945) Philadelphia Phillies (1946)

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.

References

^ "Johnny Humphries Stats". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
^ Capel, Wint (2001). Fiery Fast-baller: The Life of Johnny Allen, World Series Pitcher. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-595-17926-8. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
^ James, Bill and Neyer, Rob. The Neyer/James Guide to Pitchers (Simon & Schuster, 2004), p. 251.
^ "1938 American League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
^ "Johnny Humphries 1942 Pitching Game Logs". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
^ "Pitching Streak Finder". Stathead.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 28, 2020.