Johnny Humphries
[edit] Biography
Born on June 23, 1915 in Clifton Forge, Virginia, Johnny Humphries (John William Humphries) played for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 9 year career. Humphries broke into the bigs on May 8, 1938 with the Cleveland Indians, and put up a 5.23 ERA in 103.1 innings pitched in 1938, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Johnny Humphries's best season was 1942, when he posted a 2.68 ERA, won 12 games and struck out 71 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1938
| CLE
| A
| 45
| 6
| 9
| 8
| 5.23
| 56
| 69
| 60
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 103.1
| 105
| 6
| 63
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1939
| CLE
| A
| 15
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 8.26
| 12
| 30
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 28.1
| 30
| 0
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1940
| CLE
| A
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 8.29
| 17
| 35
| 31
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 33.2
| 35
| 5
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1941
| CHI
| A
| 14
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 1.84
| 25
| 18
| 15
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 73.1
| 63
| 2
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1942
| CHI
| A
| 28
| 28
| 12
| 12
| 2.68
| 71
| 85
| 68
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 228.1
| 227
| 9
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
| 1943
| CHI
| A
| 28
| 27
| 11
| 11
| 3.30
| 51
| 86
| 69
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 188.1
| 198
| 7
| 54
| 0
| 5
| 6
|
| 1944
| CHI
| A
| 30
| 20
| 8
| 10
| 3.67
| 42
| 75
| 69
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 169
| 170
| 9
| 57
| 0
| 2
| 4
|
| 1945
| CHI
| A
| 22
| 21
| 6
| 14
| 4.24
| 33
| 83
| 72
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 153
| 172
| 11
| 48
| 0
| 3
| 3
|
| 1946
| PHI
| N
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4.01
| 10
| 17
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 24.2
| 24
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4.01
| 10
| 17
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 24.2
| 24
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 201
| 110
| 52
| 63
| 3.78
| 307
| 481
| 410
| 49
| 9
| 12
| 977.1
| 1000
| 49
| 364
| 0
| 11
| 25
|
| Total
|
|
| 211
| 111
| 52
| 63
| 3.78
| 317
| 498
| 421
| 49
| 9
| 12
| 1002
| 1024
| 50
| 373
| 0
| 11
| 26
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1938
| CLE
| A
| P
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1939
| CLE
| A
| P
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1940
| CLE
| A
| P
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1941
| CHI
| A
| P
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1942
| CHI
| A
| P
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 41
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1943
| CHI
| A
| P
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 36
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1944
| CHI
| A
| P
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 22
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1945
| CHI
| A
| P
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 19
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .786
|
| 1946
| PHI
| N
| P
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 211
| 0
| 0
| 31
| 148
| 17
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .913
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1938
| CLE
| A
| 45
| 29
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .103
| .161
| .172
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1939
| CLE
| A
| 15
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .125
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1940
| CLE
| A
| 19
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .143
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1941
| CHI
| A
| 14
| 23
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 3
| .087
| .087
| .174
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1942
| CHI
| A
| 28
| 80
| 9
| 18
| 0
| 5
| .225
| .262
| .325
| 6
| 1
| 4
| 33
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1943
| CHI
| A
| 28
| 69
| 6
| 20
| 0
| 5
| .290
| .319
| .377
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1944
| CHI
| A
| 30
| 53
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 2
| .189
| .232
| .226
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1945
| CHI
| A
| 22
| 54
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 2
| .148
| .179
| .148
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 19
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1946
| PHI
| N
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 201
| 321
| 25
| 61
| 0
| 18
| .190
| .228
| .252
| 18
| 1
| 15
| 125
| 1
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
| Total
|
|
| 211
| 329
| 25
| 63
| 0
| 19
| .191
| .229
| .252
| 18
| 1
| 15
| 126
| 1
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Clint Brown (February 7, 1941).
- Sold by Chicago White Sox to Philadelphia Phillies (December 7, 1945).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (March 29, 1947).
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