John Churry | |
Position: | Catcher |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 26 November 1900 |
Birth Place: | Johnstown, Pennsylvania |
Death Place: | Zanesville, Ohio |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | May 24 |
Debutyear: | 1924 |
Debutteam: | Chicago Cubs |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | June 21 |
Finalyear: | 1927 |
Finalteam: | Chicago Cubs |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .278 |
Stat2label: | Games played |
Stat2value: | 12 |
Stat3label: | Hits |
Stat3value: | 5 |
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John Churry (November 26, 1900 – February 8, 1970) was an American professional baseball player and catcher in the Major Leagues for the Chicago Cubs from to .[1] Born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, he threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 5feet tall and .
Churry appeared in 12 games in his four MLB seasons. He batted a total of 21 times and collected five career hits, with one double, and one run batted in. He also took three bases on balls and posted a batting average of .278. He started three games at catcher and played errorless ball in a total of 37 innings in the field.[2] He retired in 1927 and died in Zanesville, Ohio, at the age of 69.