John Churry Explained

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.

References

  1. Web site: John Churry. Baseball-reference.com. 2009-06-20.
  2. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/C/Pchurj101.htm Information