| Johnny Humphries | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 23 June 1915 |
| Birth Place: | Clifton Forge, Virginia |
| Death Place: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | May 8 |
| Debutyear: | 1938 |
| Debutteam: | Cleveland Indians |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | July 28 |
| Finalyear: | 1946 |
| Finalteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 52–63 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 3.78 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 317 |
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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], 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.