Bill Humphrey

Byron William Humphrey

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.
• High School Iberia Academy
• Debut April 24, 1938
• Final Game May 4, 1938
• Born June 17, 1911 in Vienna, MO USA
• Died February 13, 1992 in Springfield, MO USA

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Biographical Information

Before becoming a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox in 1938, Bill Humphrey had tried out with both the St. Louis Browns and St. Louis Cardinals as a catcher. He won 20 and lost 7 with the Charlotte Hornets in 1935 and won 16 and lost 7 with the Little Rock Travelers in 1937. He supposedly had excellent control in the minors, walking a mere 38 men in 193 innings in 1937.

Related Sites

• Byron Humphrey at the SABR Bio Project