Johnson Fry (November 21, 1901 – April 7, 1959), nicknamed "Jay", was a professional
baseball
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pitcher
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who played one game in
Major League Baseball
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(MLB), during the season with the
Cleveland Indians
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.
Biography
Prior to his brief MLB career, Fry played amateur baseball in the Huntington City League in his hometown of
Huntington, West Virginia
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.
[ He was enrolled at ]Marshall University
Marshall University is a public university, public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1837 and is named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States, chief justice of the Uni ...
there, but he does appear to have played college baseball
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at Marshall.[
During the 1923 Cleveland Indians season, Fry played in a 20–8 loss to the Washington Senators on August 24, 1923, at Dunn Field in Cleveland.][ A single in his only at-bat left him with a rare MLB career ]batting average
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Cricket
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of 1.000; he had a second plate appearance
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, which resulted in a hit by pitch
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.[ He was later convicted of embezzling funds from the sheriff's office, resulting in a prison sentence.][ After being paroled, he eventually worked in a welding shop as a foreman.][ Married twice, Fry died in 1959 and was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery in his hometown.]
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1901 births
1959 deaths
Sportspeople from Huntington, West Virginia
Baseball players from West Virginia
Cleveland Indians players
Major League Baseball pitchers
Marshall University alumni
American deputy sheriffs
People convicted of embezzlement
Huntington High School (West Virginia) alumni
20th-century American sportsmen