Johnson Fry

Prior to his brief MLB career, Fry played amateur baseball in the Huntington City League in his hometown of Huntington, West Virginia.[2] He was enrolled at Marshall University there, but he does appear to have played college baseball at Marshall.[2]

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.[3] He pitched 3+2⁄3 innings in relief, allowing five runs on six hits.[4] A single in his only at-bat left him with a rare MLB career batting average of 1.000; he had a second plate appearance, which resulted in a hit by pitch.[4]

After his brief baseball career, Fry worked as a deputy in the Cabell County sheriff's office.[2] He was later convicted of embezzling funds from the sheriff's office, resulting in a prison sentence.[2] After being paroled, he eventually worked in a welding shop as a foreman.[2] Married twice, Fry died in 1959 and was buried in Spring Hill Cemetery in his hometown.[2]

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