Charlie Frye (baseball)

For persons of a similar name, see Charlie Frye (disambiguation).
Charlie Frye
Pitcher
Born: (1913-07-17)July 17, 1913
Hickory, North Carolina, U.S.
Died: May 25, 1945(1945-05-25) (aged 31)
Hickory, North Carolina, U.S.
Batted: right
Threw: right
MLB debut
July 28, 1940, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
September 22, 1940, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Career statistics
Win–loss record0–6
Earned run average4.65
Strikeouts18
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Charles Andrew Frye (July 17, 1913 – May 25, 1945) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies during the 1940 season. Listed at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), 175 lb (79 kg), he batted and threw right-handed.[1]

Born in Hickory, North Carolina, Charlie Frye was one of many baseball players whose professional career was interrupted during World War II.

Frye started in organized baseball in 1937 for the Mooresville Moors of the Class D level North Carolina State League. He later played for Class-B Evansville (Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League, 1938), returning to Class-D with Snow Hill Billies (Coastal Plain League, 1939) and Martinsville Manufacturers (Bi-State League, 1939–40) before joining the Phillies, appearing for them in July 1940 in a span of fifteen games.[2]

Frye posted a 0–6 record (five starts) and a 4.65 earned run average, allowing 32 runs (26 earned) on 58 hits and 26 walks while striking out 18 in 501⁄3 innings of work.[1]

Following his majors stint, Frye returned to minor league action pitching at Class-B for Allentown (1941) and Wilmington (1942) of the Interstate League and the Statesville team (NCSL, 1942) until he went into the Army. In parts of six minor league seasons, he went 42–36 with a 3.86 ERA in 150 pitching appearances.[2][3]

Shortly after being discharged in 1945, Frye died at his home of Hickory, North Carolina at the age of 31.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Charlie Frye Stats". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Charlie Frye Minor Leagues Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. sports-reference.com. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "Baseball in Wartime – Those Who Served A to Z". BaseballinWartime.com. Retrieved October 13, 2019.