1891
Born March 31, 1891
Vaughn, MT, USA
Johnny Couch Notable
Johnny Couch played for three clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1917 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1925.
He went 29 and 34 with a 4.63 earned run average, pitching 643 innings in 147 games. He struck out 112, completed 26 of his 62 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 148 games he batted .167, with 37 hits and 10 runs. He finished with 3 home runs, 2 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Vaughn, MT, USA on March 31, 1891, and died on December 8, 1975. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | DET | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1922 | CIN | 43 | 91 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 0 | .132 |
| 1923 | CIN/PHI | 31 | 47 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .213 |
| 1924 | PHI | 37 | 49 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .204 |
| 1925 | PHI | 34 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .161 |
| Career | — | 148 | 222 | 10 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 62 | 1 | .167 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | DET | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2.70 |
| 1922 | CIN | 16 | 9 | 43 | 34 | 1 | 264.0 | 301 | 114 | 56 | 45 | 3.89 |
| 1923 | CIN/PHI | 4 | 11 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 134.1 | 189 | 84 | 36 | 32 | 5.63 |
| 1924 | PHI | 4 | 8 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 137.0 | 170 | 72 | 39 | 23 | 4.73 |
| 1925 | PHI | 5 | 6 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 94.1 | 112 | 57 | 39 | 11 | 5.44 |
| Career | — | 29 | 34 | 147 | 62 | 6 | 643.0 | 785 | 331 | 171 | 112 | 4.63 |
On this day & linked events
1975
Died December 8, 1975
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