Slim Embry
| Slim Embry | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: August 17, 1901 Columbia, Tennessee | |
| Died: October 10, 1947 (aged 46) Belle Meade, Tennessee | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| October 1, 1923, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 1, 1923, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0-0 |
| Earned run average | 10.12 |
| Strikeouts | 1 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Charles Akin Embry (August 17, 1901 – October 10, 1947), was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1923 with the Chicago White Sox. He batted and threw right-handed. Slim played baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores from 1921 to 1923. The Commodores were champions of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1921,[1] and Slim was captain of the team in 1923. He was also a member of the basketball team in 1921–1922 and 1922–1923. Embry graduated from Vanderbilt with a degree in law in 1923.
Early years[]
Charles Akin Embry was born on August 17, 1901 in Columbia, Tennessee to Wiley Bridges Embry and Alma Williamson. Embry attended Central High School in Nashville, Tennessee.
College baseball[]
Embry was a prominent member of Vanderbilt Commodores baseball teams which won a 1921 SIAA title. Embry was considered the team's best pitcher, posting a record of 9–3.[2]
College basketball[]
Slim was a center on the Vanderbilt Commodores basketball team. Vanderbilt's yearbook The Commodore in 1922 mentions "This elongated individual of diamond fame played spasmodically at the tip-off role, occasionally displaying brilliant passing and accurate shooting, and at other times warranting the remark "As a basketball player, Slim Embry's an All-American pitcher."[3]
Later years[]
Embry died of tuberculosis on October 10, 1947 in Belle Meade, Tennessee.
References[]
- ^ Bill Traughber. "The Historic 1921 VU Baseball Team".
- ^ The Commodore Vanderbilt yearbook, p. 137
- ^ p. 133
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
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