Charlie Frye (baseball)

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Pitcher
Born: July 17, 1914(1914-07-17) Hickory, North Carolina
Died: May 25, 1945(1945-05-25) (aged 30) Hickory, North Carolina
Batted: right	Threw: right
MLB debut
July 28, 1940
Last MLB appearance
September 22, 1940
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies

Charles Andrew Frye (July 17, 1914 - May 25, 1945) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies during the 1940 season. Listed at 6' 1", 175 lb., 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 Class-D Mooresville (NCSL). He later played for Class-B Evansville (IIIL, 1938), returning to Class-D with Snow Hill (CPL, 1939) and Martinsville (BIST, 1939-1940) before joining the Phillies, appearing for them in July of 1940 in a span of fifteen games.^[2]

Frye posted a 0-6 record (five starts) and a 4.50 earned run average, allowing 32 runs (26 earned) on 58 hits and 26 walks while striking out 18 in 50⅓ 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 30.^[1]

See also

• 1940 Philadelphia Phillies season

Sources

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Baseball-Reference.com – Major league profile". http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fryech01.shtml. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Baseball Reference – Minor league career". http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=frye--001cha. 
3. ^ Baseball in Wartime

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Name	Frye, Charlie
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Date of birth	July 17, 1914
Place of birth	Hickory, North Carolina
Date of death	May 15, 1945
Place of death	Hickory, North Carolina