Johnny Couch

Johnny Couch
Johnny Couch
	Pitcher
	Born: March 31, 1891; Vaughn, Montana
	Died: December 8, 1975 (aged 84); Palo Alto, California
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 11, 1917, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
	September 21, 1925, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	29-34
Earned run average	4.63
Strikeouts	112
Teams
	Detroit Tigers (1917); Cincinnati Reds (1922–1923); Philadelphia Phillies (1923–1925);

John Daniel Couch (March 31, 1891 Vaughn, Montana – December 8, 1975 Palo Alto, California) was a Major League Baseball player.

Baseball career

John Couch began his Major League Baseball career as a pitcher in 1917 with the Detroit Tigers.^[1] After the season, he was sent to France, where he served as first lieutenant in the U.S. Army during World War I. Once the war concluded in 1918, Couch returned to California and played three seasons of minor league baseball with the San Francisco Seals from 1919-1921. He returned to the Major Leagues in 1922 with the Cincinnati Reds. In 1923 he played part of the season with the Reds and the other part with the Philadelphia Phillies. It was in this season that he pitched 16 wins, the most in his career. The next season, he continued playing with the Phillies until 1925 when he ended his Major League career.

He appeared on Zeenut Series baseball cards for 1916 and 1919.

Later life

Couch later worked for the California Highway Patrol as a motorcycle officer. He retired, remaining in Palo Alto with his wife, the former Miss Zetta Mills. They had one child, Mary Jean Couch.

References

^ The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing. 2003. p. 1143. ISBN 1-4027-4771-3.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

[1] The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing. 2003. p. 1143. ISBN 1-4027-4771-3.

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