Red Embree
Pitcher, Baseball Player
1917 – 1996
Who was Red Embree?
Charles Willard Embree was a Major League Baseball pitcher. His key pitch was the curveball.
Nicknamed Red, due to his red hair, Emree joined the Cleveland Indians in 1939, and spent three seasons in their minor league system before joining the major league club in September 1941. After going 3-4 with a 3.86 earned run average for the Indians in 1942, he retired from baseball in order to become a farmer.
He returned to baseball in 1944 with some bravado, claiming during Spring training that he would win fifteen games for the Indians that season. That didn't happen, however, he did lead the International League with nineteen wins. He had a stellar minor league career with the Indians, going 74-44 with a 3.07 ERA in their farm system, but it never translated to major league success, mostly due to some hard luck. In 1946, Embree held batters to a .227 batting average, yet he had a losing record. Despite a respectable 3.29 ERA over parts of six seasons with the Indians, his record was 23-32.
Following the 1947 season, he was dealt to the New York Yankees for outfielder Allie Clark. He started his one season in New York, in the starting rotation, and was reasonably successful in that role before moving into the bullpen. At the end of the season, he, Sherm Lollar and Dick Starr, plus $100,000 were sent to the St. Louis Browns for Roy Partee and Fred Sanford.
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- Born
- Aug 30, 1917
El Monte - Profession
- Lived in
- El Monte
- Died
- Sep 24, 1996
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on July 23, 2013
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