Slim Embry

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, 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.

Slim Embry
Pitcher
Born: (1901-08-17)August 17, 1901 Columbia, Tennessee
Died: October 10, 1947(1947-10-10) (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
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Chicago White Sox (1923)

Early years

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 pitching for the Vandetbilt college team, circa 1923

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.

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."

Later years

Embry died of tuberculosis on October 10, 1947, in Belle Meade, Tennessee.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference