Byron William Humphrey (June 17, 1911 – February 13, 1992) was a

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who played briefly for the

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during the

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season. Listed at , 180 lb. (82 k), Humphrey batted and threw

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. He was born in

Vienna, Missouri Vienna is a city in and the county seat of Maries County, Missouri, Maries County, Missouri, United States. Its population was 581 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Vienna became the county seat in 1855. It was named after Vi ...

. Humphrey posted a 9.00

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in two relief appearances, allowing two runs on five hits and one

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without

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s in two

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of work. He did not have a decision. Humphrey died in

Springfield, Missouri Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. The city's population was 169,176 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Springfield metropolitan area, which had an estimat ...

, at the age of 80.

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