John Daniel Couch (March 31, 1891 – December 8, 1975) 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
The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was f ...
.
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 to 1921. He returned to the Major Leagues in 1922 with the
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of ...
. In 1923 he played part of the season with the Reds and the other part with the
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...
. 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.
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Detroit Tigers players
Cincinnati Reds players
Philadelphia Phillies players
Major League Baseball pitchers
1891 births
1975 deaths
Baseball players from Montana
Ogden Canners players
San Francisco Seals (baseball) players
Galveston Pirates players
Portland Beavers players
Hollywood Stars players
Stanford Cardinal baseball players
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