Limb McKenry
From BR Bullpen
Frank Gordon McKenry (Big Pete)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 4", Weight 205 lb.
- Debut August 27, 1915
- Final Game May 5, 1916
- Born August 13, 1888 in Piney Flats, TN USA
- Died November 1, 1956 in Fresno, CA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Limb McKenry, standing 6 ' 4 ", pitched in 1915-16 for the Cincinnati Reds.
The 1915 Reds team had a pitching staff that averaged only 24.6 years old, and McKenry was one of the oldest starters.
The book Hal Chase: the Defiant Life and Turbulent Times of Baseball's Biggest Crook mentions that he and McKenry had been teammates at Cincinnati and in Arizona, and later in California played Sunday ball on a team. At one point, Chase and McKenry went for a car ride in New Mexico and both nearly died when the car overturned.
McKenry pitched several seasons in the PCL. This site has a photo of him.
