Chick Autry (first baseman)

{{Short description|American baseball player (1885–1976)}}

{{For|the American League player of the same name|Chick Autry (catcher)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Chick Autry

|position=First baseman

|image=Chick Autry - DPLA - e6e13aad63938e70dbd5327ddd9c9a5c.jpg

|image_size=180

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date|1885|1|2|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Humboldt, Tennessee, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1976|1|16|1885|1|2}}

|death_place=Santa Rosa, California, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 18

|debutyear={{Baseball year|1907}}

|debutteam=Cincinnati Reds

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=October 7

|finalyear={{Baseball year|1909}}

|finalteam=Boston Doves

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.195

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=0

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=17

|teams=

• Cincinnati Reds (1907, 1909)
• Boston Doves (1909)

}}

William Askew Autry (January 2, 1885 – January 16, 1976) was an American utility first baseman/outfielder in Major League Baseball who played in {{Baseball year|1907}} and {{Baseball year|1909}} for the Cincinnati Reds (1907) and Boston Doves (1909). Listed at 5' 11", 168 lb., Autry batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Humboldt, Tennessee.

In a two-season career, Autry was a .195 hitter (50-for-257) with 22 runs and 17 RBI in 81 games, including six doubles and six stolen bases. He did not hit a home run.

At first base, Autry posted a .989 fielding percentage with just eight errors in 701 chances. He made 12 outfield appearances at left (8) and center (4), committing one error in 31 chances for a collective .968 F%.

Autry died in Santa Rosa, California at age 91.