Churn was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates before the start of the 1949 season. After seven years in minor league baseball and one in military service, Churn was finally called up to the majors when he made the Pirates\' pitching staff at the outset of the 1957 season. He made his debut on April 18, 1957, against the Brooklyn Dodgers, and gave up two hits and two runs in one inning pitched. Churn appeared in five games for the Pirates before being returned to the minors at the May cutdown, recording no decisions and a 4.32 earned run average, having given up four runs in 8⅓ innings of work.\n', '

He was selected by the Boston Red Sox from Pittsburgh in the 1957 Rule 5 draft held on December 2. But the Red Sox placed Churn on waivers during spring training, and he was acquired on March 26, 1958, by the Cleveland Indians. He pitched in six games, all in relief, for the Indians during the early weeks of the 1958 season, with no decisions and a 6.23 ERA in 8⅔ innings pitched. Then, in early May, he was purchased by the Cincinnati Redlegs and sent back to the Triple-A Seattle Rainiers for the rest of the season.\n', '

The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired Churn in a trade with the Reds on May 6, 1959 in exchange for Dick Hanlon and Churn was recalled from the Triple-A Spokane Indians in August.\n', '

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