| Buck Thrasher | |
|---|---|
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| Right fielder | |
| Born:(1889-08-06)August 6, 1889 Watkinsville, Georgia, U.S. | |
| Died: June 12, 1938(1938-06-12) (aged 48) Cleveland, Tennessee, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 27, 1916, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 16, 1917, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .255 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 6 |
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| Teams | |
Frank Edward "Buck" Thrasher (August 6, 1889 – June 12, 1938) was an Americanright fielder inMajor League Baseball. He played two seasons for thePhiladelphia Athletics and also played nine seasons in the minor leagues. Thrasher was 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighed 182 pounds.[1]
Thrasher started his professional baseball career in 1911. In his first season, hebatted .351 for the Appalachian League's Cleveland Counts.[2] The following year, he batted .340 and led the Appalachian League inhits (126) and total bases (163).[3] Thrasher then moved to theVirginia League'sNorfolk Tars in 1914.[2] In 1915, he batted .348, hit a career-high 11home runs, and led the circuit in batting average, hits (150), and total bases (216).[4]
In 1916, Thrasher played 103 games for theAtlanta Crackers of theSouthern Association. He batted .337 and then joined the major league Philadelphia Athletics.[2] He made his MLB debut on September 27. In seven late-season games, Thrasher had a batting average of .310. He started 1917 with the Athletics, but after hitting .234 in 23 games, he returned to the Atlanta Crackers.[1] That was his last full season as a player.[2]
Thrasher had two short stints with the Virginia League's Wilson Bugs in the 1920s and was amanager in theGeorgia–Alabama League in 1929. Over his nine-season minor league career, Thrasher played in 680 games, had 819 hits, and batted .330.[2]
Thrasher was born inWatkinsville, Georgia, in 1889, to Isaac W. Thrasher and Louise Murry. He was married to the former Grace Phillips.[5]
Thrasher died ofcoronary thrombosis in 1938 and was buried in Fort Hill Cemetery inCleveland, Tennessee.[5]
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