Buck Thrasher

Frank Edward "Buck" Thrasher (August 6, 1889 – June 12, 1938) was a right fielder in Major League Baseball. He played two seasons for the Philadelphia Athletics and also played nine seasons in the minor leagues. Thrasher was 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighed 182 pounds.[1]

Buck Thrasher
Right fielder
Born: (1889-08-06)August 6, 1889
Watkinsville, Georgia
Died: June 12, 1938(1938-06-12) (aged 48)
Cleveland, Tennessee
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 runs0
Runs batted in6
Teams

Baseball career

Thrasher started his professional baseball career in 1911. In his first season, he batted .351 for the Appalachian League's Cleveland Counts.[2] The following year, he batted .340 and led the Appalachian League in hits (126) and total bases (163).[3] Thrasher then moved to the Virginia League's Norfolk Tars in 1914.[2] In 1915, he batted .348, hit a career-high 11 home runs, and led the circuit in batting average, hits (150), and total bases (216).[4]

In 1916, Thrasher played 103 games for the Atlanta Crackers of the Southern 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 a manager in the Georgia–Alabama League in 1929. Over his nine-season minor league career, Thrasher played in 680 games, had 819 hits, and batted .330.[2]

Personal life

Thrasher was born in Watkinsville, Georgia, in 1889, to Isaac W. Thrasher and Louise Murry. He was married to the former Grace Phillips.[5]

Thrasher died of coronary thrombosis in 1938 and was buried in Fort Hill Cemetery in Cleveland, Tennessee.[5]

References
  1. "Buck Thrasher Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  2. "Buck Thrasher Minor League Statistics & History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  3. "1912 Appalachian League Batting Leaders". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  4. "1915 Virginia League Batting Leaders". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  5. "Buck Thrasher Death Certificate" Archived March 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. thedeadballera.com. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
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