Mike Tresh
Mike Tresh | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Hazleton, Pennsylvania | February 23, 1914|
Died: October 4, 1966 Detroit, Michigan | (aged 52)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 4, 1938, for the Chicago White Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 25, 1949, for the Cleveland Indians | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .249 |
Home runs | 2 |
Runs batted in | 297 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Michael Tresh (February 23, 1914 – October 4, 1966) was a professional baseball catcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox (1938–48) and Cleveland Indians (1949). Tresh batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. His son, Tom, also played in the big leagues, from 1961 to 1969.
In a 12-season career, Tresh posted a .249 batting average with two home runs and 297 RBI in 1027 games played. His best season was 1940, when he batted .281 with 64 RBIs, 62 runs, and 135 hits — all career-highs. Tresh was durable enough to catch all 150 White Sox games in 1945, and is just one of three 20th century catchers to catch every one of an MLB team's games in a season. The others are Frankie Hayes (Philadelphia Phillies) and Ray Mueller (Cincinnati Reds), each with 155 games caught in 1944.
Tresh died from cancer at the age of 52 in Detroit, Michigan, and is interred at Michigan Memorial Park in Flat Rock, Michigan.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Mike Tresh". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Baseball Library
- Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers
- Iron Men Catchers
- Mike Tresh at Find a Grave
- American League All-Stars
- Chicago White Sox players
- Cleveland Indians players
- Springfield Senators players
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- Moline Plowboys players
- Henderson Oilers players
- Wausau Timberjacks players
- Shreveport Sports players
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- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Portland Beavers players
- Daytona Beach Islanders players
- Major League Baseball catchers
- Baseball players from Pennsylvania
- People from Hazleton, Pennsylvania
- Deaths from cancer in Michigan
- 1914 births
- 1966 deaths
- American baseball catcher, 1910s birth stubs