Faye Throneberry
[edit] Biography
Faye Throneberry (Maynard Faye Throneberry) was born on June 22, 1931 in Fisherville, Tennessee. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1952 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1952, his rookie year, he hit .258 with 5 home runs and 23 RBI. Throneberry played for the Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators and Los Angeles Angels over the course of his 8 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1952
| BOS
| A
| 98
| 310
| 38
| 80
| 5
| 23
| .258
| .331
| .361
| 11
| 3
| 33
| 67
| 1
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 1
|
| 1955
| BOS
| A
| 60
| 144
| 20
| 37
| 6
| 27
| .257
| .323
| .472
| 7
| 3
| 14
| 31
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1956
| BOS
| A
| 24
| 50
| 6
| 11
| 1
| 3
| .220
| .264
| .320
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1957
| WAS
| A
| 68
| 195
| 21
| 36
| 2
| 12
| .185
| .252
| .277
| 8
| 2
| 17
| 37
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1957
| BOS
| A
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| TOT
| A
| 69
| 196
| 21
| 36
| 2
| 12
| .184
| .251
| .276
| 8
| 2
| 17
| 38
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1958
| WAS
| A
| 44
| 87
| 12
| 16
| 4
| 7
| .184
| .245
| .356
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 28
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| WAS
| A
| 117
| 327
| 36
| 82
| 10
| 42
| .251
| .322
| .388
| 11
| 2
| 33
| 61
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 4
|
| 1960
| WAS
| A
| 85
| 157
| 18
| 39
| 1
| 23
| .248
| .326
| .325
| 7
| 1
| 18
| 33
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 3
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| 24
| 31
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .194
| .306
| .226
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 521
| 1302
| 152
| 307
| 29
| 137
| .236
| .307
| .358
| 48
| 12
| 127
| 284
| 10
| 5
| 23
| 7
| 15
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1952
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 86
| 0
| 0
| 141
| 9
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1955
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 69
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1956
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1957
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 58
| 51
| 454.1
| 116
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1957
| WAS
| A
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| WAS
| A
| CF
| 48
| 44
| 380.1
| 103
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1957
| WAS
| A
| LF
| 14
| 7
| 68
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1958
| WAS
| A
| RF
| 8
| 7
| 59
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 26
| 18
| 173.1
| 35
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| WAS
| A
| LF
| 5
| 1
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| WAS
| A
| CF
| 13
| 10
| 99.1
| 28
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| WAS
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1959
| WAS
| A
| RF
| 71
| 69
| 620
| 117
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| 1959
| WAS
| A
| LF
| 16
| 14
| 104.1
| 21
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 86
| 83
| 726.1
| 136
| 7
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1960
| WAS
| A
| LF
| 12
| 10
| 86
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1960
| WAS
| A
| OF
| 34
| 30
| 253.2
| 52
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1960
| WAS
| A
| CF
| 7
| 5
| 46
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| WAS
| A
| RF
| 17
| 15
| 121.2
| 23
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| LF
| 3
| 3
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 18
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| LA
| A
| OF
| 5
| 5
| 41
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 50
| 35
| 296.1
| 51
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 342
| 187
| 1648.2
| 577
| 25
| 24
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 69
| 59
| 527.2
| 145
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 100
| 93
| 824.2
| 153
| 4
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1950).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Milt Bolling and Russ Kemmerer to Washington Senators in exchange for Bob Chakales and Dean Stone (April 29, 1957).
- Selected by Los Angeles Angels from Minnesota Twins in the expansion draft (December 14, 1960).
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