Faye Throneberry

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: June 22, 1931 in Fisherville, TN us

Died: April 26, 1999 in Memphis, TN

Buried: First Baptist Church Cemetery, Fisherville, TN

High School: Collierville HS (Collierville, TN)

Debut: April 15, 1952 (Age 20-298d, 10,876th in major league history)
vs. WSH 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 19, 1961 (Age 30-027d)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Maynard Faye Throneberry

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Relatives: Brother of Marv Throneberry

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-3.8

1302

307

.236

152

RBI

137

OBP

.307

SLG

.358

OPS

.665

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1950	19	BOS-min	A	79	285	285		75	10	3	5						.263	.263	.372	.635		106							SCR · EL
1951	20	BOS-min	A	122	448	448		136	26	10	13						.304	.304	.493	.797		221							SCR · EL
1952	21	BOS-min	AAA	13	62	56	9	15	3	1	4	5	2		5	11	.268	.339	.571	.910		32	0	1	0				LOU · AA
1952	21	BOS	AL	98	344	310	38	80	11	3	5	23	16	7	33	67	.258	.331	.361	.693	87	112	1	1	0		2	9H7/8
1953			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1954			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1955	24	BOS	AL	60	161	144	20	37	7	3	6	27	0	0	14	31	.257	.323	.472	.795	105	68	2	1	0	2	1	7H/9
1956	25	BOS	AL	24	54	50	6	11	2	0	1	3	0	0	3	16	.220	.264	.320	.584	47	16	1	0	1	0	0	H/798
1957	26	TOT	AL	69	216	196	21	36	8	2	2	12	0	1	17	38	.184	.251	.276	.527	46	54	3	1	1	1	0	87H/9
1957	26	BOS	AL	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/H
1957	26	WSH	AL	68	215	195	21	36	8	2	2	12	0	1	17	37	.185	.252	.277	.529	46	54	3	1	1	1	0	87H/9
1958	27	BOS-min	AAA	29	130	107	23	34	4	4	6	23	1		22	16	.318	.431	.598	1.029		64		0	0	1	7		MNE · AA
1958	27	WSH	AL	44	94	87	12	16	1	1	4	7	0	1	4	28	.184	.245	.356	.601	65	31	0	3	0	0	0	H8/97
1959	28	WSH	AL	117	367	327	36	82	11	2	10	42	6	4	33	61	.251	.322	.388	.710	95	127	4	3	0	4	3	9H7/8
1960	29	WSH	AL	85	180	157	18	39	7	1	1	23	1	1	18	33	.248	.326	.325	.651	76	51	3	1	2	2	3	H97/8
1961	30	LAA-min	AAA	32	132	109	15	25	5	1	3	17	0		17	15	.229	.328	.376	.704		41		1	1	4	2		DFW · AA
1961	30	LAA	AL	24	37	31	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	10	.194	.306	.226	.531	40	7	1	0	1	0	0	H/79
1962	31	PHI-LAA-SFG-min	AAA	135	88	80	14	19	5	1	2	6	0		7	15	.238	.299	.400	.699		32		0	1	0	0		DFW,HAW,TAC · AA,PCL
1963	32	SFG-min	AAA	4	9	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	.167	.444	.167	.611		1		0	0	0			TAC · PCL
8 Yrs				521	1453	1302	152	307	48	12	29	137	23	14	127	284	.236	.307	.358	.665	79	466	15	10	5	9	9
162 Game Avg.				162	452	405	47	95	15	4	9	43	7	4	39	88	.236	.307	.358	.665	79	145	5	3	2		3

WSH (4 yrs)				314	856	766	87	173	27	6	17	84	7	7	72	159	.226	.297	.343	.640	75	263	10	8	3	7	6
BOS (4 yrs)				183	560	505	64	128	20	6	12	53	16	7	50	115	.253	.322	.388	.710	88	196	4	2	1	2	3
LAA (1 yr)				24	37	31	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	10	.194	.306	.226	.531	40	7	1	0	1	0	0

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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