Frank Edward "Buck" Thrasher (August 6, 1889 – June 12, 1938) was a right fielder in Major League Baseball. He played two seasons for the

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and also played nine seasons in the minor leagues. Thrasher was 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighed 182 pounds."Buck Thrasher Statistics and History"
baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2011.

Baseball career

Thrasher started his professional baseball career in 1911. In his first season, he batted .351 for the Appalachian League's Cleveland Counts."Buck Thrasher Minor League Statistics & History"
baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2011. The following year, he batted .340 and led the Appalachian League in

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(126) and total bases (163). Thrasher then moved to the Virginia League's Norfolk Tars in 1914. 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)."1915 Virginia League Batting Leaders"
baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2011. 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. 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. That was his last full season as a player. Thrasher had two short stints with the Virginia League's Wilson Bugs in the 1920s and was a

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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.

Personal life

Thrasher was born in

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, in 1889, to Isaac W. Thrasher and Louise Murry. He was married to the former Grace Phillips."Buck Thrasher Death Certificate"
. thedeadballera.com. Retrieved October 11, 2011. Thrasher died of coronary thrombosis in 1938 and was buried in Fort Hill Cemetery in

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