Frank Trechock Explained

Frank Trechock
Position:Shortstop
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:24 December 1915
Birth Place:Windber, Pennsylvania
Death Place:Minneapolis, Minnesota
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 19
Debutyear:1937
Debutteam:Washington Senators
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 19
Finalyear:1937
Finalteam:Washington Senators
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Games played
Stat1value:1
Stat2label:At bats
Stat2value:4
Stat3label:Hits
Stat3value:2
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Frank Adam Trechock (December 24, 1915 – January 16, 1989) was an American professional baseball player who appeared in one game in Major League Baseball as a shortstop for the Washington Senators on September 19, 1937.[1] Trechock's nine-year playing career began before World War II, and was interrupted by two years of service (and) in the United States Army.[2]

Biography

Trechock was a native of Windber, Pennsylvania, who batted and threw right-handed, stood 5feet tall and weighed . The season was Trechock's first in pro ball. After batting .338 with 19 home runs and 84 runs batted in in 96 games in the Class D Eastern Shore League, he was called to Washington in September and inserted into the Senator lineup at Griffith Stadium on Sunday afternoon, the 19th. Trechock singled twice in four at bats, participated in two double plays and committed two errors in the field. Both of his safeties came against Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Ted Lyons of the Chicago White Sox.[3]

His one day in the majors resulted in a .500 career batting average and a .750 fielding percentage. After 1939, the remainder of his career was spent at the highest level of minor league baseball. He retired after the 1951 campaign and died in Minneapolis, Minnesota on January 16, 1989, aged 73. He was buried in Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/trechfr01.shtml "Frank Trechock Statistics and History"
  2. https://www.baseballinwartime.com/those_who_served/those_who_served.htm "Those Who Served"
  3. https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1937/B09191WS11937.htm "Washington Senators 5, Chicago White Sox 4"