Frank Truesdale | |
Position: | Second baseman |
Bats: | Both |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 31 March 1884 |
Birth Place: | St. Louis, Missouri |
Death Place: | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 27 |
Debutyear: | 1910 |
Debutteam: | St. Louis Browns |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | July 30 |
Finalyear: | 1918 |
Finalteam: | Boston Red Sox |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .220 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 1 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 40 |
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Frank Day Truesdale (March 31, 1884 – August 27, 1943) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball who played from through for the St. Louis Browns (1910–1911), New York Yankees (1914) and Boston Red Sox (1918). Listed at 5inchesft8inchesin (ftin), 145 lb., Truesdale was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri.
In a four-season career, Truesdale was a .220 hitter (147-for-668) with one home run and 40 RBI in 216 games, including 68 runs, 12 doubles, two triples, 41 stolen bases, and a .318 on-base percentage.
He was a member of the 1918 American League champion Red Sox, although he did not play in the World Series.
Truesdale died at the age of 59 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.