Fred Treacey
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Frederick S. Treacey
- Bats Unknown, Throws Unknown
- Weight 145 lb.
- Debut May 16, 1871
- Born 1847 in Brooklyn, NY USA
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Fred Treacey played baseball prior to the first professional league, then played in the first pro league (the National Association), and then played one year in the new National League.
He was with the amateur Chicago White Stockings before the National Association started, and then in 1871 was with the 1871 White Stockings. He is remembered for being one of the players who tied for the league home run lead with four.
His brother Pete Treacey joined him briefly on the 1876 New York Mutuals.
Fred, an outfielder, had his best year in 1871. After that, his hitting was below average, and he moved around among various teams, never playing more than one year in a row for the same team - although he did play for three different teams in Philadelphia, and played twice for the Chicago White Stockings and the Philadelphia Whites.
He was center fielder for the Eckfords in 1869, and the book When Johnny Came Sliding Home says he was elected a member of the Atlantics but jumped to Chicago.
