Faye Throneberry

Maynard Faye Throneberry

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: June 22, 1931 in Fisherville, TN
High School: Collierville (Collierville, TN)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1952
Teams (by GP): Senators/RedSox/Angels 1952-1961
Final Game: July 19, 1961
Died: April 26, 1999 in Memphis, TN
Buried: First Baptist Church Cemetery, Fisherville, TN
Relatives: Brother of Marv Throneberry
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1952 BOS AL 21 OF 86 157 141 9 7 5 .955 1.74 .980 2.18 11-4-71
1955 BOS AL 24 OF 34 31 280.2 75 69 3 3 0 .960 2.8 12.0 1.8 4.1 -2.3 1 2.31 2.12 .983 2.40 2.08 32-0-3
1955 BOS AL 24 LF 32 28 260.2 68 62 3 3 0 .956 3.1 14.3 2.1 4.1 -2.0 1 2.24 2.03 .981 2.26 1.78
1955 BOS AL 24 RF 3 3 20.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -18.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 1.80 1.33 .975 2.07 1.73
1956 BOS AL 25 OF 13 8 86.1 22 20 0 2 0 .909 -0.1 -1.4 0.9 -1.0 2.0 -1 2.08 1.54 .982 2.34 2.04 8-2-3
1956 BOS AL 25 LF 7 4 36.1 9 6 0 3 0 .667 -1.9 -62.8 -0.9 -0.9 0.0 -1 1.49 0.86 .989 2.11 1.69
1956 BOS AL 25 RF 4 4 37.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.1 35.7 1.1 -0.1 1.2 0 2.43 2.50 .970 2.09 1.80
1956 BOS AL 25 CF 2 0 13.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 64.6 0.7 0.0 0.8 0 3.46 2.50 .980 2.77 2.50
1957 WSH AL 26 OF 58 51 454.1 120 116 2 2 0 .983 -9.4 -24.8 -7.4 -2.2 -5.2 -2 2.34 2.03 .980 2.24 1.97 14-48-2
1957 WSH AL 26 CF 48 44 380.1 105 103 1 1 0 .990 -7.7 -24.3 -5.7 -1.2 -4.5 -2 2.46 2.17 .983 2.72 2.40
1957 WSH AL 26 LF 14 7 68.0 11 10 0 1 0 .909 -1.9 -33.5 -1.9 -1.1 -0.8 0 1.32 0.71 .982 2.10 1.70
1957 WSH AL 26 RF 2 0 6.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 40.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0 4.50 1.50 .967 1.95 1.70
1958 WSH AL 27 OF 26 18 173.1 36 35 1 0 0 1.000 -4.2 -29.1 -4.2 -2.5 -1.6 0 1.87 1.38 .981 2.27 1.94 5-13-8
1958 WSH AL 27 CF 13 10 99.1 29 28 1 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -14.5 -1.2 -0.6 -0.5 0 2.63 2.23 .986 2.68 2.29
1958 WSH AL 27 RF 8 7 59.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -2.9 -59.0 -2.9 -1.8 -1.1 0 0.76 0.63 .980 1.98 1.69
1958 WSH AL 27 LF 5 1 15.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -8.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 1.20 0.40 1.000 2.10 1.62
1959 WSH AL 28 OF 86 83 726.1 150 136 7 7 2 .953 -8.8 -14.5 -2.8 -2.4 -0.4 -6 1.77 1.66 .981 2.22 1.96 16-1-71
1959 WSH AL 28 RF 71 69 620.0 127 117 3 7 1 .945 -8.5 -16.5 -2.5 -2.2 -0.3 -6 1.74 1.69 .976 1.89 1.64
1959 WSH AL 28 LF 16 14 104.1 25 21 4 0 1 1.000 -0.3 -3.5 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0 2.16 1.56 .980 2.06 1.68
1959 WSH AL 28 CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.40
1960 WSH AL 29 OF 34 30 253.2 57 52 2 3 0 .947 -2.1 -9.9 -1.1 -1.5 0.2 -1 1.92 1.59 .982 2.25 1.95 12-7-17
1960 WSH AL 29 RF 17 15 121.2 25 23 0 2 0 .920 -1.8 -17.8 -0.8 -0.8 -0.1 -1 1.70 1.35 .976 1.95 1.68
1960 WSH AL 29 LF 12 10 86.0 17 16 0 1 0 .941 -1.9 -26.5 -0.9 -0.7 -0.3 -1 1.67 1.33 .982 2.13 1.67
1960 WSH AL 29 CF 7 5 46.0 16 14 2 0 0 1.000 1.6 41.7 0.6 0.0 0.6 1 3.13 2.29 .988 2.66 2.30
1961 LAA AL 30 OF 5 5 41.0 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -5.9 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 0 1.98 1.80 .978 2.24 1.98 3-0-2
1961 LAA AL 30 LF 3 3 23.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -20.9 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0 0.78 0.67 .950 2.00 1.63
1961 LAA AL 30 RF 2 2 18.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 13.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 3.00 3.00 .983 2.05 1.75
8 Seasons OF 342 226 2015.2 626 577 25 24 7 .962 -22.0 -13.1 -13.0 -5.3 -7.7 -9 2.69 1.76 .981 2.26 2.03 190-146-284
7 Seasons (incomplete) RF 107 100 881.2 180 167 4 9 1 .950 -12.0 -16.3 -5.0 -4.6 -0.5 -7 1.75 1.60 .976 1.92 1.66
7 Seasons (incomplete) LF 89 67 593.1 134 119 7 8 1 .940 -3.4 -6.9 -2.4 1.1 -3.6 -1 1.91 1.42 .981 2.17 1.71
5 Seasons (incomplete) CF 71 59 540.2 155 150 4 1 0 .994 -6.6 -14.6 -5.6 -1.8 -3.6 -1 2.56 2.17 .984 2.71 2.37
8 Seasons TOT 342 226 2015.2 626 577 25 24 7 .962 -22.0 -13.1 -13.0 -5.3 -7.7 -9 2.69 1.76 .942 2.26 2.03 190-146-284
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1952 BOS AL 21 97 74 97 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4 70 85 0 15 3
1955 BOS AL 24 60 31 60 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 3 34 0 28 0
1956 BOS AL 25 24 8 24 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 4 13 0 12 1
1957 WSH AL 26 68 51 68 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 48 2 58 0 11 2
1957 BOS AL 26 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1958 WSH AL 27 44 18 44 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 13 8 26 0 18 2
1959 WSH AL 28 117 83 117 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1 71 86 0 31 0
1960 WSH AL 29 85 30 85 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 7 17 34 0 54 0
1961 LAA AL 30 24 5 24 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 5 0 19 0
8 Seasons 520 300 520 341 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 75 177 341 0 189 8
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1920 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1952 BOS AL 21 7 0 6 1 1 19 11 1 2 3 25 12 1 15 2 1 6 1 0 6 0 3 13 11 0 65 26 40.0% 34 5 7.7% 14 2334 58% 81% 28% 236 57%
1955 BOS AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 91 77% 77% 29% 9 44%
1956 BOS AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 157 65% 82% 29% 11 91%
1957 WSH AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 2 66.7% 1 0 0.0% 0 35 63% 86% 31% 5 60%
1958 WSH AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 42.9% 4 0 0.0% 0 268 70% 84% 27% 21 24%
1959 WSH AL 28 7 0 7 0 2 4 1 1 0 1 15 1 0 22 3 0 6 1 0 7 0 0 5 5 0 55 10 18.2% 45 0 0.0% 4 2688 65% 82% 26% 237 51%
1960 WSH AL 29 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 2 25.0% 6 0 0.0% 0 517 67% 78% 26% 43 53%
1961 LAA AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 1 75 65% 80% 25% 12 50%
8 Seasons 16 0 15 1 3 24 12 3 2 4 46 16 1 43 5 1 17 5 0 15 0 3 24 20 0 145 46 31.7% 94 5 3.4% 19 6165 63% 81% 27% 574 53%
MLB Averages 43.3% 3.3% 63% 81% 30% 55%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1952 BOS AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 7 0 6 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 5 5 0 21 14 66.7% 6 1 4.8% 0 372 64% 82% 25% 40 33%
1955 BOS AL 24 3 0 3 0 2 3 0 1 1 1 10 7 1 11 3 1 9 7 0 2 1 0 4 4 0 36 22 61.1% 12 2 5.6% 1 1137 68% 77% 28% 143 45%
1956 BOS AL 25 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 2 66.7% 1 0 0.0% 0 166 65% 83% 27% 14 43%
1957 WSH AL 26 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 7 1 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 16 9 56.3% 7 0 0.0% 0 297 64% 81% 29% 31 32%
1958 WSH AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 65% 85% 37% 5 40%
1959 WSH AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 3 0 0 4 2 0 3 1 1 4 4 0 16 9 56.3% 6 1 6.3% 3 458 65% 80% 27% 48 48%
1960 WSH AL 29 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 42.9% 4 0 0.0% 0 369 59% 82% 24% 36 44%
1961 LAA AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 99 68% 72% 18% 6 33%
8 Seasons 8 0 8 0 3 8 0 3 1 4 27 21 1 30 5 1 19 15 0 8 2 2 16 16 0 100 59 59.0% 37 4 4.0% 4 2958 65% 80% 27% 323 42%
MLB Averages 56.4% 2.3% 63% 81% 30% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1952 BOS AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 20.0% 4 0 0.0% 0 137 69% 85% 24% 11 55%
1956 BOS AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 50 62% 92% 42% 6 83%
1957 WSH AL 26 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 20 9 0 24 2 0 7 2 0 4 0 0 9 9 0 64 22 34.4% 42 0 0.0% 1 1658 69% 82% 27% 214 49%
1958 WSH AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 7 3 0 6 1 0 7 3 0 1 0 0 5 4 0 26 11 42.3% 15 0 0.0% 1 445 51% 81% 26% 69 42%
1959 WSH AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 25% 63% 38% 0
1960 WSH AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 4 0 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 15 8 53.3% 7 0 0.0% 2 200 55% 79% 23% 35 43%
6 Seasons 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 36 17 0 38 4 0 15 6 0 6 0 0 16 15 0 111 42 37.8% 69 0 0.0% 4 2498 64% 82% 27% 335 47%
MLB Averages 42.8% 2.2% 63% 81% 30% 57%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1920 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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