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{{Short description|American baseball player (1938–2008)}}
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|name=Tom Tresh (Antos
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|caption=Tresh, circa 1962–68
|position=[[Left fielder]] / [[Shortstop]]
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|birth_date={{Birth date|1938|9|20}}
|birthdate={{birth date and age|1937|9|20}}<BR>[[Detroit, Michigan]] Cousin of Dave Antos
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|death_place=[[Venice, Florida]], U.S.
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|finaldate=[[September 29]]
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|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
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* [[New York Yankees]] ({{by|1961}}-{{by|1969}})
* [[New York Yankees]] ({{mlby|1961}}–{{mlby|1969}})
* [[Detroit Tigers]] ({{by|1969}})
* [[Detroit Tigers]] ({{mlby|1969}})
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* 2x [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] selection (1962, 1963)
* 3× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)|1962]]–[[1963 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1963]])
* [[World Series]] champion ([[1962 World Series|1962]])
* [[World Series]] champion ({{wsy|1962}})
* [[Gold Glove Award]] winner (1965)
* [[AL Rookie of the Year]] (1962)
* [[Gold Glove Award]] (1965)
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'''Thomas Michael Tresh''' (born [[September 20]], [[1937]], in [[Detroit, Michigan]]) is a former [[Major League Baseball]] [[infielder]] and [[outfielder]] who played for the [[New York Yankees]] (1961-69) and [[Detroit Tigers]] (1969). Tresh was a [[switch-hitter]] and threw right-handed. He is the son of [[MLB All-Star Game|All-Star]] [[catcher]] [[Mike Tresh]].
'''Thomas Michael Tresh''' (September 20, 1938 – October 15, 2008)<ref name=NYT-obit>{{cite news|last1=Goldstein|first1=Richard|title=Tom Tresh, a Two-Time Yankees All-Star, Dies at 70|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/sports/baseball/17tresh.html?|access-date= March 3, 2016|work=[[New York Times]]|date=October 16, 2008|page=A22}}</ref> was an American [[professional baseball]] [[infielder]] and [[outfielder]] who played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) for the [[New York Yankees]] ({{by|1961}}–{{by|1969}}) and [[Detroit Tigers]] ({{by|1969}}). Tresh was a [[switch-hitter]] and threw right-handed. He was the son of the MLB [[catcher]] [[Mike Tresh]].<ref name=bref>{{cite web|title=Tom Tresh|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/treshto01.shtml|website=baseballreference.com|publisher=Baseball Reference|access-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref>


==Career==
==Biography==
Born in [[Detroit, Michigan]], Tresh graduated from [[Allen Park High School]]. He then attended Central Michigan University.
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Tresh started his career with the Yankees as a [[shortstop]] when [[Tony Kubek]] was in [[military service]]. In {{by|1962}} he won both the [[MLB Rookie of the Year award|MLB Rookie of the Year]] and [[The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award|''The Sporting News'' Rookie of the Year]] awards, after hitting .286 (the highest mark of his career) with 20 [[home run]]s and 93 [[run batted in|RBI]] in 157 [[games played|games]]. When Kubek returned during the 1962 season, Tresh was moved to [[left fielder|left field]]. At various times with the Yankees, Tresh played shortstop, outfield, and third base.
While Tresh played a majority of his games in the outfield, he opened the {{mlby|1962}} season for the Yankees at shortstop, filling in for [[Tony Kubek]], who was performing [[military service]]. Not until [[Derek Jeter]] in {{mlby|1996}} would another Yankee rookie shortstop start on Opening Day. <ref name=sun>{{cite news|title=CMU baseball legend Tresh dies|url=http://www.themorningsun.com/20081016/cmu-baseball-legend-tresh-dies|access-date=3 March 2016|work=Morning Sun|date=October 16, 2008}}</ref> He also played third base, with most of his games at third being played during the {{mlby|1966}} season.


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Tresh won both the [[MLB Rookie of the Year award|MLB Rookie of the Year]] and [[Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award|''The Sporting News'' Rookie of the Year]] awards in 1962, hitting .286, his career best, with 20 [[home run]]s and 93 [[runs batted in]] in 157 games. When Kubek returned during the 1962 season, Tresh was moved to [[left fielder|left field]]. In Game 5 of the [[1962 World Series]], he broke a 2–2 tie with a three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning off San Francisco's [[Jack Sanford]], leading to a 5–3 Yankee win and a 3–2 series lead.<ref name=NYT-obit /><ref name=bref /><ref name=sun />
On [[Opening Day]] of that 1962 season, Tresh was in the Yankees' lineup at shortstop. Not until [[Derek Jeter]] in {{by|1996}} would another Yankee rookie shortstop gain such an honor.


[[File:Tom Tresh 1962.png|thumb|left|180px|Tresh in 1962]]
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Tresh hit 114 [[home run]]s from 1962-66, with a career-high 27 in 1966, and made the [[Baseball All-Star Game|American League All-Star]] team in 1962-63. A [[Gold Glove Award|Gold Glove]] winner in 1965, he also homered from [[home plate|each side of the plate]] in three times, including a doubleheader in that season when he hit four home runs, three of them in the second game. After nine years in New York, he was sent to Detroit in the 1969 midseason. Tresh was born and grew up in Detroit, making him a home-town favorite. However, he retired a year later after being released by the Tigers.
After seven full seasons in New York, the Yankees traded Tresh to the [[Detroit Tigers]] during the {{mlby|1969}} season for outfielder [[Ron Woods]]. He was released by Detroit prior to the 1970 season, at age 31.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/T/Ptrest101.htm|title=Tom Tresh|work=Retrosheet |access-date=December 19, 2010}}</ref>
In a nine-season career, Tresh was a .245 hitter with 153 home runs and 530 RBI in 1192 games.


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Tresh hit 114 [[home run]]s from 1962 to 1966, with a career-high 27 in 1966, and he made the [[Baseball All-Star Game|American League All-Star]] team in 1962 and 1963. A [[Gold Glove Award|Gold Glove]] winner in 1965, he also homered from [[home plate|each side of the plate]] in three games, including a doubleheader in that season in which he hit four home runs, three of them in the second game. In a nine-season career, Tresh was a .245 hitter with 153 home runs and 530 RBI in 1,192 games.<ref name=bref />
Following his playing career, Tresh helped to invent the [http://www.onlinesports.com/pages/I,MW-HWTTSRP.html ''Slide-Rite''], a training tool to teach [[slide (baseball)|sliding]] and diving skills for [[baseball]], [[softball]], [[American football|football]] and [[soccer]]. He currently resides in [[Florida]], with his wife, Sandi.

Following his playing career, Tresh returned to his alma mater, [[Central Michigan University|Central Michigan]], where he worked as an assistant placement director for many years. He helped to invent the Slide-Rite, a training tool to teach [[Slide (baseball)|sliding]] and diving skills for [[baseball]], [[softball]], [[American football|football]] and [[soccer]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Farewell, Tom Tresh|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/69628-farewell-tom-tresh|website=bleacherreport.com|publisher=Bleacher Report|access-date=3 March 2016}}</ref>

Tresh died of a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] at his [[Venice, Florida]], home on October 15, 2008.<ref name=NYT-obit /><ref name=sun />
[[File:Tom Tresh's career batting averages.png|thumb|Tresh's batting average declined precipitously during his career.]]


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[List of second-generation Major League Baseball players]]
*[[Top 500 home run hitters of all time]]

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*[[List of second generation Major League Baseball players|List of second generation MLB players]]
==References==
* [[Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game]]
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==External links==
==External links==
{{baseballstats|br=t/treshto01|brm=tresh-001tho}}
*[http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/T/Tresh_Tom.stm Baseball Library]
*[http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/treshto01.shtml Baseball Reference]
*[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Ptrest101.htm Retrosheet]
*[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Ptrest101.htm Retrosheet]


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Latest revision as of 23:57, 30 December 2024

Tom Tresh
Tresh, circa 1962–68
Left fielder / Shortstop
Born: (1938-09-20)September 20, 1938
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died: October 15, 2008(2008-10-15) (aged 70)
Venice, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Switch
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 3, 1961, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1969, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Batting average.245
Home runs153
Runs batted in530
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Thomas Michael Tresh (September 20, 1938 – October 15, 2008)[1] was an American professional baseball infielder and outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1961–1969) and Detroit Tigers (1969). Tresh was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He was the son of the MLB catcher Mike Tresh.[2]

Biography

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Born in Detroit, Michigan, Tresh graduated from Allen Park High School. He then attended Central Michigan University. While Tresh played a majority of his games in the outfield, he opened the 1962 season for the Yankees at shortstop, filling in for Tony Kubek, who was performing military service. Not until Derek Jeter in 1996 would another Yankee rookie shortstop start on Opening Day. [3] He also played third base, with most of his games at third being played during the 1966 season.

Tresh won both the MLB Rookie of the Year and The Sporting News Rookie of the Year awards in 1962, hitting .286, his career best, with 20 home runs and 93 runs batted in in 157 games. When Kubek returned during the 1962 season, Tresh was moved to left field. In Game 5 of the 1962 World Series, he broke a 2–2 tie with a three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning off San Francisco's Jack Sanford, leading to a 5–3 Yankee win and a 3–2 series lead.[1][2][3]

Tresh in 1962

After seven full seasons in New York, the Yankees traded Tresh to the Detroit Tigers during the 1969 season for outfielder Ron Woods. He was released by Detroit prior to the 1970 season, at age 31.[4]

Tresh hit 114 home runs from 1962 to 1966, with a career-high 27 in 1966, and he made the American League All-Star team in 1962 and 1963. A Gold Glove winner in 1965, he also homered from each side of the plate in three games, including a doubleheader in that season in which he hit four home runs, three of them in the second game. In a nine-season career, Tresh was a .245 hitter with 153 home runs and 530 RBI in 1,192 games.[2]

Following his playing career, Tresh returned to his alma mater, Central Michigan, where he worked as an assistant placement director for many years. He helped to invent the Slide-Rite, a training tool to teach sliding and diving skills for baseball, softball, football and soccer.[5]

Tresh died of a heart attack at his Venice, Florida, home on October 15, 2008.[1][3]

Tresh's batting average declined precipitously during his career.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Goldstein, Richard (October 16, 2008). "Tom Tresh, a Two-Time Yankees All-Star, Dies at 70". New York Times. p. A22. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Tom Tresh". baseballreference.com. Baseball Reference. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "CMU baseball legend Tresh dies". Morning Sun. October 16, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  4. ^ "Tom Tresh". Retrosheet. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
  5. ^ "Farewell, Tom Tresh". bleacherreport.com. Bleacher Report. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
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