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Frank Truesdale

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Frank Truesdale
Truesdale in 1914
Second baseman
Born: (1884-03-31)March 31, 1884
St. Louis, Missouri
Died: August 27, 1943(1943-08-27) (aged 59)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Batted: Both
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 27, 1910, for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
July 30, 1918, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average.220
Home runs1
Runs batted in40
Teams

Frank Day Truesdale (March 31, 1884 – August 27, 1943) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1910 through 1918 for the St. Louis Browns (1910–1911), New York Yankees (1914) and Boston Red Sox (1918). Listed at 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m), 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.