Buck Pressly
Buck Pressly | |
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First baseman / Manager | |
Born: William Lowry Pressly (1886-12-02)December 2, 1886 Due West, South Carolina, US | |
Died: September 27, 1954(1954-09-27) (aged 67) Due West, South Carolina, US | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
William Lowry "Buck" Pressly[a][b] (December 2, 1886 – September 27, 1954) was an American professional baseball first baseman and manager, and also a physician.
Biography
Pressly was born in Due West, South Carolina, in 1886 and died there in 1954. His father, John Lowry Pressly (1857–1933), was a professor of Greek and Latin at Erskine College. Buck Pressly attended Erskine College and Emory College.[1] He is an inductee of the Erskine College Hall of Fame.[2]
Baseball career
Pressly played in minor league baseball from 1908 to 1914, in 1916 and for one game in 1922.[3] Primarily a first baseman, he spent most of his playing career with the Roanoke Tigers and also suited up for the Norfolk Tars and Greenville Spinners.[4] In 1910, he had a 1.000 fielding percentage for the Tigers, and in his lone 1922 game, he collected one hit in one at bat, for a 1.000 batting average.[3]
Pressly also served as manager of several teams. He initially managed the Tigers in 1912 and 1913 and then the Tars for a couple years, winning pennants in 1912 and 1914. Following 1914, he left baseball to become a doctor, but later returned to the sport.[1] He assumed the role of Greenville Spinners manager in late 1921.[5] Pressly later served as president of the Carolina League.[6] He also was the head coach of the Erskine College baseball team.[7]
Medical career
Pressly became a well-known family doctor. He was named the 1948 family doctor of the year by earning the General Practitioner Award from the American Medical Association.[1] He also served as President of the South Carolina Medical Association.[8]
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References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)