Today's Birthday: Faye Throneberry (Scranton Miners/Red Sox)

Credits: Topps Co. via Trading Card Database

Former Eastern League prospect Faye Throneberry was born on this date in 1931. He played for the Scranton Miners (1950) & Red Sox (1951).

Throneberry played in the majors during 8 seasons with the Boston Red Sox (1952, '55-'57), Washington Senators (1957-60) and Los Angeles Angels (1961).

The brother of Marv Throneberry, Faye died on April 26, 1999 at the age of 67.

Source: Baseball Reference

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