Faye Throneberry

Who was Faye Throneberry?

Maynard Faye Throneberry was an American professional baseball player. A native of Fisherville, Tennessee, he was a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators and Los Angeles Angels. Throneberry batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was the older brother of Marv Throneberry.

In an eight-season career, Throneberry posted a .236 batting average with 29 home runs, 137 RBI, 152 runs, 48 doubles, 12 triples, and 23 stolen base in 521 games.

After retiring from baseball, Throneberry became a successful professional trainer of bird dogs. He handled Miller's Miss Knight, a pointer, to victory in the 1973 National Bird Dog Field Trial Championship. He died at age 67 in Memphis, Tennessee.