From SABR Encyclopedia
Thadford Leon Treadway
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Bat/Throw:
| L/R
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Height:
| 5' 10"
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Weight:
| 175
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Born:
| 1920-4-28 at Athalone, NC (US)
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Died:
| 1994-5-26 at Atlanta, GA (US)
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Interred:
| Arlington Memorial Park in Sandy Springs, GA (US)
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Statistics: | Retrosheet
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Red Treadway was a professional player and manager.
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Profile
Personal
- Was residing in Wilson, North Carolina in 1949 and in Atlantic Beach, Florida in 1955.
- Self-identified as being of Scottish and Irish ancestry in 1949, and of Scottish-English ancestry in 1955.
- Listed fishing and checkers among his hobbies in 1949, and fishing in 1955.
- Married with one daughter in 1955.
- Ambition in 1955 was to help to develop future major league players.
- Replacing Joe Medwick in the lineup for the New York Giants and hitting a homer and two singles to help beat the Philadelphia Phillies was his biggest thrill in baseball.
Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Marion High School (North Carolina) in 1939 and played baseball, football and basketball.
- Attended Atlantic Christian College for two years and played baseball and basketball and led the North State Conference in hitting two years.
Outside of baseball
- Worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture during the off-season as of 1955.
Achievements
Additional career engagements
- Manager of Fitzgerald in the 1954 Georgia State League, per 1955 Pioneer League Index.
Contract signing
- Was signed to his first contract by Claude Dietrich of the Atlanta Crackers.
Sources
- 1949 California League Gold Book.
- 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).