"The 1966 season is one Tom Tresh would just as soon forget - and the sooner the better. He never really got untracked after a poor start, suffered the worst slump of his career and labored through a campaign that saw him bat .233 while poling 27 homers and driving in 68 runs.
Some people blamed Tom's poor year on his move to third base in the spring, but even after he was restored to left field, he continued to swing a lethargic bat. It just wasn't like him. This was the fellow who paced the Yankees in 1965 with a .279 batting mark, 26 homers and 74 RBIs, and won a Gold Glove for his play in left field. At 28, he's capable of doing it again."
-Jack Zanger, Major League Baseball 1967
"Despite a spring training knee injury that set him back, Tom Tresh is hoping to make 1967 his biggest year in the majors. Last season was somewhat frustrating for the popular switch-hitting son of the late Mike Tresh, longtime White Sox and Indian catcher.
Though Tom set a personal high with 27 home runs, he established a personal low mark with a .233 batting average. A fine outfielder, he was moved to third base in the emergency that developed when Tony Kubek retired and Ruben Amaro was injured. Tresh played 64 games at the hot corner, then moved back to left field during the last half of the season ... and his average and homers increased.
Tommy came up in 1962, promptly won the Jim Dawson Award and the Longines watch as the top rookie in spring training and went on to be named American League Rookie of the Year. That was his best year to date, but Tommy is sure that many more bright days are ahead."
-The New York Yankees Official 1967 Yearbook
"In 1966, Tom Tresh set a personal high mark of 27 home runs, though his .233 batting average was his lowest in his five major league seasons. An injury to his right knee early in spring training this year set the personable outfielder back in his training and he was off to a slow start this year. But Tom is an established star and is sure he will bounce back with many good seasons.
The son of the late White Sox catcher Mike Tresh, Tommy hopes he will contribute to a last half drive by the Yankees this season. A fine outfielder, Tom moved to third base last year in the infield emergency that developed following Tony Kubek's retirement and Ruben Amaro's injury. Tom played 64 games at the hot corner, then moved back to left field for the last half of the season, and his batting average and homer pace increased.
Tommy came up in 1962, promptly won the James P. Dawson Memorial Award (a Longines watch) as the top rookie in spring training and went on to be named American League Rookie of the Year. He won All-Star nomination that year at shortstop and was an All-Star outfielder the following season."
-The New York Yankees Official 1967 Yearbook
MY GREATEST THRILL
"There is no question about my most memorable day in baseball. It was the day (October 10, 1962) at Yankee Stadium when I homered in the eighth inning to give us a 5-3 win over the San Francisco Giants in the fifth game of the World Series and my Dad was in the stands. This was my rookie year and my first Series.
My Dad, Mike, had caught in the majors for 12 years without being on a pennant winner. I really don't know which one of us was happier that day."
-Tom Tresh, The New York Yankees Official 1967 Yearbook
Son of former major league catcher Mike Tresh.
Signed by Yankee organization on January 14, 1958.
Named Rookie of the Year in International League, 1961.
Winner of the James P. Dawson Award as the outstanding Yankee rookie in spring training, 1962.
Named American League Rookie of the Year, 1962.
Hit homers left-handed and right-handed in the same game, 1963.
Led Yankees in runs scored (91) and doubles (28), 1963.
Hit homers left-handed and right-handed in the same game, 1964.
Led Yankees in stolen bases- 13 steals in 13 attempts, 1964.
Hit three home runs in one game against White Sox, June 6, 1965 (second game).
Hit homers left-handed and right-handed in the same game, 1965.
Led Yankees in runs (94), hits (168), doubles (29), home runs (26), RBIs (74) and hitting (.279), 1965.
Attends Central Michigan University during off-season.
-1967 New York Yankees Press-TV-Radio Guide
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