Art Fletcher
| Art Fletcher | |
|---|---|
Los Angeles California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 15, 1909, for the New York Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 16, 1922, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .277 |
| Home runs | 32 |
| Runs batted in | 676 |
| Managerial record | 237–383 |
| Winning % | .382 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As manager As coach | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Arthur Fletcher (January 5, 1885 – February 6, 1950) was an American
Career
Born in Collinsville, Illinois, he batted and threw right-handed, stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg).
Fletcher came to the Giants in
In 1923 he replaced Kaiser Wilhelm as manager of the seventh-place Phillies and led the club through four losing seasons, bookended by last-place finishes in 1923 and 1926. In October 1926, he was replaced by Stuffy McInnis.
Fletcher then began a 19-year tenure (1927–1945) as a coach for the Yankees, where, beginning with the legendary 1927 team, he would participate on ten American League pennant winners and nine World Series champions. On a tragic note, he served as the acting manager of Yankees for the last 11 games of the 1929 season when Huggins, 50, was fatally stricken with erysipelas and pyaemia. Fletcher won six of those 11 games, to compile a career major league managing record of 237–383 (.382).
Managerial record
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| PHI | 1923 | 154 | 50 | 104 | .325 | 8th in NL | – | – | – | – |
| PHI | 1924 | 151 | 55 | 96 | .364 | 7th in NL | – | – | – | – |
| PHI | 1925 | 153 | 68 | 85 | .444 | 6th in NL | – | – | – | – |
| PHI | 1926 | 151 | 58 | 93 | .384 | 8th in NL | – | – | – | – |
| PHI total | 609 | 231 | 378 | .379 | 0 | 0 | – | |||
| NYY | 1929 | 11 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2nd in AL | – | – | – | – |
| NYY total | 11 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 0 | 0 | – | |||
| Total | 620 | 237 | 383 | .382 | 0 | 0 | – | |||
Post career
Fletcher retired after the 1945 season and died from a heart attack in 1950 in Los Angeles at the age of 65.
Arthur Fletcher Field, in his Illinois hometown, is named for him. The field is home of the Collinsville High School Kahoks, the Collinsville Miners American Legion team, and the Collinsville Herr Travelers junior legion team.
See also
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Art Fletcher at Find a Grave
