Frederick Warrington Lucas [Fritz] (January 19, 1903 - March 11, 1987) was an outfielder

Outfielder

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 in Major League Baseball

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 who played briefly for the Philadelphia Phillies

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 during the season. Listed at 5' 10", 165 lb., Lucas batted and threw right handed. He was born in Vineland, New Jersey

Vineland, New Jersey

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At age 32, it had been a long journey to the major leagues for Lucas. He started his minor league

Minor league baseball

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 career in 1923 with the Martinsburg Blue Sox, playing for them one year before joining the Bridgeport Bears (1924-'25), Scranton Miners

Scranton Miners

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 (1925-'26), York White Roses

York White Roses

The York White Roses was the name of a minor league baseball team in the city of York, Pennsylvania, USA, that existed from 1894–1969.-Early years:...

 (1926), Columbus Senators

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 (1926), Charleroi Babes/Governors (1927-'29), Houston Buffaloes

Houston Buffaloes

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 (1930) and Rochester Red Wings

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 (1930). He won the Triple Crown

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In Major League Baseball, a player earns the Triple Crown when he leads a league in three specific statistical categories. For batters, a player must lead the league in home runs, run batted in , and batting average; pitchers must lead the league in wins, strikeouts, and earned run average...

 of the Middle Atlantic League

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 while playing for the Governors in 1929.

Lucas joined the Phillies in the 1935 midseason as a reserve outfielder for Ethan Allen

Ethan Allen (baseball)

Ethan Nathan Allen was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball from to . He played for the Cincinnati Reds , New York Giants , St. Louis Cardinals , Philadelphia Phillies , Chicago Cubs , and St...

, George Watkins and Johnny Moore

Johnny Moore (baseball)

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. He went 9-for-34 for a .265 average

Batting average

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 in 20 games (10 as a pinch-hitter), including two runs batted in while scoring

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 one run without extrabases

Extra base hit

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After that, Lucas returned to minor league action with the Cambridge Cardinals (1937) and Union Springs Redbirds

Alabama-Florida League

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 (1938). In ten minors seasons, he hit a .307 average with 39 home runs in 805 games. He later managed

Manager (baseball)

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 the Cambridge team in 1938 and 1939 and the Hamilton Red Wings

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 in 1940.

Lucas was a long time resident of Cambridge, Maryland

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, where he died at the age of 84.

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