William Lowry "Buck" Pressly ^{[a] [b]} (December 2, 1886 – September 27, 1954) was an American professional baseball first baseman and manager, and also a physician.

Biography

Pressly was born in Due West, South Carolina, in 1886 and died there in 1954. His father, John Lowry Pressly (1857–1933), was a professor of Greek and Latin at Erskine College. Buck Pressly attended Erskine College and Emory College. ^[1] He is an inductee of the Erskine College Hall of Fame. ^[2]

Baseball career

Pressly played in minor league baseball from 1908 to 1914, in 1916 and for one game in 1922. ^[3] Primarily a first baseman, he spent most of his playing career with the Roanoke Tigers and also suited up for the Norfolk Tars and Greenville Spinners. ^[4] In 1910, he had a 1.000 fielding percentage for the Tigers, and in his lone 1922 game, he collected one hit in one at bat, for a 1.000 batting average. ^[3]

Pressly also served as manager of several teams. He initially managed the Tigers in 1912 and 1913 and then the Tars for a couple years, winning pennants in 1912 and 1914. Following 1914, he left baseball to become a doctor, but later returned to the sport. ^[1] He assumed the role of Greenville Spinners manager in late 1921. ^[5] Pressly later served as president of the Carolina League. ^[6] He also was the head coach of the Erskine College baseball team. ^[7]

Medical career

Pressly became a well-known family doctor. He was named the 1948 family doctor of the year by earning the General Practitioner Award from the American Medical Association. ^[1] He also served as President of the South Carolina Medical Association. ^[8]

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External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)