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Heart Attack 

Tom Tresh died of a heart attack on October 15th 2008 at his Venice 

Florida home.

Tom Tresh was a former Major League Baseball infielder and outfielder.

Tom Tresh played for the New York Yankees from 1961 to 1969 and Detroit 

Tigers in 1969.

Tom Tresh full name is Thomas Michael Tresh.

Tom Tresh was born in September 20th 1938 in Detroit, Michigan.

Tom Tresh was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. 

Tom Tresh was the son of catcher Mike Tresh.

Tom Tresh started his career with the Yankees as a shortstop when Tony Kubek 

was in military service. 

In 1962 Tom Tresh won both the MLB Rookie of the Year and The Sporting News 

Rookie of the Year awards, after hitting .286 the highest mark of his career 

with 20 home runs and 93 RBI in 157 games. 

When Kubek returned during the 1962 season, Tom Tresh was moved to left field. 

At various times with the Yankees, Tom Tresh played shortstop, outfield, and 

third base.

On Opening Day of that 1962 season, Tom Tresh was in the Yankees' lineup at 

shortstop. 

Not until Derek Jeter in 1996 would another Yankee rookie shortstop gain such 

an honor.

Tom Tresh hit 114 home runs from 1962-66, with a career-high 27 in 1966, and 

made the American League All-Star team in 1962-63. 

A Gold Glove winner in 1965, Tom Tresh also homered from each side of the plate 

in three times, including a doubleheader in that season when he hit four home runs, 

three of them in the second game. 

After nine years in New York, Tom Tresh was sent to Detroit in the 1969 midseason. 

Tom Tresh was born and grew up in Detroit, making him a home-town favorite. 

However, Tom Tresh retired a year later after being released by the Tigers.

In a nine-season career, Tom Tresh was a .245 hitter with 153 home runs and 530 RBI 

in 1192 games.

Following his playing career, Tom Tresh helped to invent the Slide-Rite, a training 

tool to teach sliding and diving skills for baseball, softball, football and soccer.