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Frank Andrew McCormick (June 9, 1911 – November 21, 1982) was an American baseball first baseman who played fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Buck" in honor of Frank Buck, he played for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves from 1934 to 1948. He batted and threw right-handed and was listed at and . McCormick signed with the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1934 and played for their minor league affiliate in Beckley until September of that same year, when the Reds promoted him to the major leagues. After spending twelve seasons with the organization, McCormick was sold to the Philadelphia Phillies, where he spent the next two seasons. In the middle of the 1947 season, he was released and subsequently joined the Boston Braves, with whom he played his last game on October 3, 1948. He is most famous for winning the National League Most Valuable Player Award in 1940. ==Personal life== McCormick was born on June 9, 1911 in New York City. His father, Andrew McCormick, was a railroad worker; his mother was Ann. As a youngster, he played sandlot ball and participated in baseball at his high school and church's leagues, playing in the oufield. He made the decision to play professional baseball at seventeen and tried out for several major league teams. After he was rejected by the Philadelphia Athletics, Washington Senators and New York Giants, he took a $50 loan from his uncle in order to go to the Cincinnati Reds' tryout held in Beckley, West Virginia.〔 McCormick's manager at the sandlot team encouraged him to switch positions to first base, citing how there was less competition for the spot compared to the outfield. His performance at the tryout left a lasting impression on former major league player and renowned scout Bobby Wallace, who promptly signed the 23-year-old.〔 At the conclusion of his 1938 rookie season, McCormick married his wife Vera (''née'' Preedy) on October 8. Together, they had two daughters, Judith and Nancy. The McCormicks' children are still alive today, along with their grandchildren (Judson and Jason Venier) and his great grandchildren (Olivia, Lily, and Ben Venier). After his Major League career ended, McCormick went on to manage the Quebec Braves, Lima Phillies and Bradford Phillies, spending one season at each minor league baseball affiliate from to . He proceeded to coach his former team—the now-renamed Cincinnati Redlegs—in , replacing Dick Bartell. After his coaching tenure finished, he continued his affiliation with the Reds as a scout, as well as a broadcaster, announcer and analyst on WLWT-TV from to , before moving back to his hometown and working as the director of ticket sales for the New York Yankees until his death. McCormick died of cancer on November 21, 1982 in Manhasset, New York at the age of 71.〔 He was interred at the Cemetery of the Holy Rood in Westbury, New York.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frank McCormick」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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