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Rickey Henderson League
4-14-2068
Eddie Thornton Left Field
Retired (1963, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .285 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .812 Status Deceased (2005) Option Years 0  
H 1553 Age at Death 80 Date of Birth 02-18-1925
HR 193 Drafted Round 6, Pick 88
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(31 games)
RBI 795
SB 144
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C  Bunt B- Control D    Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C- WS Rings 3
1B C+ (50.1%) LF A+ (100%) Arm C+ WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF F  (0.7%)   Health B- LCS Appearances 6
3B D  (17.8%) RF A+ (96.3%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 CLE
147
497
72
140
20
5
17
64
60
 73 5 0
12
 3 12
.809
.365
.445
.163
.282
1951 CLE
154
451
70
127
24
3
17
67
46
 67 4 7
19
 8 11
.810
.348
.461
.180
.282
1952 CLE
148
584
86
168
33
8
19
96
65
 78 4 7
14
 9 10
.828
.359
.469
.182
.288
1953 CLE
146
509
94
172
30
4
27
94
57
 70 3 5
21
 15 8
.976
.404
.572
.234
.338
1954 CLE
146
527
79
162
24
7
18
82
66
 71 3 2
19
 10 3
.868
.386
.482
.175
.307
1955 CLE
129
380
73
106
15
6
16
67
47
 50 2 6
15
 4 5
.833
.356
.476
.197
.279
1956 CLE-DET
117
112
18
36
4
1
3
11
13
 17 1 0
5
 2 2
.852
.397
.455
.134
.321
1957 DET
105
151
21
36
7
0
8
24
17
 29 1 2
6
 2 0
.759
.316
.444
.205
.238
1958 DET-BOS
151
460
56
112
22
4
17
68
45
 71 1 6
10
 2 10
.728
.309
.420
.176
.243
1959 BOS
158
485
70
126
17
3
15
44
62
 81 2 1
11
 3 7
.745
.345
.400
.140
.260
1960 BOS-CHA
146
483
67
143
22
5
14
63
47
 72 1 2
7
 1 24
.808
.358
.449
.153
.296
1961 CHA
143
472
59
135
14
1
16
74
55
 67 0 6
3
 3 8
.778
.356
.422
.136
.286
1962 CHA
95
230
27
61
14
3
5
28
29
 31 1 1
2
 0 3
.766
.349
.417
.152
.265
1963 CHA
39
114
15
29
1
0
1
13
7
 21 0 1
0
 0 0
.585
.295
.289
.035
.254
Total
1824
5455
807
1553
247
50
193
795
616
 798 28 46
144
 62 103
.812
.358
.454
.170
.285
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Eddie Thornton has retired from the Chicago Black Sox
1960-04-05The Chicago Black Sox have acquired Eddie Thornton from the waiver wire.
1960-04-01The Boston Yankees have promoted Duke Smith to the major league team. The Boston Yankees have promoted Jerry Davis to the major league team. The Boston Yankees have designated Gene Heintzelman for assignment. The Boston Yankees have designated Eddie Thornton for assignment.
1958-07-15A trade has been completed between the Detroit Cavalry and the Boston Yankees. The Boston Yankees receive Eddie Thornton, Freddy Kerns from the Detroit Cavalry in exchange for Ham Lancaster, Billy Stovall.
1956-04-01A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Clouds and the Detroit Cavalry. The Detroit Cavalry receive Eddie Thornton, Javier Xavier, Draft Pick - 1957 Round 2 (CLE) from the Cleveland Clouds in exchange for Chick Harrison, Kevin Breeze.