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Walter Johnson League 7-15-2369 |
| Dick Thornton |  Relief PitcherRetired (1960, Age 34) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| ERA | 5.11 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| W-L | 21-11 | Status | Deceased (2000) | Option Years | 0
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| SV | 3 | Age at Death | 74 | Date of Birth | 08-13-1926 | |
| K | 200 | Drafted | Round 24, Pick 371 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 6 years (138 games) |
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| IP | 296.0 | |||||
| WHIP | 1.58 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor Val |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control | |||||||
| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
- Stats
- Opp Batting
- L/R Splits
- H/A Splits
- Playoffs
- Energy
- Improvements
- Past Skills
- Awards
- Batting
- Fielding
- Game Log
| Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | HBP | SF | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | BAL-PHI | 60 |
3 |
1 |
1
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | .833 |
.500 |
.333 |
.000 |
.333 |
|
| 1952 | PHI | 38 |
3 |
0 |
0
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 1 | .000 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
|
| 1953 | PHI | 45 |
13 |
1 |
1
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | .220 |
.143 |
.077 |
.000 |
.077 |
|
| 1954 | PHI | 8 |
1 |
0 |
0
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | .000 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
|
| 1955 | PHI | 2 |
0 |
0 |
0
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | .000 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
|
| 1959 | PHI | 9 |
6 |
0 |
0
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | .000 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
|
| 1960 | PHI-CHA | 19 |
12 |
0 |
0
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | .000 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
.000 |
|
| Total | 181 |
38 |
2 |
2
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 1 | .153 |
.100 |
.053 |
.000 |
.053 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1960-11-01 | Dick Thornton has retired from the Chicago Black Sox |
| 1960-04-01 | A trade has been completed between the Chicago Black Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics. The Philadelphia Athletics receive George Stewart, Jim Shealy, Jack Murray from the Chicago Black Sox in exchange for Wilton Hutchinson, Ross Clark, Dick Thornton, Marty Southwick, Draft Pick - 1961 Round 1 (PHI). |
| 1959-04-01 | The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Dick Thornton to the major league team. |
| 1956-06-14 | The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Tom Traber to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have designated Dick Thornton for assignment. |
| 1953-07-08 | The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Dick Thornton to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have designated Andruw Reitz for assignment. |
| 1953-06-13 | The Philadelphia Athletics have sent Dick Thornton to the minors. |
| 1953-05-25 | The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Dick Thornton to the major league team. |
| 1953-04-22 | The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Cal Gust to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have sent Dick Thornton to the minors. |
| 1952-09-01 | The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Dick Thornton to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have sent Cherokee Griffith to the minors. |
| 1952-08-23 | The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Cherokee Griffith to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have sent Dick Thornton to the minors. |
| 1952-07-11 | The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Dick Thornton to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have sent Cherokee Griffith to the minors. |
| 1952-07-04 | The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Cherokee Griffith to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have sent Dick Thornton to the minors. |
| 1952-05-27 | The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Dick Thornton to the major league team. |
| 1952-05-09 | The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Gene Rowe to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have sent Dick Thornton to the minors. |
| 1952-05-01 | The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Dick Thornton to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have sent Cherokee Griffith to the minors. |
| 1952-04-27 | The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Cherokee Griffith to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have sent Dick Thornton to the minors. |
| 1951-04-22 | A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Orioles and the Philadelphia Athletics. The Philadelphia Athletics receive Dick Thornton, Draft Pick - 1952 Round 3 (BAL) from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Bill Leovich. |
| 1950-05-17 | A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Orioles and the St. Louis Pioneers. The St. Louis Pioneers receive Don McQueen from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Jim Taubensee, Dick Thornton. |
| 1950-04-15 | The St. Louis Pioneers have promoted Dixie Thomas to the major league team. The St. Louis Pioneers have sent Dick Thornton to the minors. |