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Orel Hershiser League
10-26-1966
Rafael Thorpe Shortstop
Retired (1963, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .230 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .596 Status Retired (1963) Option Years 0  
H 344 Age 36 (OS 37) Date of Birth 11-19-1929
HR 9 Drafted Round 2, Pick 27
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 5 years
(106 games)
RBI 118
SB 13
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R C- Power vs. L C+ Velocity C+   Mentor vR B 
Speed C+ Bunt B  Control D+   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B- WS Rings 0
1B D+ (25.9%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (99.0%) CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 0
3B A+ (98.8%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 0% 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 NYA
108
159
16
45
5
0
0
16
15
 21 0 1
0
 0 0
.657
.343
.314
.031
.283
1951 NYA
87
198
21
45
7
0
0
15
24
 32 0 3
1
 3 5
.569
.307
.263
.035
.227
1952 NYA
44
115
8
25
5
0
1
5
13
 19 1 0
1
 1 1
.589
.302
.287
.070
.217
1953 NYA
90
284
26
60
10
1
1
20
18
 50 0 0
0
 1 6
.522
.258
.264
.053
.211
1954 NYA
53
133
12
23
4
0
2
12
19
 26 1 2
0
 2 2
.526
.277
.248
.075
.173
1956 NYA
4
13
2
3
2
0
0
2
1
 1 0 0
1
 0 0
.670
.286
.385
.154
.231
1959 PIT
81
281
24
72
15
1
1
22
38
 46 3 3
4
 8 3
.675
.348
.327
.071
.256
1960 PIT
49
183
15
46
9
0
3
19
15
 29 0 1
1
 7 4
.656
.307
.350
.098
.251
1961 PIT
36
132
12
25
5
1
1
7
13
 24 0 0
5
 3 2
.527
.262
.265
.076
.189
Total
552
1498
136
344
62
3
9
118
156
 248 5 10
13
 25 23
.596
.303
.293
.063
.230
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1963-11-01Rafael Thorpe has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1962-04-08The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have waived Rafael Thorpe.
1962-03-25The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have designated Rafael Thorpe for assignment.
1961-09-24The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have re-claimed Rafael Thorpe from the waiver wire.
1961-09-24The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have promoted Rick Rueshal to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have promoted Tom Garcia to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have designated Rafael Thorpe for assignment. The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have designated Eddie Jacobs for assignment.
1961-08-26The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have promoted Rafael Thorpe to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have designated Lee Davis for assignment.
1961-08-26The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have acquired Rafael Thorpe from the waiver wire.
1961-04-23The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have waived Rafael Thorpe.
1961-04-11The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have designated Rafael Thorpe for assignment.
1961-03-25The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have promoted Rafael Thorpe to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have promoted Mike Rico to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have designated Jim Urbani for assignment. The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have designated Tom Garcia for assignment.
1960-08-16The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have designated Rafael Thorpe for assignment.
1960-06-30The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have promoted Max Lanier to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have promoted Rafael Thorpe to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have designated Eugen von Schobert for assignment.
1960-04-21The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have designated Rafael Thorpe for assignment.
1960-04-14The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have re-claimed Rafael Thorpe from the waiver wire.
1960-04-14The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have designated Rafael Thorpe for assignment.
1960-04-01The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have promoted Rafael Thorpe to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have designated Larry Williams for assignment.
1959-09-17The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have designated Rafael Thorpe for assignment.
1959-09-17The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have acquired Rafael Thorpe from the waiver wire.
1959-09-07The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have promoted Billy Freisleben to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have designated Rafael Thorpe for assignment.
1959-08-24The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have re-claimed Rafael Thorpe from the waiver wire.
1959-08-16The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have designated Rafael Thorpe for assignment.
1959-06-15The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have promoted Pablo Unico Mendez to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have promoted Rafael Thorpe to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have designated Frank Castillo for assignment.
1959-05-05The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have promoted Carl Lowe to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have designated Rafael Thorpe for assignment.
1959-03-25The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have promoted Rafael Thorpe to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have designated Rudolf Schmidt for assignment.
1959-03-25The Pittsburgh Piratas del Caribe have acquired Rafael Thorpe from the waiver wire.
1958-07-11The New York Holy Cows have waived Rafael Thorpe.
1956-07-24The New York Holy Cows have sent Rafael Thorpe to the minors.
1956-06-29The New York Holy Cows have promoted Rafael Thorpe to the major league team.
1954-07-31The New York Holy Cows have sent Rafael Thorpe to the minors.