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Thurman Munson League
8-1-2254
Stretch Dunham Center Field
Retired (1984, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .229 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .635 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 236 Age at Death 76 Date of Birth 11-18-1950
HR 22 Drafted Round 1, Pick 11
(1972)
Majors Svc Time 6 years
(59 games)
RBI 113
SB 6
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 2
1B (0.6%) LF --- Arm WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health C+ LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF A+ (98.7%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1972 Minors 22 47.00 3 / 3 7 / 11 3 / 5 10 / 11 5 / 7 5 / 6 1 / 4 34 / 47
1973 Minors 23 42.00 3 / 5 6 / 10 1 / 2 2 / 4 4 / 5 5 / 8 5 / 8 26 / 42
1974 Majors 24 5.97 1 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 1 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 4 / 5
1975 Minors 25 3.00 1 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 2 / 3
1975 Majors 25 46.92 5 / 12 4 / 11 0 / 5 2 / 5 2 / 4 2 / 3 4 / 6 19 / 46
1976 Minors 26 22.00 1 / 2 0 / 2 2 / 3 1 / 4 0 / 5 0 / 1 2 / 5 6 / 22
1977 Majors 27 8.00 1 / 3 0 / 0 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 4 / 8
1978 Majors 28 27.08 162 22 0 0 / 6 1 / 4 1 / 5 0 / 2 2 / 5 0 / 1 1 / 4 5 / 27
1979 Majors 29 20.51 162 8 0 0 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 1 2 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 5 3 / 20
1980 Majors 30 33.01 162 39 0 0 / 4 1 / 6 1 / 7 1 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 2 0 / 3 3 / 33
1981 Majors 31 37.77 162 49 0 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 9 1 / 6 0 / 5 1 / 37
1982 Minors 32 39.00 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 10 1 / 4 1 / 39
1983 Minors 33 10.00 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 10
1983 Majors 33 13.79 83 7 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 5 0 / 1 0 / 1 1 / 3 0 / 2 1 / 13
1984 Minors 34 24.00 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 5 0 / 2 2 / 6 0 / 4 2 / 24
Total 731 125 0 15 / 55 19 / 60 10 / 48 18 / 51 18 / 58 17 / 54 14 / 50 111 / 376
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1984-11-01Stretch Dunham has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1984-10-06The Chicago Meat Packers have waived Stretch Dunham.
1984-03-25The Chicago Meat Packers have designated Stretch Dunham for assignment.
1983-06-29The Chicago Meat Packers have promoted Stretch Dunham to the major league team.
1982-03-25The Chicago Meat Packers have promoted Tank Melanzane to the major league team. The Chicago Meat Packers have designated Stretch Dunham for assignment.
1978-03-25The Chicago Meat Packers have promoted Stretch Dunham to the major league team.
1978-03-25The Chicago Meat Packers have acquired Stretch Dunham from the waiver wire.
1977-04-01The St. Louis Tsunami have waived Stretch Dunham.
1976-04-01The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Tex Buttercup to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Bruno Cavarretta to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Mike Kuzava to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Misty Calhoun to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Red Welte to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Lenme Adimeh to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have sent Jim Hardy to the minors. The St. Louis Tsunami have designated Ed Durst for assignment. The St. Louis Tsunami have sent Stretch Dunham to the minors. The St. Louis Tsunami have sent Hub Castillo to the minors.
1975-09-18Stretch Dunham of the St. Louis Tsunami is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1975-05-01The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Stretch Dunham to the major league team. The St. Louis Tsunami have designated Dick Lyons for assignment.
1975-04-04The St. Louis Tsunami have sent Stretch Dunham down to the minors.
1974-04-01The St. Louis Tsunami have promoted Stretch Dunham to the major league team.
1973-04-11The St. Louis Tsunami have renamed Freddy Shipke to Stretch Dunham.