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| Mike Thorpe |  CatcherRetired (1970, Age 40) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .285 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .809 | Status | Deceased (2004) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 2099 | Age at Death | 74 | Date of Birth | 10-27-1930 | |
| HR | 259 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 6 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 18 years (0 games) |
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| RBI | 1054 | |||||
| SB | 173 | Salary | $0.65M | Final Contract Year | 1970 | |
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | (100%) | SS | --- | Range | WS Rings | 2 | |||
| 1B | (4.2%) | LF | (20.0%) | Arm | WS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 3 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 6 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | League | Award |
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| 1953 | NL | Rookie of the Year; Gold Glove (C) |
| 1954 | NL | All Star Starter (C) |
| 1955 | NL | All Star Reserve (C); Gold Glove (C) |
| 1956 | NL | All Star Reserve (C) |
| 1957 | NL | All Star Reserve (C) |
| 1959 | AL | All Star Starter (C) |
| 1965 | NL | Gold Glove (C) |
| 1966 | AL | All Star Reserve (C); Gold Glove (C) |
| 1967 | AL | Gold Glove (C) |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1970-11-01 | Mike Thorpe has retired from the Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure |
| 1970-09-29 | Mike Thorpe of the Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure is injured and is expected to be out 23 days. |
| 1969-04-01 | The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Mike Thorpe to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Chief Young to the major league team. |
| 1969-03-31 | Mike Thorpe has signed with the Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure for $0.65M per year for 2 years. |
| 1968-09-02 | The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Mike Thorpe to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have sent Norm Dodson to the minors. |
| 1968-08-30 | The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have acquired Mike Thorpe from the waiver wire. |
| 1968-08-13 | The Oakland Oaks have waived Mike Thorpe. |
| 1968-07-31 | The Oakland Oaks have promoted Ernie Moynahan to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Jim Lind to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Al Carter to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Elmer Reynoso to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have designated Chuck Willis for assignment. The Oakland Oaks have designated Dick Battin for assignment. The Oakland Oaks have designated Mike Thorpe for assignment. The Oakland Oaks have designated Dan Zanni for assignment. |
| 1968-03-28 | The Oakland Oaks have promoted Mike Thorpe to the major league team. |
| 1968-03-28 | Mike Thorpe has signed with the Oakland Oaks for $4.44M per year for 1 year. |
| 1967-03-28 | The Oakland Oaks have promoted Mike Thorpe to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Frank Smith to the major league team. |
| 1967-03-28 | Mike Thorpe has signed with the Oakland Oaks for $8.88M per year for 1 year. |
| 1966-05-15 | A trade has been completed between the Chicago Creeps and the Washington Senators. The Washington Senators receive Oscar Brown, Jim Gwynn (Optioned), Draft Pick 1967 Round 2 CHA (Angel Sugden) from the Chicago Creeps in exchange for Mike Thorpe, Draft Pick 1968 Round 1 WAS (Clarence Montreuil). Protest This Trade. |
| 1966-03-30 | The Washington Senators have promoted Tee Nafey to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Lance Cronin to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Mike Thorpe to the major league team. The Washington Senators have promoted Al Fernandez to the major league team. |
| 1966-03-30 | Mike Thorpe has signed with the Washington Senators for $2.2M per year for 1 year. |
| 1963-04-25 | Mike Thorpe of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 29 days. |
| 1963-04-09 | Mike Thorpe of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 12 days. |
| 1961-07-05 | Mike Thorpe of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 22 days. |
| 1961-03-28 | The New York Knights have promoted Mike Thorpe to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Chris Tremel to the minors. |
| 1961-03-28 | Mike Thorpe has signed with the New York Knights for $7.5M per year for 5 years. |
| 1960-03-28 | The New York Knights have promoted Mike Thorpe to the major league team. |
| 1960-03-28 | Mike Thorpe has signed with the New York Knights for $9.1M per year for 1 year. |
| 1959-06-08 | Mike Thorpe of the Chicago Creeps is injured and is expected to be out 5 days. |
| 1959-03-30 | The Chicago Creeps have promoted Mike Thorpe to the major league team. The Chicago Creeps have promoted Ramon Addy to the major league team. The Chicago Creeps have sent Cecil Hafey to the minors. The Chicago Creeps have sent Jerry Davis to the minors. |
| 1959-03-30 | Mike Thorpe has signed with the Chicago Creeps for $7.95M per year for 1 year. |
| 1958-08-31 | Mike Thorpe of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 14 days. |
| 1955-06-18 | Mike Thorpe of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 24 days. |
| 1953-03-28 | The New York Knights have promoted Mike Thorpe to the major league team. |
| 1952-04-01 | The New York Knights have promoted Al Malinosky to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Ted Johnson to the major league team. The New York Knights have promoted Steve Blanco to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Julio Snyder to the minors. The New York Knights have sent Mike Thorpe to the minors. The New York Knights have sent Jason Lerner to the minors. |
| 1952-03-31 | The New York Knights have promoted Mike Thorpe to the major league team. |