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Kevin Brown League
3-28-2195
Mike Thorpe Catcher
Retired (1970, Age 40)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .285 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .809 Status Deceased (2004) Option Years 0  
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)
RBI 1054
SB 173 Salary $0.65M Final Contract Year 1970
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt D  Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range B- WS Rings 2
1B D- (4.2%) LF D+ (20.0%) Arm A  WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 6
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1953 Away 66 249 36 69 8 1 8 40 33 40 1 1 4 .775 .361 .414 .137 .277
1953 Home 64 243 32 68 8 3 7 31 17 44 9 1 1 .751 .327 .424 .144 .280
1954 Away 66 260 41 72 9 2 8 32 30 44 5 2 1 .772 .353 .419 .142 .277
1954 Home 64 225 41 58 13 0 9 29 31 41 2 2 0 .782 .346 .436 .178 .258
1955 Away 62 234 36 75 14 1 11 44 21 30 2 1 3 .909 .379 .530 .209 .321
1955 Home 56 193 33 58 11 1 8 27 19 43 4 0 0 .860 .367 .492 .192 .301
1956 Away 66 224 43 57 11 0 10 34 28 42 5 1 0 .775 .337 .438 .183 .254
1956 Home 67 246 32 67 16 1 5 27 16 41 3 3 1 .726 .320 .407 .134 .272
1957 Away 64 246 43 72 15 0 15 39 32 52 6 2 0 .913 .376 .537 .244 .293
1957 Home 66 252 34 73 6 1 7 32 32 40 10 2 2 .774 .370 .405 .115 .290
1958 Away 66 237 40 68 11 2 9 29 21 42 5 5 2 .809 .345 .464 .177 .287
1958 Home 63 201 37 64 13 2 9 32 32 44 6 4 0 .952 .415 .537 .219 .318
1959 Away 61 235 43 61 14 1 12 34 27 49 1 1 0 .819 .338 .481 .221 .260
1959 Home 66 241 48 77 21 3 9 47 28 44 1 0 0 .931 .387 .544 .224 .320
1960 Away 67 234 28 62 9 3 4 22 15 40 13 1 10 .690 .309 .380 .115 .265
1960 Home 67 229 44 70 7 2 11 22 19 41 8 5 4 .857 .359 .498 .192 .306
1961 Away 62 216 41 72 20 1 15 43 18 38 15 1 0 1.025 .381 .644 .310 .333
1961 Home 59 182 21 46 10 0 4 17 21 27 3 6 2 .702 .328 .374 .121 .253
1962 Away 63 196 27 52 9 0 7 25 22 38 5 0 3 .756 .338 .418 .153 .265
1962 Home 68 211 44 59 10 3 11 31 26 42 9 4 3 .869 .357 .512 .232 .280
1963 Away 52 153 20 32 4 0 6 29 22 29 4 2 0 .670 .317 .353 .144 .209
1963 Home 50 163 24 49 8 3 6 27 13 23 4 4 1 .847 .350 .497 .196 .301
1964 Away 66 211 42 70 6 2 6 33 26 32 7 4 0 .870 .405 .464 .133 .332
1964 Home 64 194 43 61 12 1 11 41 23 32 6 0 1 .942 .385 .557 .242 .314
1965 Away 66 182 31 52 7 2 11 25 21 33 3 1 0 .890 .363 .527 .242 .286
1965 Home 64 178 26 55 12 0 5 22 21 26 4 1 1 .844 .383 .461 .152 .309
1966 Away 66 274 32 79 15 5 5 38 23 52 0 0 2 .774 .340 .434 .146 .288
1966 Home 64 234 33 66 10 2 5 32 25 40 0 0 0 .758 .352 .406 .124 .282
1967 Away 62 231 31 67 8 4 8 47 27 37 11 8 0 .823 .360 .463 .173 .290
1967 Home 60 205 21 52 15 1 1 21 32 49 6 2 1 .708 .357 .351 .098 .254
1968 Away 50 178 19 59 15 0 7 37 14 26 4 4 0 .917 .383 .534 .202 .331
1968 Home 48 170 13 44 9 0 4 15 16 31 4 5 0 .703 .321 .382 .124 .259
1969 Away 55 121 14 34 5 1 2 19 15 11 4 3 0 .744 .355 .388 .107 .281
1969 Home 54 127 10 30 4 1 1 8 12 25 3 0 0 .609 .302 .307 .071 .236
1970 Away 32 87 6 21 3 1 1 13 2 10 0 0 0 .594 .261 .333 .092 .241
1970 Home 37 102 12 28 4 0 1 10 9 20 0 0 1 .682 .339 .343 .069 .275
Total Away 1092 3768 573 1074 183 26 145 583 397 645 91 37 25 .816 .353 .463 .178 .285
Total Home 1081 3596 548 1025 189 24 114 471 392 653 82 39 18 .802 .356 .446 .161 .285
Total 2173 7364 1121 2099 372 50 259 1054 789 1298 173 76 43 .809 .354 .455 .170 .285
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1970-11-01Mike Thorpe has retired from the Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure
1970-09-29Mike Thorpe of the Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1969-04-01The 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.
1969-03-31Mike Thorpe has signed with the Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure for $0.65M per year for 2 years.
1968-09-02The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Mike Thorpe to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have sent Norm Dodson to the minors.
1968-08-30The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have acquired Mike Thorpe from the waiver wire.
1968-08-13The Oakland Oaks have waived Mike Thorpe.
1968-07-31The 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.
1968-03-28The Oakland Oaks have promoted Mike Thorpe to the major league team.
1968-03-28Mike Thorpe has signed with the Oakland Oaks for $4.44M per year for 1 year.
1967-03-28The Oakland Oaks have promoted Mike Thorpe to the major league team. The Oakland Oaks have promoted Frank Smith to the major league team.
1967-03-28Mike Thorpe has signed with the Oakland Oaks for $8.88M per year for 1 year.
1966-05-15A 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.
1966-03-30The 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.
1966-03-30Mike Thorpe has signed with the Washington Senators for $2.2M per year for 1 year.
1963-04-25Mike Thorpe of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1963-04-09Mike Thorpe of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1961-07-05Mike Thorpe of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1961-03-28The New York Knights have promoted Mike Thorpe to the major league team. The New York Knights have sent Chris Tremel to the minors.
1961-03-28Mike Thorpe has signed with the New York Knights for $7.5M per year for 5 years.
1960-03-28The New York Knights have promoted Mike Thorpe to the major league team.
1960-03-28Mike Thorpe has signed with the New York Knights for $9.1M per year for 1 year.
1959-06-08Mike Thorpe of the Chicago Creeps is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1959-03-30The 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.
1959-03-30Mike Thorpe has signed with the Chicago Creeps for $7.95M per year for 1 year.
1958-08-31Mike Thorpe of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1955-06-18Mike Thorpe of the New York Knights is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1953-03-28The New York Knights have promoted Mike Thorpe to the major league team.
1952-04-01The 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.
1952-03-31The New York Knights have promoted Mike Thorpe to the major league team.