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Harold Baines League
4-1-2053
John Thomason Shortstop
Retired (1997, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .277 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .800 Status Deceased (2041) Option Years 0  
H 2433 Age at Death 82 Date of Birth 08-13-1959
HR 346 Drafted Round 2, Pick 31
(1977)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(148 games)
RBI 1228
SB 258
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B+ Velocity C-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range A  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 1
2B A- (77.9%) CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 5
3B A+ (98.7%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* 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 
1977 Minors 18 65.00 8 / 8 8 / 8 13 / 13 5 / 5 3 / 12 8 / 12 4 / 7 49 / 65
1978 Minors 19 55.00 3 / 3 9 / 9 9 / 9 9 / 9 0 / 6 5 / 7 9 / 12 44 / 55
1979 Minors 20 56.00 8 / 8 8 / 8 6 / 6 8 / 9 0 / 8 4 / 9 5 / 8 39 / 56
1980 Minors 21 40.00 4 / 4 5 / 5 5 / 7 6 / 9 0 / 5 3 / 4 2 / 6 25 / 40
1980 Pos (2B) 21 35.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 20 / 35
1980 Pos (3B) 21 18.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 2 / 18
1981 Minors 22 61.00 5 / 5 12 / 12 6 / 8 6 / 11 0 / 10 4 / 6 5 / 9 38 / 61
1981 Pos (3B) 22 19.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 3 / 19
1982 Minors 23 13.00 4 / 4 3 / 4 2 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 9 / 13
1982 Majors 23 49.24 125 71 0 6 / 7 7 / 8 1 / 4 6 / 10 0 / 5 2 / 5 1 / 10 23 / 49
1982 Pos (3B) 23 37.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 6 / 37
1983 Majors 24 65.89 162 141 0 4 / 6 13 / 18 4 / 11 6 / 12 1 / 5 1 / 2 1 / 11 30 / 65
1984 Majors 25 71.01 162 146 0 4 / 8 7 / 13 4 / 10 2 / 6 1 / 9 3 / 11 0 / 14 21 / 71
1985 Majors 26 65.68 162 146 0 2 / 11 3 / 9 5 / 13 2 / 15 1 / 5 1 / 7 0 / 5 14 / 65
1986 Majors 27 62.72 151 137 11 2 / 10 2 / 9 1 / 11 4 / 8 0 / 8 4 / 13 0 / 3 13 / 62
1987 Majors 28 66.87 162 146 0 1 / 10 2 / 8 0 / 6 1 / 14 0 / 12 2 / 9 0 / 7 6 / 66
1988 Majors 29 65.33 162 146 0 1 / 10 4 / 11 3 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 8 3 / 9 0 / 9 11 / 65
1989 Majors 30 65.33 162 146 0 4 / 11 1 / 9 0 / 12 1 / 12 0 / 5 2 / 10 0 / 6 8 / 65
1990 Majors 31 65.33 162 146 0 2 / 11 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 10 2 / 65
1991 Majors 32 65.33 162 146 0 0 / 11 0 / 7 3 / 9 0 / 11 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 7 3 / 65
1992 Majors 33 65.06 162 146 0 0 / 14 0 / 8 0 / 7 1 / 9 0 / 7 1 / 10 0 / 10 2 / 65
1993 Majors 34 64.96 162 146 0 -2 / 12 -4 / 5 -3 / 11 -2 / 8 -6 / 10 -1 / 10 -1 / 8 -19 / 64
1994 Majors 35 65.33 162 146 0 -1 / 16 -7 / 4 -1 / 8 -3 / 7 -8 / 11 -1 / 12 -4 / 7 -25 / 65
1995 Majors 36 65.34 162 144 0 0 / 10 -5 / 10 -2 / 5 -6 / 6 -9 / 10 0 / 9 -2 / 15 -24 / 65
1996 Majors 37 65.07 162 144 0 -1 / 9 1 / 11 -1 / 12 -4 / 9 -4 / 8 -3 / 7 0 / 9 -12 / 65
1997 Majors 38 53.88 162 104 0 0 / 8 -3 / 6 -4 / 9 -7 / 5 -1 / 7 0 / 10 -2 / 8 -17 / 53
Total 2544 2201 11 54 / 196 66 / 190 51 / 190 35 / 195 -22 / 172 38 / 181 18 / 181 271 / 1414
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1997-11-01John Thomason has retired from the Detroit Tigers
1992-08-29Trade #1143830 has been completed between the Baltimore IRISH and the Tampa Bay Dread Pirates. The Tampa Bay Dread Pirates receive Dave Linton, John Thomason from the Baltimore IRISH in exchange for Rick Shea, Art Pena, Orth Newman. Protest This Trade.
1988-06-28Trade #1108120 has been completed between the Baltimore IRISH and the Oakland River Cats. The Oakland River Cats receive Draft Pick 1991 Round 1 BAL (Lalo Jalisco), Draft Pick 1990 Round 1 BAL (Roy Baker) from the Baltimore IRISH in exchange for John Thomason. Protest This Trade.
1986-07-27John Thomason of the Oakland River Cats is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1985-04-08A trade has been completed between the Oakland River Cats and the Washington Wise Guys. The Washington Wise Guys receive Andy Schneider, Draft Pick 1986 Round 1 BAL (Red McNamara) from the Oakland River Cats in exchange for John Thomason. Protest This Trade.
1982-05-13The Washington Wise Guys have promoted John Thomason to the major league team. The Washington Wise Guys have sent Jack Swanson to the minors.