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| Name | Team | Age |
| Hank Thoreau | Retired (1972, Age 36) | Died (2015, Age 80) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 4, Pick 62 (1953) |
SP | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Hank Aaron League | 0 | 4 years (22 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor Value
|
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| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 11/23/1935 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Energy | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Batting | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | BS | IP | H | R | ER | HBP | BB | SO | WHIP | ERA |
| 1955 | CIN-CLE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | 9.00 |
| 1956 | CLE | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 1.07 | 3.22 |
| 1957 | CLE | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.1 | 56 | 34 | 29 | 1 | 28 | 35 | 1.74 | 5.40 |
| 1958 | CLE | 5 | 14 | 30 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.0 | 189 | 125 | 115 | 7 | 95 | 131 | 1.62 | 5.91 |
| 1959 | CLE | 10 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 148.1 | 143 | 88 | 82 | 5 | 61 | 86 | 1.38 | 4.98 |
| 1960 | CLE | 10 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.1 | 155 | 76 | 71 | 2 | 78 | 132 | 1.40 | 3.84 |
| 1961 | CLE | 14 | 13 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205.1 | 183 | 82 | 78 | 5 | 92 | 143 | 1.34 | 3.42 |
| 1962 | CLE-CHA | 12 | 12 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.0 | 191 | 92 | 88 | 7 | 66 | 145 | 1.49 | 4.58 |
| 1963 | CHA | 18 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 228.2 | 191 | 86 | 84 | 10 | 94 | 194 | 1.25 | 3.31 |
| 1964 | CHA | 9 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 179.0 | 180 | 67 | 64 | 4 | 70 | 149 | 1.40 | 3.22 |
| 1965 | CHA-CLE | 6 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 95.1 | 74 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 38 | 60 | 1.17 | 3.21 |
| 1966 | CLE | 5 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 116.0 | 108 | 60 | 57 | 1 | 50 | 72 | 1.36 | 4.42 |
| 1967 | CLE | 13 | 14 | 32 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201.2 | 200 | 96 | 92 | 4 | 92 | 136 | 1.45 | 4.11 |
| 1968 | CLE | 13 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 208.0 | 189 | 92 | 86 | 6 | 80 | 152 | 1.29 | 3.72 |
| 1969 | CLE | 10 | 11 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 184.2 | 173 | 78 | 76 | 3 | 70 | 146 | 1.32 | 3.70 |
| 1970 | CLE-NYN | 8 | 7 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 118.1 | 118 | 62 | 60 | 3 | 61 | 94 | 1.51 | 4.56 |
| 1971 | NYN | 6 | 9 | 37 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 137.2 | 136 | 64 | 61 | 5 | 40 | 91 | 1.28 | 3.99 |
| 1972 | NYN | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.2 | 38 | 29 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 2.07 | 10.27 |
| 2201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 142 | 140 | 425 | 339 | 50 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2434.2 | 2338 | 1178 | 1116 | 67 | 1042 | 1804 | 1.39 | 4.13 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1972-11-01 | Hank Thoreau has retired from the New York Gato Hunters |
| 1972-05-06 | The New York Gato Hunters have designated Hank Thoreau for assignment. The New York Gato Hunters have designated Smokey Rockefeller for assignment. |
| 1970-05-16 | The New York Gato Hunters have acquired Hank Thoreau from the waiver wire. |
| 1970-05-06 | The Cleveland Pretty Boys have promoted Combs Thomas to the major league team. The Cleveland Pretty Boys have promoted Mad Anthony Wayne to the major league team. The Cleveland Pretty Boys have sent Denny Jones to the minors. The Cleveland Pretty Boys have designated Hank Thoreau for assignment. |
| 1966-10-03 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Kilgore Trout to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Bill Gross to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Hank Thoreau to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Dario Jarvis to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Doc Fohl to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Hal Carlyle to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Roy Loane to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Razor Tatanka to the minors. |
| 1966-09-25 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Kilgore Trout to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Hank Thoreau to the minors. |
| 1966-09-13 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Tommy Hogue to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Hank Thoreau to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Dario Jarvis to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Doc Fohl to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Chuck Enduk to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Addie Chubbs to the minors. |
| 1966-09-03 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Addie Chubbs to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Hank Thoreau to the minors. |
| 1966-08-15 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Grady Sizemore to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Hank Thoreau to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Kilgore Trout to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Mike Gebrian to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Wes Piazza to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Patches Borchard to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Tommy Hogue to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Dario Jarvis to the minors. |
| 1966-07-04 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Dario Jarvis to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Hank Thoreau to the minors. |
| 1966-05-23 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Hank Thoreau to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Dario Jarvis to the minors. |
| 1966-04-15 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Roy Loane to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Hank Thoreau to the minors. |
| 1965-09-30 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Jack Sipek to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Roy Loane to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Hank Thoreau to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Doc Fohl to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Bill Gross to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Addie Chubbs to the minors. |
| 1965-09-22 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Chuck Enduk to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Doc Fohl to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Hank Thoreau to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Dario Jarvis to the minors. |
| 1965-09-19 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Tommy Hogue to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Mike Gebrian to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Judy Johnson to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Scott Skinner to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Hank Thoreau to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Dario Jarvis to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Jack Sipek to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Doc Fohl to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Chuck Enduk to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Hal Carlyle to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Diego Garcia to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Roy Loane to the minors. |
| 1965-07-25 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Roy Loane to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Rheal Gordon to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Hank Thoreau to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Dario Jarvis to the minors. |
| 1965-06-29 | A trade has been completed between the Chicago 89s and the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians receive Charles Sumner, Hank Thoreau from the Chicago 89s in exchange for Frederick Muhlenberg. |
| 1965-05-18 | The Chicago 89s have promoted Hank Thoreau to the major league team. The Chicago 89s have sent Jefferson Smith to the minors. |
| 1965-04-02 | The Chicago 89s have promoted Jefferson Smith to the major league team. The Chicago 89s have promoted Cliff Anthony to the major league team. The Chicago 89s have promoted Fred Henderson to the major league team. The Chicago 89s have sent Mike Gebrian to the minors. The Chicago 89s have sent Hank Thoreau to the minors. The Chicago 89s have sent Juan Cambria to the minors. |
| 1962-08-13 | A trade has been completed between the Chicago 89s and the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians receive Hal Carlyle, Bill Knetzer from the Chicago 89s in exchange for Ben Callahan, Hank Thoreau. |
| 1961-06-24 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Hank Thoreau to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Johnny Sherry to the minors. |
| 1961-06-22 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Johnny Sherry to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Hank Thoreau to the minors. |
| 1961-04-25 | The Cleveland Indians have renamed Hank Thoreau to Hank Thoreau. |
| 1960-08-10 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Hank Thoreau to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Sweet Chuck to the minors. |
| 1960-08-05 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Sweet Chuck to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Hank Thoreau to the minors. |
| 1960-07-29 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Jerry Olwine to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Hank Thoreau to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Brandon Phillips to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Ricardo Rodriguez to the minors. |
| 1960-07-27 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Ricardo Rodriguez to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Hank Thoreau to the minors. |
| 1959-10-12 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Charles Nagy to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Hank Thoreau to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Ben Callahan to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Red Wine to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Sam Grizzle to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Alex Herrera to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Swish Schlesinger to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Rocky Ruth to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Don Milan to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Ricardo Rodriguez to the minors. |
| 1959-10-03 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Andrew Oliver to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Hank Thoreau to the minors. |
| 1959-09-13 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Hank Thoreau to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Charles Nagy to the minors. |
| 1959-09-08 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Swish Schlesinger to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Hank Thoreau to the minors. |
| 1959-09-03 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Hank Thoreau to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Dario Jarvis to the minors. |
| 1959-08-15 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Ricardo Rodriguez to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Hank Thoreau to the minors. |
| 1959-08-15 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Charles Nagy to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Hank Thoreau to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Alex Herrera to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Swish Schlesinger to the minors. |
| 1959-08-12 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Alex Herrera to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Swish Schlesinger to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Hank Thoreau to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Charles Nagy to the minors. |
| 1959-07-04 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Hank Thoreau to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Ricardo Rodriguez to the minors. |
| 1959-07-03 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Charles Nagy to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Hank Thoreau to the minors. |
| 1958-03-29 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Hank Thoreau to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Ricardo Rodriguez to the minors. |
| 1957-10-01 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Ricardo Rodriguez to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Joe Stuart to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Hank Thoreau to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Andrew Oliver to the minors. |
| 1957-09-20 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Hank Thoreau to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Ricardo Rodriguez to the minors. |
| 1957-07-06 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Ricardo Rodriguez to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Hank Thoreau to the minors. |
| 1957-07-04 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Hank Thoreau to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Ricardo Rodriguez to the minors. |
| 1957-05-09 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Johnny Ungar to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Hank Thoreau to the minors. |
| 1957-05-08 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Hank Thoreau to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Johnny Ungar to the minors. |
| 1957-05-02 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Izzy Slagle to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Hank Thoreau to the minors. |
| 1957-05-02 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Hank Thoreau to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Izzy Slagle to the minors. |
| 1957-04-25 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted John Parrett to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Hank Thoreau to the minors. |
| 1957-04-22 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Hank Thoreau to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Ben Diggens to the minors. |
| 1957-04-18 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Ben Diggens to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Hank Thoreau to the minors. |
| 1956-10-03 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Hank Thoreau to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Ricardo Rodriguez to the minors. |
| 1956-09-14 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Ed Sharon to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Hank Thoreau to the minors. |
| 1956-09-13 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Hank Thoreau to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Izzy Slagle to the minors. |
| 1956-08-20 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Izzy Slagle to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Hank Thoreau to the minors. |
| 1956-08-19 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Hank Thoreau to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Izzy Slagle to the minors. |
| 1956-08-13 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Izzy Slagle to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Hank Thoreau to the minors. |
| 1956-08-12 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Hank Thoreau to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Izzy Slagle to the minors. |
| 1955-10-03 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Ricardo Rodriguez to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Hank Thoreau to the minors. |
| 1955-10-01 | The Cleveland Indians have promoted Hank Thoreau to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Ricardo Rodriguez to the minors. |
| 1955-04-04 | A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Psychos and the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians receive Will Score, Hank Thoreau from the Cincinnati Psychos in exchange for Tom Cohen, Fredrick Douglas. |
| 1953-05-16 | A trade has been completed between the Detroit Gold and the Cincinnati Psychos. The Cincinnati Psychos receive Bruce Schroder, Hank Thoreau from the Detroit Gold in exchange for Dode Olmsted, Cliff Lee. |
| 1953-04-01 | The Detroit Gold have renamed Fred Wilson to Hank Thoreau. |
| 1953-04-01 | The Detroit Gold have renamed Fred Wilson to Fred Wilson. |