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Name	Team	Age
Ed Thornton	Retired (2003, Age 38)	Died (2053, Age 88)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 18 (1983)	SS	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Thurman Munson League	0	15 years (68 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A-	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	B+	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	B+	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D	B-	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A-	0	4/26/1965
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
4	4	7
Alt Pos (2B)	Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (LF)
A+ (99.0 %)	B  (65.2 %)	F  (3.4 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (C)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (RF)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1988	KC	0	0	0	0	130	0	0	0	0
1989	KC	0	0	0	0	159	0	0	0	0
1990	KC	0	0	0	0	159	0	0	0	0
1991	KC-NYN	0	0	0	0	156	0	0	0	2
1992	NYN	0	0	0	0	159	0	0	0	0
1993	NYN	0	0	0	0	159	0	0	0	0
1994	NYN	0	0	0	0	149	0	0	0	1
1995	NYN	0	0	0	0	144	0	0	0	0
1996	NYN	0	0	0	0	67	0	0	1	72
1997	NYN	0	0	111	0	3	0	0	0	37
1998	NYN	0	0	10	17	7	3	0	0	96
1999	NYN	0	5	15	24	1	0	0	0	86
2000	NYN-NYA	0	2	71	55	4	0	0	0	21
2001	NYA	0	0	21	136	0	0	0	0	0
2002	NYA	1	0	33	58	3	3	0	0	13
2003	NYA	0	0	5	0	5	0	0	0	0

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2003-11-01	Ed Thornton has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2003-06-01	The New York Cannibals have waived Ed Thornton.
2003-05-13	The New York Cannibals have promoted Harry Surhoff to the major league team. The New York Cannibals have designated Ed Thornton for assignment.
2000-07-23	A trade has been completed between the New York jaegerbombs and the New York Cannibals. The New York Cannibals receive Ed Thornton from the New York jaegerbombs in exchange for Jeff Buddie.
1991-04-21	A trade has been completed between the New York jaegerbombs and the Kansas City Killers. The Kansas City Killers receive Pep Ortiz from the New York jaegerbombs in exchange for Ed Thornton, Draft Pick - 1993 Round 1 (PHI), Draft Pick - 1993 Round 2 (KC).
1988-05-01	A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Killers and the Chicago Meat Packers. The Chicago Meat Packers receive Doc Stevens, Jeff Ryan from the Kansas City Killers in exchange for Mike Appleton, Ed Thornton, Draft Pick - 1989 Round 1 (CHN).
1987-07-13	A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago Meat Packers. The Chicago Meat Packers receive Rudy Lee, Erik Bredard, Ed Thornton, Draft Pick - 1988 Round 2 (BAL) from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Ace Williams, Nipsy Norelis, Jim Lomberg.