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Name Team Age
Deke Thornton Retired (1993, Age 38) Died (2040, Age 85)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 3
(1974)		 CF B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Robin Roberts League 0 13 years (126 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B+ C+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  B- B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- B  C 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D  D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B- 0 8/17/1955
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1979 AHP 77 280 74 16 3 9 44 19 53 .750 .311 .439 .264
1979 HHP 65 225 58 8 2 7 38 20 45 .724 .320 .404 .258
1979 LHP 48 101 26 6 2 2 18 5 17 .708 .292 .416 .257
1979 RHP 130 404 106 18 3 14 64 34 81 .746 .320 .426 .262
1980 AHP 75 291 64 5 2 10 39 22 64 .626 .272 .354 .220
1980 HHP 74 281 73 6 9 12 49 26 55 .795 .321 .473 .260
1980 LHP 73 170 52 4 4 10 36 18 39 .923 .370 .553 .306
1980 RHP 132 402 85 7 7 12 52 30 80 .618 .264 .353 .211
1981 AHP 64 250 79 7 3 8 46 25 46 .839 .375 .464 .316
1981 HHP 62 240 75 9 1 8 32 22 42 .833 .375 .458 .312
1981 LHP 60 144 35 4 0 4 19 13 31 .662 .308 .354 .243
1981 RHP 115 346 119 12 4 12 59 34 57 .908 .402 .506 .344
1982 AHP 78 200 54 7 1 5 21 12 39 .705 .315 .390 .270
1982 HHP 80 188 47 10 3 7 29 18 40 .764 .317 .447 .250
1982 LHP 59 166 42 8 2 5 24 15 28 .738 .322 .416 .253
1982 RHP 139 222 59 9 2 7 26 15 51 .730 .311 .419 .266
1983 AHP 78 161 33 8 2 5 20 13 24 .640 .267 .373 .205
1983 HHP 78 141 29 5 1 2 16 13 29 .581 .283 .298 .206
1983 LHP 49 102 22 5 1 1 12 10 23 .624 .310 .314 .216
1983 RHP 128 200 40 8 2 6 24 16 30 .606 .256 .350 .200
1984 AHP 76 315 89 17 4 16 41 23 62 .846 .331 .514 .283
1984 HHP 73 296 74 10 5 13 32 22 57 .755 .305 .449 .250
1984 LHP 61 157 45 7 2 4 14 5 31 .744 .311 .433 .287
1984 RHP 132 454 118 20 7 25 59 40 88 .821 .321 .500 .260
1985 AHP 76 248 61 10 4 12 38 25 50 .778 .314 .464 .246
1985 HHP 73 249 79 8 3 12 38 28 46 .907 .388 .518 .317
1985 LHP 51 107 27 2 2 5 15 8 27 .753 .304 .449 .252
1985 RHP 132 390 113 16 5 19 61 45 69 .866 .364 .503 .290
1986 AHP 77 251 69 9 0 13 34 17 55 .785 .319 .466 .275
1986 HHP 72 246 71 8 2 9 37 21 48 .790 .343 .447 .289
1986 LHP 56 123 31 2 0 3 11 9 15 .642 .301 .341 .252
1986 RHP 129 374 109 15 2 19 60 29 88 .835 .341 .495 .291
1987 AHP 68 261 75 6 5 12 40 34 54 .863 .377 .487 .287
1987 HHP 81 304 95 16 4 11 52 34 55 .885 .385 .500 .312
1987 LHP 78 182 45 9 3 5 23 15 37 .717 .305 .412 .247
1987 RHP 130 383 125 13 6 18 69 53 72 .947 .415 .533 .326
1988 AHP 64 261 57 9 2 5 25 22 55 .604 .278 .326 .218
1988 HHP 63 251 81 10 3 15 56 16 46 .926 .361 .566 .323
1988 LHP 58 132 38 7 0 3 15 8 18 .738 .329 .409 .288
1988 RHP 115 380 100 12 5 17 66 30 83 .770 .315 .455 .263
1989 AHP 74 278 76 11 2 12 38 30 50 .803 .346 .457 .273
1989 HHP 74 282 76 7 4 14 54 31 52 .813 .342 .472 .270
1989 LHP 71 161 43 3 3 8 31 17 31 .813 .341 .472 .267
1989 RHP 128 399 109 15 3 18 61 44 71 .806 .345 .461 .273
1990 AHP 74 278 71 7 3 10 41 28 48 .732 .321 .410 .255
1990 HHP 74 267 90 10 5 14 46 37 46 .988 .418 .569 .337
1990 LHP 91 211 62 5 5 6 26 24 32 .817 .367 .450 .294
1990 RHP 127 334 99 12 3 18 61 41 62 .883 .371 .512 .296
1991 AHP 60 227 56 15 0 7 33 17 48 .706 .301 .405 .247
1991 HHP 60 206 59 12 1 8 40 17 41 .812 .341 .471 .286
1991 LHP 46 89 24 5 0 5 11 7 15 .814 .320 .494 .270
1991 RHP 112 344 91 22 1 10 62 27 74 .742 .320 .422 .265
1992 AHP 72 239 59 8 2 8 22 28 62 .723 .326 .397 .247
1992 HHP 69 221 69 10 1 12 32 17 47 .886 .357 .529 .312
1992 LHP 57 130 36 6 0 2 11 20 28 .743 .373 .369 .277
1992 RHP 122 330 92 12 3 18 43 25 81 .824 .327 .497 .279
1993 AHP 11 11 2 0 0 0 3 2 4 .468 .286 .182 .182
1993 HHP 5 10 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 .900 .300 .600 .300
1993 LHP 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
1993 RHP 13 14 5 0 0 1 4 2 4 .983 .412 .571 .357
Total AHP 1024 3551 919 135 33 132 485 317 714 .747 .320 .427 .259
Total HHP 1003 3407 979 129 44 145 552 322 652 .829 .350 .479 .287
Total LHP 863 1982 528 73 24 63 266 174 375 .751 .328 .423 .266
Total RHP 1784 4976 1370 191 53 214 771 465 991 .801 .337 .464 .275
Total 2027 6958 1898 264 77 277 1037 639 1366 .787 .335 .452 .273
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1993-11-01Deke Thornton has retired from the Chicago Storm
1993-10-23The Chicago Storm have acquired Deke Thornton from the waiver wire.
1993-09-24The Detroit Delvers have waived Deke Thornton.
1993-08-10The Detroit Delvers have designated Deke Thornton for assignment.
1993-04-20Deke Thornton of the Detroit Delvers is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
1992-04-01The New York Bay Bombers have removed Deke Thornton from the trade block.
1991-08-30Deke Thornton of the New York Bombers is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1991-06-08The New York Bombers have placed Deke Thornton on the trade block.
1989-08-16A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Tornados and the New York Bombers. The New York Bombers receive Deke Thornton, Taylor Swift, Draft Pick 1991 Round 2 BAL (Darrell Johnson) from the Baltimore Tornados in exchange for Draft Pick 1991 Round 1 NYA (Dave Pyznarski), Draft Pick 1991 Round 2 NYA (Frank Arlin), Draft Pick 1990 Round 1 NYA (John Kinney). Protest This Trade.
1989-08-10The Baltimore Tornados have placed Deke Thornton on the trade block.
1988-06-19Deke Thornton of the Baltimore Snapping Turtles is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1981-07-16Deke Thornton of the Baltimore Snapping Turtles is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1979-04-27The Baltimore Snapping Turtles have promoted Deke Thornton to the major league team. The Baltimore Snapping Turtles have sent Cajun Carson to the minors.
1979-04-20The Baltimore Snapping Turtles have promoted Cajun Carson to the major league team. The Baltimore Snapping Turtles have sent Deke Thornton to the minors.
1979-04-01The Baltimore Snapping Turtles have promoted Deke Thornton to the major league team. The Baltimore Snapping Turtles have designated Francis Marion for assignment.
1974-04-01The Baltimore Snapping Turtles have renamed Brian Durham to Deke Thornton.