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| Name | Team | Age |
| Buck Thornton | Retired (1997, Age 37) | 74 |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 3, Pick 38 (1978) |
RP | L/L |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Johnny Bench League | 0 | 14 years (147 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
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Mentor Value
|
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| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 6/30/1960 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Energy | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Batting | Fielding | Game Log
| Date | Transaction |
| 1997-11-01 | Buck Thornton has retired from the Cincinnati Redlegs |
| 1993-04-04 | Buck Thornton of the Cincinnati Redlegs is injured and is expected to be out 57 days. |
| 1986-10-03 | A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh City and the Cincinnati Redlegs. The Cincinnati Redlegs receive Buck Thornton, Kris Hoge, Dan DeVogt, Dave Okrie from the Pittsburgh City in exchange for Jorge Mulvey, Russ Ayers, Hector Waller, Felipe Miller, Draft Pick 1987 Round 1 CIN (Mike Gilbert). Protest This Trade. |
| 1986-04-01 | The Pittsburgh have placed Buck Thornton on the trade block. |
| 1985-05-30 | Buck Thornton of the Pittsburgh Bilge Rats is injured and is expected to be out 10 days. |
| 1983-06-25 | Buck Thornton of the Pittsburgh Bilge Rats is injured and is expected to be out 3 days. |
| 1983-05-23 | The Pittsburgh Bilge Rats have promoted Buck Thornton to the major league team. |
| 1983-05-02 | The Pittsburgh Bilge Rats have demoted Buck Thornton to the minor leagues. |
| 1983-04-01 | The Pittsburgh Bilge Rats have promoted Kris Hoge to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Bilge Rats have promoted Mike LaRue to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Bilge Rats have promoted Buck Thornton to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Bilge Rats have designated Jim Deshaies for assignment. |
| 1978-07-25 | A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Murder City Devils and the Pittsburgh Scrap Iron. The Pittsburgh Scrap Iron receive Matty Herring, Buck Thornton, Draft Pick - 1979 Round 3 (PHI) from the Baltimore Murder City Devils in exchange for Shane Webb. |
| 1978-05-01 | The Baltimore Murder City Devils have acquired Buck Thornton from the waiver wire. |
| 1978-04-14 | The Cleveland Indians have acquired Bob Collum from the waiver wire. The Cleveland Indians have waived Buck Thornton. |