Otis Thornton Minor League Statistics & History

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Otis Thornton

Otis Benjamin Thornton

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 186 lb.

Born: June 30, 1945 in Docena, Alabama, US
High School: Westfield HS (Docena, AL)

Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 68th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Westfield HS (Docena, AL).

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH	SF
1965	20	Astros	FLRL	Rk	HOU	2		1		0	0	0	0						.000		.000		0
1966	21	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A--A	HOU	58		143		28	2	0	0						.196		.210		30
1966	21	Bismarck-Mandan	NORL	A-	HOU	45		115		22	1	0	0						.191		.200		23
1966	21	Salisbury	WCRS	A	HOU	13		28		6	1	0	0						.214		.250		7
1967	22	Cocoa	FLOR	A	HOU	31	87	79	10	15	2	1	1	9	1	0	8	23	.190	.264	.278	.543	22
1968	23	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-A-	HOU	61		117		18	2	1	1						.154		.214		25
1968	23	Williamsport	NYPL	A-		3		5		2	0	1	0						.400		.800		4
1968	23	Greensboro	CARL	A	HOU	58		112		16	2	0	1						.143		.188		21
1969	24	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-WRk	HOU	86	235	217	26	55	6	2	4	23	3	1	16	42	.253	.306	.355	.661	77	1	0	1
1969	24	Astros	FLIN	WRk	HOU	31	89	85	17	27	4	1	1	8	2	1	4	11	.318	.348	.424	.772	36	0	0	0
1969	24	Peninsula	CARL	A	HOU	55	146	132	9	28	2	1	3	15	1	0	12	31	.212	.281	.311	.591	41	1	0	1
1970	25	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A	HOU	114	432	396	41	105	16	4	8	43	1	1	32	72	.265	.322	.386	.708	153	1	3	0
1970	25	Raleigh-Durham	CARL	A		18	80	74	12	17	2	0	3	16	1	1	5	12	.230	.278	.378	.657	28	0	1	0
1970	25	Columbus	SOUL	AA	HOU	96	352	322	29	88	14	4	5	27	0	0	27	60	.273	.331	.388	.720	125	1	2	0
1971	26	Oklahoma City	AA	AAA	HOU	92	306	277	23	76	7	1	3	30	0	2	24	39	.274	.330	.339	.669	94	1	0	4
1972	27	Oklahoma City	AA	AAA	HOU	73	187	155	15	27	5	0	0	8	1	0	28	36	.174	.316	.206	.522	32	4	0	0
1973	28	Denver	AA	AAA	HOU	86	340	315	34	80	11	1	6	34	0	1	19	69	.254	.295	.352	.647	111	0	4	2
1974	29	Columbus	SOUL	AA	HOU	58	227	199	22	44	5	4	1	26	3	1	26	50	.221	.313	.302	.614	60	1	0	1
10 Seasons						661	2075	1899	171	448	56	14	24	173	9	6	153	331	.236	.294	.318	.613	604	8	7	8
A (5 seasons)				A		175	453	425	31	82	9	2	8	40	3	1	25	66	.193	.239	.280	.519	119	1	1	1
AAA (3 seasons)				AAA		251	833	747	72	183	23	2	9	72	1	3	71	144	.245	.312	.317	.630	237	5	4	6
AA (2 seasons)				AA		154	579	521	51	132	19	8	6	53	3	1	53	110	.253	.324	.355	.679	185	2	2	1
A- (2 seasons)				A-		48	120	120		24	1	1	0						.200	.200	.225	.425	27
WRk (1 season)				WRk		31	89	85	17	27	4	1	1	8	2	1	4	11	.318	.348	.424	.772	36	0	0	0
Rk (1 season)				Rk		2	1	1		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000	0

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1965	20	Astros	FLRL	Rk	HOU	0	1	.000	13.50	1	1					2.0	3	3	3	0	3							3.000	13.5	0.0	13.5
1 Season						0	1	.000	13.50	1	1					2.0	3	3	3	0	3							3.000	13.5	0.0	13.5

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB
1965	20	Astros	FLRL	Rk	HOU	P	1							0.00

1967	22	Cocoa	FLOR	A	HOU	OF	44	74	73	0	1	0	.986	1.66

1969	24	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-WRk	HOU	C	81	484	442	33	9	3	.981	5.86	17
1969	24	Astros	FLIN	WRk	HOU	1B	1	7	5	2	0	0	1.000	7.00
1969	24	Astros	FLIN	WRk	HOU	C	27	165	150	11	4	2	.976	5.96	5
1969	24	Peninsula	CARL	A	HOU	C	54	319	292	22	5	1	.984	5.81	12
1970	25	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A	HOU	C	112	892	805	70	17	8	.981	7.81	21
1970	25	Raleigh-Durham	CARL	A		C	18	160	149	7	4	1	.975	8.67	8
1970	25	Columbus	SOUL	AA	HOU	C	94	732	656	63	13	7	.982	7.65	13
1971	26	Oklahoma City	AA	AAA	HOU	C	78	712	653	49	10	6	.986	9.00	22
1972	27	Oklahoma City	AA	AAA	HOU	C	65	385	356	27	2	2	.995	5.89	16
1973	28	Denver	AA	AAA	HOU	C	86	567	501	51	15	5	.974	6.42	21
7 Seasons							468	3121	2835	232	54	24	.983	6.55	97
C (5 seasons)						C	422	3040	2757	230	53	24	.983	7.08	97
1B (1 season)						1B	1	7	5	2	0	0	1.000	7.00
P (1 season)						P	1							0.00
OF (1 season)						OF	44	74	73	0	1	0	.986	1.66

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1965	20	FRL Astros	Florida Rookie League	Rk	HOU
1966	21	Salisbury Astros	Western Carolinas League	A	HOU
1966	21	Bismarck-Mandan Pards	Northern League	A-	HOU
1967	22	Cocoa Astros	Florida State League	A	HOU
1968	23	Williamsport Astros	New York-Pennsylvania League	A-
1968	23	Greensboro Patriots	Carolina League	A	HOU
1969	24	Peninsula Astros	Carolina League	A	HOU
1969	24	FIL Astros	Florida Instructional League North	WRk	HOU
1970	25	Raleigh-Durham Triangles	Carolina League	A
1970	25	Columbus Astros	Southern League	AA	HOU
1971	26	Oklahoma City 89ers	American Association	AAA	HOU
1972	27	Oklahoma City 89ers	American Association	AAA	HOU
1973	28	Denver Bears	American Association	AAA	HOU
1973	28	Houston Astros	National League	MLB	HOU	1	1973-07-06	1973-07-06
1974	29	Columbus Astros	Southern League	AA	HOU

Sabr ID: 234eb027

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