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Lou Thornton
Louis Thornton
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: April 26, 1963 in Montgomery, AL
High School: Jefferson Davis (Hopehull, AL)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 19th round of the 1981 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 8, 1985
Final Game: April 24, 1990
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1985 22 TOR AL 56 75 72 18 17 1 1 1 8 1 0 2 24 .236 .267 .319 .586 58 23 2 1 0 0 0 9D7
1987 24 TOR AL 12 3 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 215 1 1 0 0 0 1 /D7
1988 25 TOR AL 11 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /7D9
1989 26 NYM NL 13 13 13 5 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 .308 .308 .385 .692 102 5 0 0 0 0 0 /798
1990 27 NYM NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /89
5 Seasons 95 93 89 29 22 2 1 1 9 3 1 3 25 .247 .280 .326 .605 65 29 3 1 0 0 1
162 Game Avg. 162 159 152 49 38 3 2 2 15 5 2 5 43 .247 .280 .326 .605 65 49 5 2 0 0 2
TOR (3 yrs) 79 80 76 24 18 1 1 1 8 1 1 3 24 .237 .275 .316 .591 59 24 3 1 0 0 1
NYM (2 yrs) 16 13 13 5 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 .308 .308 .385 .692 102 5 0 0 0 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 79 80 76 24 18 1 1 1 8 1 1 3 24 .237 .275 .316 .591 59 24 3 1 0 0 1
NL (2 yrs) 16 13 13 5 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 .308 .308 .385 .692 102 5 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1985 22 TOR AL ALCS KCR L 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1985 TOR AL 22 OF 35 16 185.2 46 44 0 2 0 .957 1.8 11.6 1.8 1.6 0.3 0 2.13 1.26 .983 2.44 2.10
1985 TOR AL 22 RF 20 14 138.2 32 32 0 0 0 1.000 2.0 17.3 2.0 1.4 0.7 0 2.08 1.60 .978 2.17 1.82
1985 TOR AL 22 DH 16
1985 TOR AL 22 LF 16 2 47.0 15 13 0 2 0 .867 -0.2 -5.1 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 0 2.49 0.81 .980 2.26 1.77
1987 TOR AL 24 DH 6
1987 TOR AL 24 LF 4 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -51.4 -0.3 -0.1 -0.3 0.00 0.00 2.06 1.72
1987 TOR AL 24 OF 4 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -51.4 -0.3 -0.1 -0.3 0.00 0.00 2.31 2.00
1988 TOR AL 25 OF 10 0 14.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -25.7 -0.3 -0.2 -0.2 0 0.64 0.10 1.000 2.44 2.14
1988 TOR AL 25 LF 9 0 13.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -27.7 -0.3 -0.2 -0.2 0 0.69 0.11 1.000 2.28 1.86
1988 TOR AL 25 DH 1
1988 TOR AL 25 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.90
1989 NYM NL 26 OF 6 2 27.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.3 57.8 1.3 1.2 0.1 0 3.00 1.50 .978 2.33 1.97
1989 NYM NL 26 LF 3 0 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0 1.50 0.33 1.000 2.10 1.73
1989 NYM NL 26 RF 2 2 18.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 53.3 0.8 0.8 0.0 0 3.00 3.00 .983 2.10 1.70
1989 NYM NL 26 CF 1 0 3.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 200.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 6.00 2.00 1.000 2.70 2.30
1990 NYM NL 27 OF 2 0 3.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 36.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 2.70 0.50 1.000 2.43 2.00
1990 NYM NL 27 CF 1 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.40
1990 NYM NL 27 RF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 120.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.80
5 Seasons OF 57 18 237.0 57 55 0 2 0 .965 2.6 13.2 2.6 2.5 0.0 0 2.09 0.96 .982 2.42 2.08
4 Seasons LF 32 2 73.0 17 15 0 2 0 .882 -0.8 -13.2 -0.8 -0.2 -0.8 0 1.85 0.47 .982 2.23 1.78
4 Seasons RF 24 16 158.2 39 39 0 0 0 1.000 2.9 21.9 2.9 2.2 0.8 0 2.21 1.63 .979 2.16 1.81
3 Seasons DH 23
2 Seasons CF 2 0 5.1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 112.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 3.38 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.35
5 Seasons TOT 57 18 237.0 57 55 0 2 0 .965 2.6 13.2 2.6 2.5 0.0 0 2.09 0.96 .947 2.42 2.08
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Transactions

June 8, 1981: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 19th round of the 1981 amateur draft.

December 3, 1984: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the New York Mets in the 1984 rule 5 draft.

October 15, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

February, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

March 17, 1989: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Ruben Rodriguez.

May 3, 1989: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

June 9, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

October 15, 1990: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1990New York Mets$103,000
Career (may be incomplete)$103,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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