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Walter Thornton
Walter Miller Thornton
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 18, 1875 in Lewiston, ME
School: Cornell College (All Transactions)
Debut: July 1, 1895
Final Game: October 8, 1898
Died: July 14, 1960 in Los Angeles, CA
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1895 20 CHC NL 2 0 1.000 6.08 7 2 5 2 0 1 40.0 58 50 27 3 31 13 0 0 4 0 84 2.225 13.1 0.7 7.0 2.9 0.42
1896 21 CHC NL 2 1 .667 5.70 5 5 0 2 0 0 23.2 30 26 15 1 13 10 0 0 0 0 79 1.817 11.4 0.4 4.9 3.8 0.77
1897 22 CHC NL 6 7 .462 4.70 16 16 0 15 0 0 130.1 164 91 68 4 51 55 6 0 2 0 95 1.650 11.3 0.3 3.5 3.8 1.08
1898 23 CHC NL 13 10 .565 3.34 28 25 3 21 2 0 215.1 226 116 80 4 56 56 18 0 3 0 107 1.310 9.4 0.2 2.3 2.3 1.00
4 Seasons 23 18 .561 4.18 56 48 8 40 2 1 409.1 478 283 190 12 151 134 24 0 9 0 97 1.537 10.5 0.3 3.3 2.9 0.89
162 Game Avg. 15 12 .561 4.18 37 31 5 26 1 1 268 313 185 124 8 99 88 16 0 6 0 97 1.537 10.5 0.3 3.3 2.9 0.89

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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
1895 20 CHC NL 8 25 22 4 7 1 0 1 7 0 3 1 .318 .400 .500 .900 125 11 0 0 /13
1896 21 CHC NL 9 27 22 6 8 0 1 0 1 2 5 2 .364 .481 .455 .936 143 10 0 0 /1O
1897 22 CHC NL 75 305 265 39 85 9 6 0 55 13 30 .321 .402 .400 .802 108 106 6 4 O1
1898 23 CHC NL 62 235 210 34 62 5 2 0 14 8 22 .295 .362 .338 .700 101 71 0 3 O1
4 Seasons 154 592 519 83 162 15 9 1 77 23 60 3 .312 .390 .382 .771 108 198 6 7
162 Game Avg. 162 623 546 87 170 16 9 1 81 24 63 .312 .390 .382 .771 108 208 6 7

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1895 CHC NL 20 P 7 10 4 5 1 0 .900 1.29 .920 2.01
1895 CHC NL 20 1B 1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 .967 9.90
1896 CHC NL 21 P 5 5 1 3 1 0 .800 0.80 .920 2.20
1896 CHC NL 21 OF 3 9 7 0 2 0 .778 2.33 .944 2.13 0-2-1
1897 CHC NL 22 OF 59 105 74 8 23 0 .781 1.39 .946 2.06 48-8-3
1897 CHC NL 22 P 16 37 11 25 1 1 .973 2.25 .916 2.10
1898 CHC NL 23 OF 34 81 66 5 10 2 .877 2.09 .941 2.03 2-26-6
1898 CHC NL 23 P 28 63 8 48 7 3 .889 2.00 .921 2.25
3 Seasons OF 96 195 147 13 35 2 .821 1.67 .944 2.05 50-36-10
4 Seasons P 56 115 24 81 10 4 .913 1.88 .919 2.17
1 Season 1B 1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 .967 9.90
4 Seasons TOT 153 313 174 94 45 6 .856 1.75 .791 2.15 50-36-10

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1895 NL--born 1875-02-18--7th

                                         

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 21 (688), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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