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Sloppy Thurston
Hollis John Thurston
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: June 2, 1899 in Fremont, NE
High School: Polytechnic (Los Angeles, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1923
Final Game: October 1, 1933
Died: September 14, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA
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Standard Pitching

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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
1923 24 TOT AL 7 8 .467 3.13 46 13 30 8 0 4 195.2 231 74 68 11 38 55 1 0 0 818 126 1.375 10.6 0.5 1.7 2.5 1.45
1923 24 SLB AL 0 0 6.75 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 8 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 22 61 2.500 18.0 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.00
1923 24 CHW AL 7 8 .467 3.05 44 12 29 8 0 4 191.2 223 70 65 11 36 55 1 0 0 796 129 1.351 10.5 0.5 1.7 2.6 1.53
1924 25 CHW AL 20 14 .588 3.80 38 36 2 28 1 1 291.0 330 150 123 17 60 37 6 0 5 1251 108 1.340 10.2 0.5 1.9 1.1 0.62
1925 26 CHW AL 10 14 .417 5.95 36 25 6 9 0 1 183.0 250 143 121 14 47 35 5 0 4 824 70 1.623 12.3 0.7 2.3 1.7 0.74
1926 27 CHW AL 6 8 .429 5.02 31 13 15 6 1 3 134.1 164 85 75 10 36 35 1 1 1 592 77 1.489 11.0 0.7 2.4 2.3 0.97
1927 28 WSH AL 13 13 .500 4.47 29 28 1 13 2 0 205.1 254 118 102 16 60 38 2 1 1 914 91 1.529 11.1 0.7 2.6 1.7 0.63
1930 31 BRO NL 6 4 .600 3.40 24 11 10 5 2 1 106.0 110 46 40 4 17 26 0 0 1 437 145 1.198 9.3 0.3 1.4 2.2 1.53
1931 32 BRO NL 9 9 .500 3.97 24 17 6 11 0 0 143.0 175 72 63 3 39 23 1 0 2 633 96 1.497 11.0 0.2 2.5 1.4 0.59
1932 33 BRO NL 12 8 .600 4.06 28 20 5 10 2 0 153.0 174 81 69 14 38 35 1 0 0 652 94 1.386 10.2 0.8 2.2 2.1 0.92
1933 34 BRO NL 6 8 .429 4.52 32 15 14 5 0 3 131.1 171 70 66 4 34 22 6 0 5 591 71 1.561 11.7 0.3 2.3 1.5 0.65
9 Seasons 89 86 .509 4.24 288 178 89 95 8 13 1542.2 1859 839 727 93 369 306 23 2 19 6712 94 1.444 10.8 0.5 2.2 1.8 0.83
162 Game Avg. 13 13 .509 4.24 42 26 13 14 1 2 225 271 122 106 14 54 45 3 0 3 979 94 1.444 10.8 0.5 2.2 1.8 0.83
BRO (4 yrs) 33 29 .532 4.02 108 63 35 31 4 4 533.1 630 269 238 25 128 106 8 0 8 2313 97 1.421 10.6 0.4 2.2 1.8 0.83
CHW (4 yrs) 43 44 .494 4.32 149 86 52 51 2 9 800.0 967 448 384 52 179 162 13 1 10 3463 93 1.433 10.9 0.6 2.0 1.8 0.91
WSH (1 yr) 13 13 .500 4.47 29 28 1 13 2 0 205.1 254 118 102 16 60 38 2 1 1 914 91 1.529 11.1 0.7 2.6 1.7 0.63
SLB (1 yr) 0 0 6.75 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 8 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 22 61 2.500 18.0 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.00
AL (5 yrs) 56 57 .496 4.36 180 115 54 64 4 9 1009.1 1229 570 489 68 241 200 15 2 11 4399 93 1.456 11.0 0.6 2.1 1.8 0.83
NL (4 yrs) 33 29 .532 4.02 108 63 35 31 4 4 533.1 630 269 238 25 128 106 8 0 8 2313 97 1.421 10.6 0.4 2.2 1.8 0.83

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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
1923 24 TOT AL 47 82 79 10 25 5 1 0 4 0 0 2 6 .316 .333 .405 .738 94 32 0 0 1 0 0 1
1923 24 SLB AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1923 24 CHW AL 45 82 79 10 25 5 1 0 4 0 0 2 6 .316 .333 .405 .738 94 32 0 1 1
1924 25 CHW AL 51 133 122 15 31 6 3 1 9 0 0 5 14 .254 .289 .377 .666 73 46 1 5 1/O
1925 26 CHW AL 44 92 84 2 24 7 2 0 13 0 0 5 13 .286 .326 .417 .743 91 35 0 3 1
1926 27 CHW AL 38 66 61 5 19 4 0 0 5 0 1 3 6 .311 .354 .377 .731 93 23 1 1 1
1927 28 WSH AL 42 101 92 11 29 4 2 2 17 1 0 5 10 .315 .351 .467 .818 112 43 0 4 1
1930 31 BRO NL 36 55 50 3 10 3 0 1 11 0 0 16 .200 .216 .320 .536 28 16 1 4 1
1931 32 BRO NL 24 64 60 8 13 2 1 1 8 0 2 10 .217 .242 .333 .575 54 20 0 2 1
1932 33 BRO NL 29 60 56 7 17 5 1 0 5 0 2 9 .304 .328 .429 .756 103 24 0 2 1
1933 34 BRO NL 32 45 44 4 7 2 0 0 7 0 0 7 .159 .159 .205 .364 5 9 1 0 1 1
9 Seasons 343 698 648 65 175 38 10 5 79 1 1 24 91 .270 .299 .383 .682 78 248 1 3 23 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 330 306 31 83 18 5 2 37 0 11 43 .270 .299 .383 .682 78 117 1 11
BRO (4 yrs) 121 224 210 22 47 12 2 2 31 0 4 42 .224 .242 .329 .570 51 69 1 1 9
CHW (4 yrs) 178 373 346 32 99 22 6 1 31 0 1 15 39 .286 .320 .393 .713 86 136 2 10
WSH (1 yr) 42 101 92 11 29 4 2 2 17 1 0 5 10 .315 .351 .467 .818 112 43 0 4
SLB (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 222 474 438 43 128 26 8 3 48 1 1 20 49 .292 .326 .409 .735 91 179 0 2 14 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 121 224 210 22 47 12 2 2 31 0 4 42 .224 .242 .329 .570 51 69 1 1 9

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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
1923 TOT AL 24 P 46 58 6 50 2 2 .966 1.22 .959 1.49
1923 SLB AL 24 P 2 2 0 1 1 0 .500 0.50 1.000 1.50
1923 CHW AL 24 P 44 56 6 49 1 2 .982 1.25 .957 1.49
1924 CHW AL 25 P 38 93 15 75 3 1 .968 2.37 .959 1.32
1924 CHW AL 25 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0-0-1
1925 CHW AL 26 P 36 72 15 55 2 4 .972 1.94 .960 1.40
1926 CHW AL 27 P 31 35 4 30 1 1 .971 1.10 .957 1.39
1927 WSH AL 28 P 29 62 12 46 4 4 .935 2.00 .960 1.40
1930 BRO NL 31 P 24 33 3 30 0 1 1.000 1.38 .964 1.10
1931 BRO NL 32 P 24 35 3 30 2 3 .943 1.38 .960 1.20
1932 BRO NL 33 P 28 44 10 34 0 2 1.000 1.57 .955 1.21
1933 BRO NL 34 P 32 44 3 40 1 0 .977 1.34 .964 1.28
9 Seasons P 288 476 71 390 15 18 .968 1.60 .959 1.33
1 Season OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0-0-1
9 Seasons TOT 289 476 71 390 15 18 .968 1.60 .928 1.33 0-0-1

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1923 AL--3.128--6th

Wins s c a p y
1924 AL--20--3rd

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1924 AL--.588--10th
1932 NL--.600--9th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1923 AL--1.748--3rd
1924 AL--1.856--2nd
1925 AL--2.312--6th
Career--2.153--136th

Games Played s c a p y
1923 AL--46--7th

Saves s c a p y
1923 AL--4--8th
1926 AL--3--7th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1924 AL--291.0--2nd

Games Started s c a p y
1924 AL--36--2nd

Complete Games s c a p y
1924 AL--28--1st

Shutouts s c a p y
1927 AL--2--10th
1930 NL--2--5th
1932 NL--2--7th

Home Runs s c a p y
1923 AL--11--8th
1924 AL--17--1st
1925 AL--14--4th
1927 AL--16--3rd

Hits s c a p y
1924 AL--330--1st
1927 AL--254--9th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1923 AL--1.447--5th

Losses s c a p y
1924 AL--14--8th
1925 AL--14--7th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1924 AL--123--1st
1925 AL--121--4th
1927 AL--102--9th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1924 AL--5--3rd
1933 NL--5--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1933 NL--6--6th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1924 AL--1251--2nd

Games Finished s c a p y
1923 AL--30--1st

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1923 AL--126--4th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 2 (554), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 20 (784), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 6 (1145), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3165), Average HOFer ≈ 50
Pitching - 6 (1212), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

May 12, 1923: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from the St. Louis Browns.

January 15, 1927: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Leo Mangum to the Washington Senators for Roger Peckinpaugh.

October 7, 1929: Drafted by the Brooklyn Robins from San Francisco (PCL) in the 1929 rule 5 draft.

October 11, 1933: Traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers with Joe Hutcheson, Ray Phelps and cash to St Paul (American Association) for Les Munns.

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