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Bob Thorpe
Benjamin Robert Thorpe

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 190 lb.

Debut April 19, 1951
Final Game September 27, 1953
Born November 19, 1926 in Caryville, FL
Died October 30, 1996 in Waveland, MS

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Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1951 24 BSN NL   2    2    1    1   0  1   0    1   0  0   0   0  .500  .500 1.500  433    3   0           0   0
 1952 25 BSN NL  81  292   20   76   8  2   3   26   3  1   5  42  .260  .275  .332   70   97   4           1   7
 1953 26 MLN NL  27   37    1    6   1  0   0    5   0  1   1   6  .162  .184  .189    0    7   1           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons      110  331   22   83   9  3   3   32   3  2   6  48  .251  .266  .323   64  107   5   0   0   1   7
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        487   32  122  13  4   4   47   4  3   9  71  .251  .266  .323   64  158   7   0   0   1  10
 Career High     81  292   20   76   8  2   3   26   3  1   5  42  .260  .275  .332   70   97   4   0   0   1   7
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1951 24 BSN NL    2    1    2  53.8    97| .500  .259| .500  .332|1.500  .392|2.000  .724| 433  .989   0.8   0.1   0%
 1952 25 BSN NL  302  228   27   3.2    95| .260  .258| .275  .330| .332  .384| .607  .714|  70  .379 -13.1  -1.4  75%
 1953 26 MLN NL   39   33    1   0.8   105| .162  .267| .184  .337| .189  .416| .373  .753|   0  .036  -5.3  -0.5   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons       343  262   30   3.1    96| .251  .259| .266  .331| .323  .388| .589  .719|  64  .356 -17.6  -1.8  60%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1952 25 BSN NL OF 72 132 9 4 3 .972 .981 1.96 2.10 8 0 70 1953 26 MLN NL OF 18 12 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.67 2.11 10 0 8
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1952 25 BSN NL OF 72 132 9 4 3 .972 .981 1.96 2.10 8 0 70 1953 26 MLN NL OF 18 12 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.67 2.11 10 0 8
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total OF 90 144 9 4 3 .975 .981 1.70 2.10 18 0 78 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 90 144 9 4 3 .975 .981 1.70 2.10
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

Before 1950 Season: Sent from the Pensacola (Southeastern) to the Boston Braves in an unknown transaction.

December 3, 1956: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers from the Milwaukee Braves in the 1956 minor league draft.

July 14, 1957: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the St. Louis Cardinals for Herb Moford.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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