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Bob Thurman
Robert Burns Thurman

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 1", Weight 205 lb.

Debut April 14, 1955
Final Game April 21, 1959
Born May 14, 1917 in Kellyville, OK
Died October 31, 1998 in Wichita, KS

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1955 38 CIN NL  82  152   19   33   2  3   7   22   0  2  17  26  .217  .296  .408   82   62   1   0   2   0   6
 1956 39 CIN NL  80  139   25   41   5  2   8   22   0  0  10  14  .295  .340  .532  126   74   0   1   2   0   3
 1957 40 CIN NL  74  190   38   47   4  2  16   40   0  0  15  33  .247  .306  .542  117  103   0   0   0   1   3
 1958 41 CIN NL  94  178   23   41   7  4   4   20   1  2  20  38  .230  .320  .382   81   68   0   1   1   4   5
 1959 42 CIN NL   4    4    1    1   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   1  .250  .250  .250   32    1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons      334  663  106  163  18 11  35  106   1  4  62 112  .246  .314  .465  101  308   1   2   5   5  17
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        322   51   79   9  5  17   51   0  2  30  54  .246  .314  .465  101  149   0   1   2   2   8
 Career High     94  190   38   47   7  4  16   40   1  2  20  38                         103   1   1   2   4   6
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1955 38 CIN NL  170  128   16   3.3   109| .217  .270| .296  .342| .408  .428| .704  .769|  82  .350  -5.1  -0.5   0%
 1956 39 CIN NL  150  102   25   6.6   107| .295  .270| .340  .337| .532  .426| .872  .763| 126  .668   4.4   0.4   0%
 1957 40 CIN NL  206  146   31   5.8   108| .247  .275| .306  .340| .542  .426| .848  .766| 117  .598   3.0   0.3   0%
 1958 41 CIN NL  203  145   21   3.9   111| .230  .277| .320  .345| .382  .432| .702  .778|  81  .418  -5.3  -0.5  33%
 1959 42 CIN NL    4    3    0   0.0   108| .250  .274| .250  .342| .250  .425| .500  .766|  32  .000  -0.4   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons       733  524   93   4.8   109| .246  .273| .314  .341| .465  .428| .779  .769| 101  .515  -3.3  -0.3  20%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1955 38 CIN NL OF 36 54 2 3 0 .949 .977 1.56 2.10 36 0 0 1956 39 CIN NL OF 29 39 2 2 1 .953 .976 1.41 2.05 1.86 2.28 24 198.7 RF 20 27 2 1 1 .967 .973 1.45 1.80 1.78 2.00 18 146.7 LF 9 12 0 1 0 .923 .976 1.33 1.70 2.08 2.08 6 52.0 1957 40 CIN NL OF 44 75 3 1 1 .987 .980 1.77 2.07 2.20 2.29 35 318.7 LF 29 52 1 1 0 .981 .978 1.83 1.71 2.25 2.03 23 211.7 RF 15 23 1 0 1 1.000 .972 1.60 1.72 2.02 1.98 12 107.0 1958 41 CIN NL OF 41 80 2 2 1 .976 .980 2.00 1.95 2.48 2.26 35 297.3 LF 33 66 0 2 0 .971 .975 2.00 1.54 2.30 2.00 30 258.0 RF 9 12 2 0 1 1.000 .979 1.56 1.73 3.21 2.02 5 39.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1956 39 CIN NL LF 9 12 0 1 0 .923 .976 1.33 1.70 2.08 2.08 6 52.0 1957 40 CIN NL LF 29 52 1 1 0 .981 .978 1.83 1.71 2.25 2.03 23 211.7 1958 41 CIN NL LF 33 66 0 2 0 .971 .975 2.00 1.54 2.30 2.00 30 258.0 1955 38 CIN NL OF 36 54 2 3 0 .949 .977 1.56 2.10 36 0 0 1956 39 CIN NL OF 29 39 2 2 1 .953 .976 1.41 2.05 1.86 2.28 24 198.7 1957 40 CIN NL OF 44 75 3 1 1 .987 .980 1.77 2.07 2.20 2.29 35 318.7 1958 41 CIN NL OF 41 80 2 2 1 .976 .980 2.00 1.95 2.48 2.26 35 297.3 1956 39 CIN NL RF 20 27 2 1 1 .967 .973 1.45 1.80 1.78 2.00 18 146.7 1957 40 CIN NL RF 15 23 1 0 1 1.000 .972 1.60 1.72 2.02 1.98 12 107.0 1958 41 CIN NL RF 9 12 2 0 1 1.000 .979 1.56 1.73 3.21 2.02 5 39.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total OF* 150 248 9 8 3 .970 .979 1.71 2.04 94 814.7 107 0 44# LF* 71 130 1 4 0 .970 .976 1.85 1.63 59 521.7 RF* 44 62 5 1 3 .985 .974 1.52 1.76 35 293.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 150 248 9 8 3 .970 .979 1.71 2.04
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Oldest Player
1955 NL-38-8
1956 NL-39-8
1957 NL-40-5
1958 NL-41-3
1959 NL-42-3

HOF Standards: Batting - 9.0 (1781) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1949 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

Before 1952 Season: Returned to the San Francisco (PCL) by the New York Yankees after expiration of minor league working agreement.

November 9, 1954: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Redlegs.


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