Andre Thornton

Positions: Designated Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 200lb (190cm, 90kg)

Born: August 13, 1949 in Tuskegee, AL us

High School: Phoenixville HS (Phoenixville, PA)

Schools: Capital University (Bexley, OH), Cheyney University (Cheyney, PA)

Debut: July 28, 1973 (Age 23-349d, 13,393rd in major league history)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 31, 1987 (Age 38-018d)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: Andre Thornton

Nicknames: Thunder

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Relatives: Brother-In-Law of Pat Kelly

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

24.2

5291

1342

253

.254

792

RBI

895

OBP

.360

SLG

.452

OPS

.811

OPS+

123

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	3-14 / in Starts: 2-6
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 42 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	35 (18-15-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 42 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	26 (13-8-4)

Most Driven In
R Santo	1
B Williams	1

Most Driven In By
R Reuschel	1
R Hundley	1
B Williams	1

1973 Batting Game Log

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1973 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	101 (100)	Jul 28	CHC		STL	L,2-7	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.80	-0.018	3.52	-0.05%	-0.36	PH
2	2	106 (4)	Jul 31 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,5-6	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	6	1.34	-0.068	4.07	-0.12%	-0.30	1B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	3	108 (1)	Aug 2	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.222	.000	.222	6	1.95	-0.139	5.15	-0.22%	-1.13	1B
4	4	109	Aug 3	CHC	@	MON	W,3-0	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.385	.111	.496	6	1.06	0.063	2.94	0.11%	0.60	1B
5	5	110	Aug 4	CHC	@	MON	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.294	.077	.371	6	1.02	-0.100	3.04	-0.18%	-1.18	1B
6	6	111	Aug 5	CHC	@	MON	L,2-3	GS-8	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.350	.200	.550	6	1.05	0.148	2.78	0.23%	1.23	1B
7	7	112	Aug 6	CHC	@	MON	L,3-7	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.333	.167	.500	6	1.26	-0.120	2.65	-0.15%	-1.00	1B
8	8	113	Aug 7	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.296	.143	.439	6	1.27	-0.099	2.28	-0.11%	-0.63	1B
9	9	115 (1)	Aug 10	CHC		HOU	L,4-6	8-9	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.321	.227	.549	7	.64	0.041	1.16	0.05%	0.41	PH
10	10	116	Aug 11	CHC		HOU	L,4-6	2-GF	5	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.364	.308	.671	4	1.36	0.057	2.40	0.06%	0.88	PH 1B
11	11	120 (3)	Aug 16	CHC		ATL	L,2-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.353	.296	.649	9	.03	-0.001	.04	0.00%	-0.36	PH
12	12	127 (6)	Aug 24	CHC	@	HOU	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.343	.286	.629	4	5.66	-0.140	12.61	-0.19%	-0.74	PH
13	13	132 (4)	Aug 31 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-7	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.333	.276	.609	9	.68	-0.015	2.47	-0.03%	-0.45	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	14	142 (9)	Sep 10	CHC		PIT	L,3-11	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.324	.267	.591	9	.74	-0.018	2.05	-0.03%	-0.29	PH
15	15	143	Sep 11	CHC		PIT	W,2-0	6-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.342	.290	.632	7	.37	0.014	.69	0.02%	0.26	PH
16	16	150 (6)	Sep 18 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.206	.341	.294	.636	6	1.13	-0.010	.05	0.00%	0.28	1B
17	17	160 (9)	Sep 30 (2)	CHC		NYM	L,2-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.286	.619	6	.07	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.44	PH
							3-14		42	35	3	7	3	0	0	2	7	0	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.333	.286	.619		1.25	-0.407	2.89	-0.62%	-3.22

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