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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	21 (20)	May 4	CHC	@	STL	W,8-6	GF	14	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH 1B
2	24 (2)	May 7	CHC	@	MON	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
3	33 (8)	May 18	CHC	@	SDP	W,3-2	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
4	34	May 19	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
5	35	May 20	CHC	@	LAD	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
6	37 (1)	May 22	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
7	38	May 23	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
8	39	May 24	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-10	CG	44	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
9	40	May 25	CHC	@	SFG	L,7-9	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
10	41	May 26	CHC		ATL	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
11	42	May 27	CHC		ATL	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
12	43	May 28	CHC		ATL	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	14	2	0	16	0	1B
13	44	May 30 susp	CHC		LAD	L,1-3	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
14	45	May 31	CHC		LAD	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	46	Jun 1	CHC		LAD	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
16	47	Jun 3	CHC		SFG	W,6-5	CG	46	10.0	13	2	0	15	3	1B
17	48	Jun 4	CHC		SFG	L,8-10	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
18	49	Jun 5	CHC		SFG	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
19	50	Jun 6	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
20	51	Jun 7	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
21	52	Jun 8 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
22	53	Jun 8 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
23	54	Jun 9	CHC	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	39	10.0	16	0	1	17	2	1B
24	55	Jun 10	CHC	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
25	56	Jun 12 (1)	CHC	@	ATL	L,4-5	CG	43	8.2	8	1	0	9	1	1B
26	57	Jun 12 susp	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
27	58	Jun 13	CHC		CIN	L,11-18	CG	60	9.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
28	59	Jun 14 susp	CHC		CIN	L,3-11	CG	51	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
29	60	Jun 15	CHC		CIN	W,4-3	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
30	61	Jun 16	CHC		PHI	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
31	62	Jun 17	CHC		PHI	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	13	3	1	17	0	1B
32	63	Jun 18	CHC		PHI	L,7-9	CG	45	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
33	64	Jun 19	CHC		PHI	L,3-6	GF	7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
34	68 (3)	Jun 23	CHC	@	MON	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	10	2	0	12	3	1B
35	69	Jun 24	CHC	@	MON	W,13-6	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
36	70	Jun 25	CHC	@	MON	L,6-12	CG	42	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
37	71	Jun 26	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	37	8.1	5	0	0	5	0	1B
38	72	Jun 27 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
39	73	Jun 27 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
40	77 (3)	Jun 30	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	78	Jul 1	CHC	@	NYM	W,5-4	CG	40	10.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
42	79	Jul 2	CHC	@	NYM	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
43	80	Jul 3	CHC	@	NYM	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
44	81	Jul 4 (1)	CHC		PIT	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
45	82	Jul 4 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,2-1	CG	40	11.0	14	1	1	16	0	1B
46	83	Jul 5	CHC		PIT	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
47	84	Jul 6	CHC		PIT	L,12-18	GS	44	7.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
48	85	Jul 7	CHC		PIT	L,0-5	CG	42	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
49	86	Jul 8	CHC		SDP	L,6-8	GS	62	15.0	11	4	0	15	0	1B 3B
50	87	Jul 9	CHC		SDP	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
51	88	Jul 10	CHC		SDP	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
52	89	Jul 11	CHC		SFG	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
53	90	Jul 12	CHC		SFG	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
54	91	Jul 13	CHC		SFG	L,1-4	CG	43	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
55	92	Jul 17	CHC	@	SDP	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	10	4	0	14	1	1B
56	93	Jul 18	CHC	@	SDP	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
57	94	Jul 19	CHC	@	SDP	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
58	95	Jul 20	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-5	CG	48	11.2	11	0	0	11	1	1B
59	96	Jul 21	CHC	@	LAD	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
60	97	Jul 22	CHC	@	SFG	L,5-9	CG	40	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
61	98	Jul 23	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-10	CG	45	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
62	99	Jul 24	CHC	@	SFG	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	11	1	1	13	1	1B
63	101 (1)	Jul 26	CHC		NYM	L,8-9	CG	48	10.0	7	3	0	10	1	1B
64	102	Jul 27 (1)	CHC		NYM	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	110 (7)	Aug 3 (1)	CHC		STL	W,6-3	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 3B
66	111	Aug 3 (2)	CHC		STL	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
67	112	Aug 4	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-2	GF	15	4.0	5	0	0	5	0	PH 1B
68	113	Aug 5	CHC	@	PHI	L,5-13	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
69	114	Aug 7	CHC	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
70	115	Aug 8 (1)	CHC	@	ATL	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	11	1	1	13	1	1B
71	116	Aug 8 (2)	CHC	@	ATL	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
72	117	Aug 9	CHC	@	ATL	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
73	118	Aug 10	CHC	@	ATL	W,9-1	CG	31	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
74	119	Aug 11	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-9	CG	44	8.0	4	1	1	6	0	1B
75	123 (3)	Aug 16	CHC	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	12	0	1	13	2	1B
76	124	Aug 17	CHC	@	HOU	W,11-7	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
77	125	Aug 18	CHC		LAD	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
78	126	Aug 19	CHC		LAD	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
79	127	Aug 21	CHC		LAD	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
80	128	Aug 22	CHC		HOU	W,6-5	GS	27	7.0	5	4	0	9	0	1B
81	129	Aug 23	CHC		HOU	L,12-14	GS	37	7.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
82	130	Aug 24	CHC		HOU	L,4-8	CG	44	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
83	131	Aug 25	CHC		CIN	L,4-11	CG	47	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
84	132	Aug 26	CHC		CIN	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	6	0	1	7	3	1B
85	133	Aug 27	CHC		CIN	L,5-6	CG	47	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
86	134	Aug 29	CHC		ATL	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
87	135	Aug 31 (1)	CHC		ATL	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
88	136	Aug 31 (2)	CHC		ATL	W,9-8	CG	45	10.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
89	137	Sep 1	CHC	@	STL	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
90	138	Sep 2	CHC	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
91	139	Sep 3	CHC	@	STL	W,11-6	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
92	140	Sep 5 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
93	141	Sep 5 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
94	142	Sep 6	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
95	143	Sep 7	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
96	144	Sep 8	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
97	145	Sep 9	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
98	146	Sep 10	CHC		STL	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
99	147	Sep 11	CHC		STL	W,12-6	CG	43	9.0	14	0	0	14	3	1B
100	148	Sep 13	CHC		PHI	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
101	149	Sep 14	CHC		PHI	L,7-13	CG	49	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
102	150	Sep 15 (1)	CHC		PIT	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
103	151	Sep 15 (2)	CHC		PIT	L,1-9	CG	43	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
104	152	Sep 16	CHC		PIT	L,0-22	GS	52	7.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
105	153	Sep 17	CHC	@	NYM	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
106	154	Sep 18	CHC	@	NYM	L,5-7	CG	41	8.2	11	1	0	12	0	1B
107	155	Sep 19	CHC	@	MON	L,6-9	CG	44	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
108	156	Sep 20	CHC	@	MON	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	10	3	0	13	1	1B
109	157	Sep 21	CHC	@	MON	L,4-5	CG	36	8.1	5	3	0	8	0	1B
110	158	Sep 23	CHC		NYM	L,6-8	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
111	159	Sep 24	CHC		NYM	W,1-0	CG	37	11.0	19	0	1	20	1	1B
112	160	Sep 26	CHC		MON	L,2-3	CG	51	12.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
113	161	Sep 27	CHC		MON	L,3-5	CG	48	11.0	14	0	1	15	0	1B
114	162	Sep 28	CHC		MON	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
							115gm		961.2	984	77	13	1074	88