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Andre Thornton   |   Major Leaguer   1973-1987

Full Name:  Andre Thornton
Born:  August 13,1949  in  Tuskegee, Alabama
Height:  6-2  Weight:  205  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:   -
College:  

Baseball Lists:  Hitting for the Cycle ... 5 Walks in a Game (or more)

Debut:  July 28,1973

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Transactions:   [Aug 6,1967] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Phillies.  [Jun 15,1972] - Traded by Phillies with Joe Hoerner to Braves for Gary Neibauer and Jim Nash.  [May 19,1973] - Traded by Braves to Cubs for Joe Pepitone.  [May 17,1976] - Traded by Cubs to Expos for Larry Biittner and Steve Renko.  [Dec 10,1976] - Traded by Expos to Indians for Jackie Brown.  [Nov 8,1984] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 4,1984] - Signed as Free Agent by Indians.  [Nov 30,1987] - Released by Indians.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1967HuronNorthern17PhiA   19553101213          .182---.327-----
1968EugeneNwest18PhiA-   56185274692531          .249---.400-----
1969SprtanburgSAL19PhiA   9029956751341351          .251---.452-----
1970PeninsulaCaro20PhiA+   67193244872523          .249---.383-----
1971ReadingEast21PhiAA   11636767981812676          .267---.534-----
1972EugenePCL22PhiAAA   46141224582629          .319---.532-----
 RichmondIL22AtlAAA   491593042501436          .264---.560-----
1973WichitaAmer23ChcAAA   401353439201745          .289---.681-----
 RichmondIL23AtlAAA   16498102048          .204---.490-----
 Chi CubsNL23ChcMLB 1b61735373002007900001 .200.333.28661936%
1974Chi CubsNL24ChcMLB 1b4,61073034179164104621485044116 .261.368.43980747%
1975Chi CubsNL25ChcMLB 1b6,5120372701092141860328863412366 .293.428.51694439%
1976Chi CubsNL26ChcMLB 1b527858176021420201421010 .200.361.34170251%
 MontrealNL26MtlMLB 1b4,9,36918320355292421283230131 .191.304.38869243%
1977ClevelandAL27CleMLB 1b4131433771142052870347082111129 .263.378.52790549%
1978ClevelandAL28CleMLB 1b41455089713322433105479372642817 .262.377.51689347%
1979ClevelandAL29CleMLB 1b414351589120311269354909342178 .233.347.44979640%
1981ClevelandAL31CleMLB dh-1b4692262254120630312337012515 .239.303.37267554%
1982ClevelandAL32CleMLB dh4161589901612613211667109812183521 .273.386.48487048%
1983ClevelandAL33CleMLB dh-1b41415087814327117774287722140810 .281.383.43982254%
1984ClevelandAL34CleMLB dh4155587911592603399659179211099 .271.366.48485044%
1985ClevelandAL35CleMLB dh4124461491091302288324775010614 .236.304.40871244%
1986ClevelandAL36CleMLB dh412040149921401766416567100811 .229.333.39272542%
1987ClevelandAL37CleMLB dh4,5,63685810200510102500021 .118.206.14134735%
 
Major League Totals - 14 Season(s)15655291792134224422253895483787685141691471129 .254.360.45281246%
Minor League Totals - 7 Season(s)4991583271413651391302 .261---.491-----


 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1973Chi CubsNL23ChcMLB1B981101923---.989--
 
1974Chi CubsNL24ChcMLB1B9076070783761---.992--
1974Chi CubsNL24ChcMLB3B100000--------
 
1975Chi CubsNL25ChcMLB1B1139827713107288---.988--
1975Chi CubsNL25ChcMLB3B220020---1.000--
 
1976Chi CubsNL26ChcMLB1B2520219322417---.987--
1976MontrealNL26MtlMLB1B4332626235443---.994--
1976MontrealNL26MtlMLBOF111411160---.938--
 
1977ClevelandAL27CleMLB1B1171026716110397---.995--
1977ClevelandAL27CleMLBDH9--------
 
1978ClevelandAL28CleMLB1B145132710671440106---.995--
 
1979ClevelandAL29CleMLB1B13010898271178100---.994--
1979ClevelandAL29CleMLBDH13--------
 
1981ClevelandAL31CleMLB1B116751737---.986--
1981ClevelandAL31CleMLBDH53--------
 
1982ClevelandAL32CleMLB1B87650815---1.000--
1982ClevelandAL32CleMLBDH152--------
 
1983ClevelandAL33CleMLB1B2720121222420---.991--
1983ClevelandAL33CleMLBDH114--------
 
1984ClevelandAL34CleMLB1B1186929711---.979--
1984ClevelandAL34CleMLBDH144--------
 
1985ClevelandAL35CleMLBDH122--------
 
1986ClevelandAL36CleMLBDH110--------
 
1987ClevelandAL37CleMLBDH21--------
 


 Awards
[1978] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #20)  [1979] - Roberto Clemente Award  [1982] - Sporting News AL Comeback Player of the Year, AL MVP (Voting Rank: #23), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1984] - AL Silver Slugger Award (DH), AL MVP (Voting Rank: #19), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1993] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (2 votes - 0.47%)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
19851,100,00027  299,1083
19861,100,00042  325,4665
19871,100,00050  292,8536
19881,100,00057  325,3056
 
Career:  $4,400,000   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Notes: Played in 2 All-Star games during his career (1982, 1984)
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