Benjamin Robert Thorpe

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Full Name: Benjamin Robert Thorpe	Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 6' 1.5"/190	First Game: April 19, 1951
Birthdate: November 19, 1926	Final Game: September 27, 1953
Birthplace: Caryville, Florida	MLB Experience: 2 years
Died: October 30, 1996
Deathplace: Waveland, Mississippi
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
4 Trivia
5 Video Gallery
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7 See Also
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Bob Thorpe (Benjamin Robert Thorpe) was born on November 19, 1926 in Caryville, Florida. He made his Major League debut on April 19, 1951 for the Boston Braves. In 1952, his rookie year, he hit .260 with 3 home runs and 26 RBI. Thorpe played for the Boston Braves and Milwaukee Braves over the course of his 2 year career.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1951	BOS	N	2	2	1	1	0	1	.500	.500	1.500	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1952	BOS	N	81	292	20	76	3	26	.260	.275	.332	8	2	5	42	1	4	3	0	7
1953	MIL	N	27	37	1	6	0	5	.162	.184	.189	1	0	1	6	0	1	0	0	0
Total			110	331	22	83	3	32	.251	.266	.323	9	3	6	48	1	5	3	0	7

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1952	BOS	N	OF	72	0	0	132	9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	.972
1953	MIL	N	OF	18	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Total			OF	90	0	0	144	9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	.975

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Selected by Detroit Tigers from Milwaukee Braves in the minor league draft (December 3, 1956).
Traded by Detroit Tigers to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Herb Moford (July 14, 1957).

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