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Dickie Thon

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Full Name: Richard William Thon Primary Position: SS
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/160 First Game: May 22, 1979
Birthdate: June 20, 1958 Final Game: October 3, 1993
Birthplace: South Bend, Indiana MLB Experience: 15 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Dickie Thon (Richard William Thon) was born on June 20, 1958 in South Bend, Indiana. He made his Major League debut on May 22, 1979 for the California Angels. In 1980, his rookie year, he hit .255 with 0 home runs and 15 RBI. Thon played for the California Angels, Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers and Milwaukee Brewers over the course of his 15 year career.

Most people believe that Dickie Thon's best season was 1983, when he slugged 20 home runs, stole 34 bases, hit for a .286 average and knocked in 79 runs.

Touted by many as a future Cooperstown Hall of Famer, [1] his career was permanently altered on April 8, 1984, when he was hit in the face by a Mike Torrez fastball. The pitch broke the orbital bone around his left eye and ended his 1984 season. He returned in 1985, but suffered from problems with depth perception that permanently hampered his potential. In 1991, Thon received the Tony Conigliaro Award in recognition of his recovery from this severe injury.

Thon is a third generation baseball player. He is the grandson of Freddie Thon (a native Puerto Rican who played and managed in the Puerto Rican Baseball League during World War II). His father Freddie Thon who signed a major league contract but injured his arm before reporting to training, played semi-pro baseball while finishing college, and coached all of his sons throughout their Little League and teenage years. Dickie's brother Frankie Thon is also affiliated with major league baseball in both the U.S. and Puerto Rico having been a player, a manager and a current major league scout, as well as the general manager of the Caguas Criollos in the Puerto Rican Winter Leagues.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1979 CAL A 35 56 6 19 0 8 .339 .393 .393 3 0 5 10 0 1 0 0 2
1980 CAL A 80 267 32 68 0 15 .255 .282 .315 12 2 10 28 1 5 7 0 5
1981 HOU N 49 95 13 26 0 3 .274 .337 .337 6 0 9 13 0 1 6 1 3
1982 HOU N 136 496 73 137 3 36 .276 .327 .397 31 10 37 48 1 5 37 2 4
1983 HOU N 154 619 81 177 20 79 .286 .341 .457 28 9 54 73 2 3 34 10 12
1984 HOU N 5 17 3 6 0 1 .353 .389 .471 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1
1985 HOU N 84 251 26 63 6 29 .251 .299 .355 6 1 18 50 0 1 8 4 2
1986 HOU N 106 278 24 69 3 21 .248 .318 .335 13 1 29 49 0 1 6 5 8
1987 HOU N 32 66 6 14 1 3 .212 .366 .273 1 0 16 13 0 1 3 3 1
1988 SD N 95 258 36 68 1 18 .264 .347 .337 12 2 33 49 1 2 19 0 4
1989 PHI N 136 435 45 118 15 60 .271 .321 .434 18 4 33 81 0 1 6 6 6
1990 PHI N 149 552 54 141 8 48 .255 .305 .350 20 4 37 77 3 1 12 10 14
1991 PHI N 146 539 44 136 9 44 .252 .283 .351 18 4 25 84 0 2 11 6 9
1992 TEX A 95 275 30 68 4 37 .247 .293 .367 15 3 20 40 0 3 12 1 2
1993 MIL A 85 245 23 66 1 33 .269 .324 .331 10 1 22 39 0 3 6 3 4
Total NL 1092 3606 405 955 66 342 .265 .319 .382 153 36 291 541 8 18 142 47 64
Total AL 295 843 91 221 5 93 .262 .306 .342 40 6 57 117 1 12 25 4 13
Total 1387 4449 496 1176 71 435 .264 .317 .374 193 42 348 658 9 30 167 51 77

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1979 CAL A SS 8 2 24.1 3 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .846
1979 CAL A DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1979 CAL A 2B 24 10 125 34 38 6 12 0 0 0 0 0 .923
1979 CAL A 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1980 CAL A SS 22 22 186 24 66 7 12 0 0 0 0 0 .928
1980 CAL A 3B 10 7 72 4 16 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .909
1980 CAL A 2B 21 18 164.2 39 46 1 15 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1980 CAL A 1B 2 0 2.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1980 CAL A DH 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 HOU N SS 13 5 54.2 12 17 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .935
1981 HOU N 3B 5 2 27.1 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 HOU N 2B 29 18 170.2 37 39 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 .950
1982 HOU N SS 119 114 1018.1 177 399 15 80 0 0 0 0 0 .975
1982 HOU N 3B 8 6 57.1 6 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .905
1982 HOU N 2B 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1983 HOU N SS 154 154 1382.1 258 533 28 114 0 0 0 0 0 .966
1984 HOU N SS 5 5 39 8 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1985 HOU N SS 79 68 606 106 218 11 48 0 0 0 0 0 .967
1986 HOU N SS 104 76 702 142 210 10 39 0 0 0 0 0 .972
1987 HOU N SS 31 18 178.2 21 53 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 .925
1988 SD N 2B 2 1 10 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1988 SD N 3B 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1988 SD N SS 70 62 549.1 82 168 12 28 0 0 0 0 0 .954
1989 PHI N SS 129 118 1024 174 380 16 65 0 0 0 0 0 .972
1990 PHI N SS 148 141 1262 222 439 25 86 0 0 0 0 0 .964
1991 PHI N SS 146 143 1277 234 412 21 65 0 0 0 0 0 .969
1992 TEX A SS 87 75 678.2 117 225 15 38 0 0 0 0 0 .958
1993 MIL A SS 28 19 176.1 28 57 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 .966
1993 MIL A DH 14 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1993 MIL A 3B 25 16 153.1 12 30 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1993 MIL A 2B 22 14 126 40 32 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 .960
Total 3B 50 31 313 27 67 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 .949
Total 1B 2 0 2.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total DH 31 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total 2B 99 61 598.1 152 157 14 47 0 0 0 0 0 .957
Total SS 1143 1022 9158.2 1608 3198 173 594 0 0 0 0 0 .965

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as a non-drafted free agent by California Angels (November 23, 1975).
  • Traded by California Angels to Houston Astros in exchange for Ken Forsch (April 1, 1981).
  • Granted free agency (November 12, 1985).
  • Signed by Houston Astros (January 7, 1986).
  • Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).
  • Signed by San Diego Padres (February 18, 1988).
  • Sold by San Diego Padres to Philadelphia Phillies (January 27, 1989).
  • Granted free agency (November 4, 1991).
  • Signed by Texas Rangers (December 16, 1991).
  • Released by Texas Rangers (October 5, 1992).
  • Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (February 2, 1993).
  • Granted free agency (October 29, 1993).

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