Lou Thornton
[edit] Biography
Lou Thornton (Louis Thornton) was born on April 26, 1963 in Montgomery, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on April 8, 1985 for the Toronto Blue Jays. Thornton played for the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets over the course of his 5 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| 56
| 72
| 18
| 17
| 1
| 8
| .236
| .267
| .319
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| 12
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .667
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| NY
| N
| 13
| 13
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .308
| .308
| .385
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| NY
| N
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 16
| 13
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .308
| .308
| .385
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 79
| 76
| 24
| 18
| 1
| 8
| .237
| .275
| .316
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 95
| 89
| 29
| 22
| 1
| 9
| .247
| .280
| .326
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 25
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 3
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 35
| 16
| 185.2
| 44
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 16
| 2
| 47
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .867
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| RF
| 20
| 14
| 138.2
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 9
| 0
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 10
| 0
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| NY
| N
| OF
| 6
| 2
| 27
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| NY
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| NY
| N
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| NY
| N
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 18
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| NY
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| NY
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| NY
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 3.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 24
| 16
| 158.2
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 32
| 2
| 73
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 2
| 0
| 5.1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 57
| 18
| 237
| 55
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by New York Mets in the 19th round of the free-agent draft (June 8, 1981).
- Selected by Toronto Blue Jays from New York Mets in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 3, 1984).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1988).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (February, 1989).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Ruben Rodriguez (March 17, 1989).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (May 3, 1989).
- Signed by New York Mets (June 9, 1989).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1990).
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