Marcus Thames

Full Name: Marcus Markley Thames	Primary Position: OF,LF,DH,RF
Height/Weight: 6'2"/205	First Game: June 10, 2002
Birthdate: March 6, 1977	MLB Experience: 6 years
Birthplace: Louisville, Mississippi
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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1 Biography
2 Scouting Report
3 Statistics
- 3.1 Batting Stats
- 3.2 Fielding Stats
4 Transactions
5 Trivia
6 Video Gallery
7 Picture Gallery
8 See Also
- 8.1 Recent Marcus Thames ArmchairGM Stories
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[edit] Biography

Marcus Thames (Marcus Markley Thames) was born on March 6, 1977 in Louisville, Mississippi. He made his Major League debut on June 10, 2002 for the New York Yankees. In 2004, his rookie year, he hit .255 with 10 home runs and 33 RBI. Thames played for the New York Yankees, Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 5 year career.

Most people believe that Marcus Thames's best season was 2006, when he slugged 26 home runs and knocked in 60 runs.

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[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SB	IBB	GDP
2002	NY	A	7	13	2	3	1	2	.231	.231	.538	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
2003	TEX	A	30	73	12	15	1	4	.205	.298	.274	2	0	8	18	2	0	0	2
2004	DET	A	61	165	24	42	10	33	.255	.326	.509	12	0	16	42	2	0	0	3
2005	DET	A	38	107	11	21	7	16	.196	.263	.411	2	0	9	38	1	0	1	1
2006	DET	A	110	348	61	89	26	60	.256	.333	.549	20	2	37	92	4	1	0	0
2007	DET	A	86	269	37	65	18	54	.242	.278	.498	15	0	13	72	1	2	1	6
Total			332	975	147	235	63	169	.241	.306	.492	52	2	83	266	10	3	2	12

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
2002	NY	A	LF	3	0	5	2	0	0	0	1.000
2002	NY	A	OF	7	2	30	7	0	0	0	1.000
2002	NY	A	RF	4	2	25	5	0	0	0	1.000
2003	TEX	A	DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2003	TEX	A	OF	24	21	180.2	37	1	0	0	1.000
2003	TEX	A	LF	4	2	19	5	0	0	0	1.000
2003	TEX	A	RF	20	19	161.2	32	1	0	0	1.000
2004	DET	A	LF	40	31	298.2	78	3	0	1	1.000
2004	DET	A	RF	12	7	68.1	16	0	0	0	1.000
2004	DET	A	OF	52	38	367	94	3	0	1	1.000
2004	DET	A	DH	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2005	DET	A	OF	31	25	235	45	0	1	0	.978
2005	DET	A	DH	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2005	DET	A	LF	21	16	153	31	0	0	0	1.000
2005	DET	A	RF	10	9	82	14	0	1	0	.933
2006	DET	A	LF	54	52	400.2	70	1	2	0	.973
2006	DET	A	DH	46	43	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2006	DET	A	OF	59	57	444.2	84	1	2	0	.977
2006	DET	A	RF	5	5	44	14	0	0	0	1.000
2007	DET	A	OF	46	35	313.2	77	1	2	1	.975
2007	DET	A	LF	37	32	276.2	67	1	2	1	.971
2007	DET	A	1B	33	31	195.1	180	15	2	17	.990
2007	DET	A	RF	9	3	37	10	0	0	0	1.000
2007	DET	A	DH	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			DH	65	55	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	60	45	418	91	1	1	0	.989
Total			LF	159	133	1153	253	5	4	2	.985
Total			OF	219	178	1571	344	6	5	2	.986
Total			1B	33	31	195.1	180	15	2	17	.990

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Selected by New York Yankees in the 30th round of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1996 - signed May 16, 1997).
Traded by New York Yankees to Texas Rangers in exchange for Ruben Sierra (June 6, 2003).
Granted free agency (October 15, 2003).
Signed by Detroit Tigers (December 7, 2003).

[edit] Trivia

Marcus' mother, Veterine, has been paralyzed due to an automobile crash when Marcus was only 5 years old. As a result, she has only been able to watch him play in person a handful of times.
In the summer of 2007, Marcus and his current wife welcomed their first child, a girl named Jade. Thames also has another daughter, Deja (born in 1997), from a previous relationship.
His nickname, "Slick", is the result of getting his hair cut too short when he was 4 years old [4].
Thames served in the National Guard from 1994 to 1998.