Dickie Thon

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 160lb (180cm, 72kg)

Born: June 20, 1958 in South Bend, IN us

Debut: May 22, 1979 (Age 20-336d, 14,178th in major league history)
vs. MIL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1993 (Age 35-105d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1980 season

Agents: Bill Landman, Tom Reich

Full Name: Richard William Thon

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.9

4449

1176

.264

496

RBI

435

167

OBP

.317

SLG

.375

OPS

.691

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-25 / in Starts: 3-9
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 62 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	49 (24-17-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 62 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	38 (18-12-6)

Most Driven In
D Baylor	3
W Aikens	2
T Donohue	1
B Downing	1
L Harlow	1
J Anderson	0

Most Driven In By
C Lansford	2
D Ford	1
L Harlow	1
B Clark	1
J Anderson	0

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	41 (40)	May 22	CAL	@	MIL	L,1-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						2B
2	2	47 (5)	May 27 (2)	CAL	@	CHW	W,9-1	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	.40	0.005	.95	0.01%	-0.90	2B
3	3	48	May 29	CAL	@	SEA	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	5						PR
4	4	50 (1)	May 31	CAL	@	SEA	L,10-12	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	5						PR
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	5	60 (9)	Jun 11	CAL	@	CLE	W,9-4	7-GF	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9	2.88	-0.133	7.13	-0.20%	0.21	SS
6	6	61	Jun 12	CAL	@	CLE	L,10-11	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.417	.455	.871	8	1.78	0.234	4.51	0.36%	1.75	SS
7	7	63 (1)	Jun 13 (2)	CAL	@	TOR	W,10-2	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.417	.801	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.25	2B
8	8	67 (3)	Jun 17	CAL	@	DET	L,4-8	GS-9	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.412	.438	.849	1	1.55	0.157	4.11	0.25%	1.41	SS
9	9	77 (9)	Jun 28	CAL	@	TEX	L,4-14	3-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.368	.389	.757	1	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.27	2B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	10	84 (6)	Jul 5	CAL		OAK	L,0-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.318	.333	.652	1	.77	-0.058	2.16	-0.10%	-0.50	2B
11	11	89 (4)	Jul 10	CAL		BOS	W,4-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.304	.318	.623	9	1.39	-0.054	3.93	-0.09%	-0.42	2B
12	12	90	Jul 11	CAL		BOS	L,3-9	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.333	.346	.679	9	.44	0.035	1.26	0.06%	0.11	2B
13	13	96 (5)	Jul 20	CAL	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.333	.345	.678	9	1.16	-0.063	3.41	-0.11%	-0.28	2B
14	14	97	Jul 21	CAL	@	BAL	L,2-10	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.323	.382	.355	.737	9	.68	0.028	2.04	0.05%	0.81	2B
15	15	98	Jul 22	CAL	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG(10)	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.368	.343	.711	9	1.09	-0.010	3.33	-0.02%	-0.55	2B
16	16	99	Jul 23	CAL	@	BOS	W,9-2	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.395	.359	.754	9	.17	-0.009	.51	-0.02%	1.48	2B
17	17	100	Jul 24	CAL	@	NYY	L,5-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.370	.333	.703	9	1.41	-0.145	4.39	-0.27%	-1.14	2B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	18	112 (11)	Aug 5 (2)	CAL	@	MIN	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.348	.400	.370	.770	8	.83	0.129	3.59	0.34%	1.23	2B
19	19	114 (1)	Aug 7	CAL	@	OAK	L,5-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.348	.400	.370	.770	9						PR 3B
20	20	119 (4)	Aug 13	CAL		DET	L,3-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.348	.400	.370	.770	9						SS
21	21	126 (6)	Aug 21	CAL		CLE	L,7-12	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.340	.392	.362	.754	6	.19	-0.005	.67	-0.01%	-0.24	2B
22	22	127	Aug 22	CAL		CLE	L,3-13	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.354	.739	7	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.11	2B
23	23	128	Aug 24	CAL	@	TOR	L,4-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.385	.354	.739	9						SS
24	24	129	Aug 25	CAL	@	TOR	W,24-2	6-GF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.347	.396	.388	.784	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.42	2B
25	25	130	Aug 26	CAL	@	TOR	L,3-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.347	.396	.388	.784	9						SS
26	26	132 (1)	Aug 28	CAL	@	DET	L,2-12	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.340	.389	.380	.769	6	.01	0.000	.04	0.00%	-0.34	2B
27	27	133	Aug 29	CAL	@	DET	L,1-2	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.382	.373	.754	7	1.26	-0.036	5.56	-0.10%	-0.25	2B
28	28	134	Aug 30	CAL	@	CLE	L,1-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.382	.373	.754	9						SS
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
29	29	141 (6)	Sep 6	CAL		CHW	W,10-9	7-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.346	.393	.404	.797	6	2.54	0.229	11.96	0.65%	1.00	2B
30	30	143 (1)	Sep 8	CAL		MIL	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.346	.393	.404	.797	4						SS
31	31	150 (6)	Sep 17	CAL	@	KCR	L,4-16	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.346	.393	.404	.797	7						2B
32	32	159 (8)	Sep 26	CAL		KCR	L,0-4	2-GF	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.390	.389	.779	7	1.28	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.56	2B
33	33	160	Sep 28	CAL	@	TEX	L,0-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.390	.389	.779	7						2B
34	34	161	Sep 29	CAL	@	TEX	L,3-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.390	.389	.779	6						2B
35	35	162	Sep 30	CAL	@	TEX	W,11-5	6-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.339	.393	.393	.786	6	.08	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.21	2B
							10-25		62	56	6	19	3	0	0	8	5	0	10	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	.339	.393	.393	.786		.91	0.259	2.54	0.79%	2.85

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