Andre Thornton

Positions: Designated Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 200lb (190cm, 90kg)

Born: August 13, 1949 in Tuskegee, AL us

High School: Phoenixville HS (Phoenixville, PA)

Schools: Capital University (Bexley, OH), Cheyney University (Cheyney, PA)

Debut: July 28, 1973 (Age 23-349d, 13,393rd in major league history)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 31, 1987 (Age 38-018d)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: Andre Thornton

Nicknames: Thunder

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Relatives: Brother-In-Law of Pat Kelly

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

24.2

5291

1342

253

.254

792

RBI

895

OBP

.360

SLG

.452

OPS

.811

OPS+

123

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	CLE		KCR	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
2	2	Apr 9	CLE		KCR	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	6	4	0	10	0	1B
3	3	Apr 10	CLE		BOS	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
4	4	Apr 12	CLE		BOS	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	10	1	1	12	0	1B
5	5	Apr 14	CLE	@	KCR	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
6	6	Apr 15	CLE	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
7	7	Apr 16	CLE	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
8	8	Apr 17	CLE		TEX	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
9	9	Apr 21	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-9	CG	36	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
10	10	Apr 22	CLE	@	BOS	W,13-4	GS	29	7.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
11	11	Apr 23 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	42	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
12	12	Apr 23 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,10-7	CG	52	11.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
13	13	Apr 24	CLE	@	TOR	W,4-2	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
14	14	Apr 25	CLE	@	TOR	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
15	15	Apr 26	CLE	@	TEX	L,0-3	CG	29	8.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
16	16	Apr 27	CLE	@	TEX	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
17	17	Apr 28	CLE	@	OAK	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
18	18	Apr 29	CLE	@	OAK	L,1-5	CG	41	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
19	19	Apr 30	CLE	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	31	8.2	11	1	0	12	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	20	May 2	CLE	@	SEA	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
21	21	May 3	CLE	@	SEA	W,10-5	GS	15	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
22	22	May 5	CLE	@	CAL	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
23	23	May 6	CLE	@	CAL	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	8	0	1	9	0	1B
24	25 (1)	May 9	CLE		SEA	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
25	26	May 10	CLE		SEA	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
26	27	May 12	CLE		CAL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
27	28	May 13	CLE		CAL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	12	1	1	14	3	1B
28	29	May 14	CLE		CAL	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
29	30	May 15	CLE		OAK	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
30	31	May 16	CLE		OAK	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
31	32	May 17	CLE		NYY	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
32	33	May 18	CLE		NYY	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
33	34	May 19	CLE		BAL	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
34	35	May 20	CLE		BAL	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
35	36	May 21 (1)	CLE		BAL	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
36	37	May 21 (2)	CLE		BAL	W,3-2	GS	14	4.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
37	45 (7)	May 30	CLE		NYY	W,5-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	46	Jun 2	CLE	@	MIL	W,7-6	CG	45	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
39	47	Jun 3	CLE	@	MIL	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
40	48	Jun 4 (1)	CLE	@	MIL	L,7-12	CG	42	8.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
41	49	Jun 4 (2)	CLE	@	MIL	L,4-9	CG	38	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
42	50	Jun 5	CLE		CHW	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
43	51	Jun 6	CLE		CHW	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
44	52	Jun 9	CLE		MIN	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
45	53	Jun 10	CLE		MIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
46	54	Jun 11	CLE		MIN	W,2-1	CG	38	10.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
47	55	Jun 12	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
48	56	Jun 13	CLE	@	CHW	L,9-10	CG	42	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
49	57	Jun 14	CLE	@	MIN	L,2-8	CG	40	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
50	58	Jun 16	CLE		MIL	L,6-8	CG	46	10.0	10	1	1	12	1	1B
51	59	Jun 17	CLE		MIL	L,3-4	CG	52	12.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
52	60	Jun 18 (1)	CLE		MIL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
53	61	Jun 18 (2)	CLE		MIL	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
54	62	Jun 19	CLE	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
55	63	Jun 20	CLE	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
56	64	Jun 21	CLE	@	KCR	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
57	65	Jun 23	CLE		TOR	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
58	66	Jun 24	CLE		TOR	W,12-3	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
59	67	Jun 25 (1)	CLE		TOR	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	16	1	0	17	1	1B
60	68	Jun 25 (2)	CLE		TOR	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
61	69	Jun 26	CLE		DET	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
62	70	Jun 27	CLE		DET	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
63	71	Jun 28 (1)	CLE		DET	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	12	2	0	14	2	1B
64	72	Jun 28 (2)	CLE		DET	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
65	73	Jun 29	CLE		DET	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
66	74	Jun 30	CLE	@	TOR	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	75	Jul 1	CLE	@	TOR	L,3-9	CG	42	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
68	76	Jul 2 (1)	CLE	@	TOR	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	15	1	0	16	1	1B
69	77	Jul 2 (2)	CLE	@	TOR	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
70	78	Jul 3	CLE		BAL	W,9-0	GS	19	5.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
71	79	Jul 4	CLE		BAL	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
72	80	Jul 5	CLE	@	DET	L,3-13	CG	42	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
73	81	Jul 6	CLE	@	DET	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
74	82	Jul 7	CLE		BOS	W,10-9	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
75	83	Jul 8 (1)	CLE		BOS	L,5-12	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
76	84	Jul 8 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
77	85	Jul 9	CLE		BOS	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
78	86	Jul 13	CLE	@	OAK	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
79	87	Jul 14	CLE	@	OAK	W,11-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
80	88	Jul 15	CLE	@	SEA	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
81	89	Jul 16	CLE	@	SEA	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
82	90	Jul 17	CLE	@	SEA	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
83	91	Jul 18	CLE	@	CAL	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
84	92	Jul 19	CLE	@	CAL	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
85	93	Jul 21	CLE		SEA	W,11-0	GS	21	6.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
86	94	Jul 22	CLE		SEA	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
87	95	Jul 24	CLE		CAL	L,4-5	CG	63	16.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
88	96	Jul 25	CLE		CAL	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
89	97	Jul 26	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	31	8.1	16	1	0	17	0	1B
90	98	Jul 27 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-11	CG	44	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
91	99	Jul 27 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	W,17-5	GS	24	6.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
92	100	Jul 28	CLE		OAK	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
93	101	Jul 29	CLE		OAK	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
94	102	Jul 30	CLE		OAK	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
95	103	Jul 31	CLE		KCR	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	109 (5)	Aug 8	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-9	CG	40	8.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
97	110	Aug 9	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
98	111	Aug 10	CLE	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	55	12.1	11	1	1	13	1	1B
99	112	Aug 11	CLE		TEX	L,2-8	CG	46	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
100	113	Aug 12	CLE		TEX	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
101	114	Aug 13 (1)	CLE		TEX	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
102	115	Aug 13 (2)	CLE		TEX	L,5-6	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
103	116	Aug 14	CLE		MIN	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
104	117	Aug 15	CLE		MIN	L,8-9	CG	48	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
105	118	Aug 16	CLE	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
106	119	Aug 17	CLE	@	DET	L,5-9	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
107	120	Aug 18	CLE		CHW	L,1-7	CG	39	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
108	121	Aug 19	CLE		CHW	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
109	122	Aug 20	CLE		CHW	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	11	3	0	14	2	1B
110	123	Aug 22 (1)	CLE	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
111	124	Aug 22 (2)	CLE	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	41	8.2	7	0	0	7	1	1B
112	125	Aug 23	CLE	@	MIL	L,4-9	CG	42	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
113	126	Aug 24	CLE	@	MIL	W,9-8	CG	50	11.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
114	127	Aug 25	CLE	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
115	128	Aug 26	CLE	@	CHW	L,7-8	CG	40	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
116	129	Aug 27	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
117	130	Aug 29	CLE		MIL	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
118	131	Aug 31 (1)	CLE		MIL	L,0-1	CG	29	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
119	132	Aug 31 (2)	CLE		MIL	W,12-6	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
120	133	Sep 1	CLE	@	MIN	W,4-1	GS	22	6.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
121	134	Sep 2	CLE	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
122	135	Sep 3 (1)	CLE	@	MIN	L,3-12	GS	36	6.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
123	136	Sep 3 (2)	CLE	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	36	8.1	4	2	0	6	0	1B
124	137	Sep 4	CLE	@	TOR	W,5-4	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
125	138	Sep 5	CLE	@	TOR	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
126	139	Sep 8	CLE	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	43	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
127	140	Sep 9	CLE	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
128	141	Sep 10	CLE	@	DET	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
129	142	Sep 11 (1)	CLE		TOR	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
130	144 (1)	Sep 13	CLE		BOS	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
131	145	Sep 14	CLE		BOS	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
132	146	Sep 15	CLE		DET	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
133	147	Sep 16	CLE		DET	L,4-10	CG	46	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
134	148	Sep 17	CLE		DET	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
135	149	Sep 18	CLE		BAL	L,3-10	CG	49	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
136	150	Sep 19	CLE		BAL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
137	151	Sep 22	CLE		NYY	W,8-7	CG	46	10.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
138	152	Sep 23	CLE		NYY	W,10-1	CG	37	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
139	153	Sep 24	CLE		NYY	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	6	3	1	10	0	1B
140	154	Sep 26	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
141	155	Sep 27	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	11	0	0	11	4	1B
142	156	Sep 28	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
143	157	Sep 29	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
144	158	Sep 30	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-7	CG	35	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	1B
145	159	Oct 1	CLE	@	NYY	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
							145gm		1248.1	1327	106	7	1440	106