#7 Leroy Thornsberry, Rightfield, 33 yrs, Los Angeles Angels
Saturday, 3/15/1957 |
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| Leroy Thornsberry
11/18/1923
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USA
6"0
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$ 5,500,000
1958
12 Year(s), 99 Days (2019 total Days)
0 Day(s)
14 Year(s), 67 Days (2307 total Days)
15 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
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1 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Versus LHP | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Versus RHP | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Talent | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
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| Fielding Ratings
LF : 4 (Range), .982 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 5 (Range), .979 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 2
Infield Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 5
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1952 | 68 | 156 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 3 | .314 | .388 | .455 | .843 | NO |
| 1953 | 120 | 315 | 98 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 59 | 59 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 15 | 6 | .311 | .384 | .505 | .889 | MIN |
| 1954 | 113 | 226 | 79 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 42 | 52 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 5 | 6 | .350 | .433 | .575 | 1.009 | MIN OKC |
| 1955 | 135 | 477 | 162 | 24 | 2 | 13 | 82 | 79 | 52 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 7 | 3 | .340 | .406 | .480 | .886 | OKC DEN DAL,P |
| 1956 | 132 | 441 | 129 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 80 | 62 | 47 | 2 | 6 | 76 | 12 | 10 | .293 | .359 | .458 | .817 | LA |
| Total | 568 | 1615 | 517 | 71 | 10 | 61 | 297 | 272 | 188 | 15 | 22 | 243 | 44 | 28 | .320 | .391 | .490 | .881 | |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1954 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Drafted in 21st round, 408th overall pick, by New Orleans in 1952...
Had first career hit on 5/14/1952, off Joshua Stephens (SA)...
Hit first career homerun on 6/11/1952, off John Rademacher (OMA)...
Drove in 6 runs against Salt Lake City on 7/30/1952...
Injured on 8/27/1952 with a Broken Finger, out for 5-6 weeks...
Signed as a free agent by Minneapolis on 2/28/1953 to a 3-year deal worth $1,530,000 per year...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1953, hitting .609 with 3 HR, 7 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Dallas on 7/2/1953...
Traded from Minneapolis to Oklahoma on 7/28/1954 (Going to MIN: P Martin Reddin, P Wendell Mejorado. Going to OKC: RF Leroy Thornsberry)...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1955, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 9 RBI...
Traded from Oklahoma to Denver on 6/16/1955 (Going to OKC: 2B Joe Whelan, 1B August Jones, LF Carl Benda. Going to DEN: 1B Rod Madera, 3B Joel Monroy, RF Leroy Thornsberry, LF Greg Wampler)...
Traded from Denver to Dallas on 6/16/1955 (Going to DAL: RF Leroy Thornsberry. Going to DEN: 2B Tom Jost)...
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game...
Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles on 2/15/1956 to a 3-year deal worth $5,500,000 per year...
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