Michael Thornton
Michael John Thornton
Born: April 14, 1940
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 210
Career: 1958-1964
Michael Thornton compiled a career record of 32 wins and 42 losses and a 4.98 ERA in his 123-game pitching career with the Reno Silver Sox, Kokomo Dodgers, Columbus/Gastonia Pirates, Orlando Dodgers, Green Bay Dodgers, Geneva Redlegs, Columbia Reds, Rocky Mount Leafs and Peninsula Grays. He began playing during the 1958 season and last took the field during the 1964 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | C | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | 2 | 6 | .250 | 11.19 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 37.0 | 48 | 52 | 46 | 8 | 51 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 1959 | D | MIDW | Kokomo Dodgers | 7 | 13 | .350 | 5.38 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 149.0 | 140 | 121 | 89 | 14 | 125 | 141 | 15 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| 1960 | D | FLOR | Orlando Dodgers | 9 | 14 | .391 | 3.42 | 28 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 168.3 | 118 | 90 | 64 | 5 | 121 | 1 | 168 | 13 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 1960 | B | IIIL | Green Bay Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | D | NYPL | Geneva Redlegs | 13 | 8 | .619 | 4.19 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 146.0 | 99 | 84 | 68 | 11 | 126 | 157 | 10 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | 0 | 0 | 9.82 | 5 | 7.3 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1962 | B | CARL | Rocky Mount Leafs | 1 | 1 | .500 | 7.71 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1963 | A | CARL | Rocky Mount Leafs | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1964 | A | CARL | Peninsula Grays | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Totals | 32 | 42 | .432 | 4.98 | 123 | 79 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 532.7 | 435 | 379 | 295 | 42 | 461 | 3 | 526 | 44 | 3 | 35 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | C | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | 14 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .154 | .267 | .154 | .421 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | D | MIDW | Kokomo Dodgers | 35 | 57 | 49 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .143 | .189 | .265 | .454 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 1960 | D | FLOR | Orlando Dodgers | 30 | 69 | 65 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 24 | .200 | .235 | .231 | .466 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Columbia Reds | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | D | NYPL | Geneva Redlegs | 26 | 61 | 48 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 20 | .312 | .424 | .354 | .778 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1962 | B | CARL | Rocky Mount Leafs | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .667 | .000 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | A | CARL | Rocky Mount Leafs | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | A | CARL | Peninsula Grays | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 125 | 212 | 179 | 21 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 72 | .207 | .291 | .263 | .553 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | C | CALL | Reno Silver Sox | P | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | .214 |
| 1959 | D | MIDW | Kokomo Dodgers | P | 34 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 0 | .833 | .735 |
| 1960 | D | FLOR | Orlando Dodgers | P | 28 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 1.214 |
| 1960 | B | IIIL | Green Bay Dodgers | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1961 | D | NYPL | Geneva Redlegs | P | 26 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | .900 | .692 |
| 1962 | B | CARL | Rocky Mount Leafs | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1963 | A | CARL | Rocky Mount Leafs | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1964 | A | CARL | Peninsula Grays | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 118 | 12 | 68 | 11 | 3 | .879 | .678 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | C | California League | Reno Silver Sox | LAN | ||
| 1959 | D | Midwest League | Kokomo Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1959 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbus/Gastonia Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1960 | D | Florida State League | Orlando Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1960 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Green Bay Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1961 | D | New York-Pennsylvania League | Geneva Redlegs | CIN | ||
| 1961 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbia Reds | CIN | ||
| 1962 | B | Carolina League | Rocky Mount Leafs | CIN | ||
| 1963 | A | Carolina League | Rocky Mount Leafs | CIN | ||
| 1964 | A | Carolina League | Peninsula Grays | CIN |
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