Lou Thornton

Louis Thornton
Born: April 26, 1963
Montgomery, AL US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 185
Draft: Round 19 (1981 June Amateur Draft, New York Mets)
Draft: Round 2 (1984 Rule V Draft, Toronto Blue Jays)
School: Jefferson Davis HS (Hopehull, AL)
N/A
Career: 1981-1990
Major League Statistics

Lou Thornton compiled a career batting average of .249 with 46 home runs and 348 RBI in his 818-game career with the Kingsport Mets, Columbia Mets, Lynchburg Mets, Syracuse Chiefs, Tidewater Tides and Buffalo Bisons. He began playing during the 1981 season and last took the field during the 1990 campaign.


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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
1981RAPPYKingsport Mets48168153233270217411534.209.280.294.574450000
1982RAPPYKingsport Mets572302102944925291211436.210.271.343.614724110
1983ASALL3Columbia Mets1194924488012024611732283290.268.322.422.7441896240
1984ACARLLynchburg Mets1315435057813925766728112981.275.324.388.7121968015
1986AAAILSyracuse Chiefs642512313460422282051433.260.304.320.624742131
1987AAAILSyracuse Chiefs122491464641231059473992371.265.299.366.6661701035
1988AAAILSyracuse Chiefs6926024623511234221151146.207.244.329.573811206
1989AAAILTidewater Tides71237229346210222063529.271.287.358.645821021
1989AAAAA2Buffalo Bisons2810596820311732715.208.257.292.549280020
1990AAAILTidewater Tides1093963794286944381371051.227.249.303.5531152322
Totals81831732961415737113324634815852160486.249.291.355.647105202591820


Fielding:

Year Level Lg Team Pos GP PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
1981RAPPYKingsport Mets1B44338431636.9608.659
1982RAPPYKingsport Mets1B990446.9591.444
1982RAPPYKingsport MetsOF4491390.9132.136
1982RAPPYKingsport Mets3B110001.0001.000
1983ASALL3Columbia MetsOF11619318111.9501.819
1984ACARLLynchburg Mets1B864211.9858.250
1984ACARLLynchburg MetsOF12318611102.9521.602
1986AAAILSyracuse ChiefsOF61114540.9671.951
1987AAAILSyracuse ChiefsOF1141996100.9531.798
1988AAAILSyracuse ChiefsOF5096150.9511.940
1988AAAILSyracuse Chiefs3B15103072.8512.667
1989AAAILTidewater TidesOF4891710.9902.042
1989AAAAA2Buffalo BisonsOF2748310.9811.889
1989AAAILTidewater Tides1B1057422.9686.100
1990AAAILTidewater TidesOF98166762.9661.765
1990AAAILTidewater Tides1B538413.9778.400
Totals77317821488855.9562.497

Minor League Service:

Year Level League Team Affiliation First Appearance Final Appearance
1981RAppalachian LeagueKingsport MetsNYN
1982RAppalachian LeagueKingsport MetsNYN
1983ASouth Atlantic LeagueColumbia MetsNYN
1984ACarolina LeagueLynchburg MetsNYN
1986AAAInternational LeagueSyracuse ChiefsTOR
1987AAAInternational LeagueSyracuse ChiefsTOR
1988AAAInternational LeagueSyracuse ChiefsTOR
1989AAAInternational LeagueTidewater TidesNYN
1989AAAAmerican Association 2Buffalo BisonsPIT
1990AAAInternational LeagueTidewater TidesNYN




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