P Richie Thornton #2
Boston Minutemen FABL
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
03/03/1975
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P RICHIE THORNTON #2 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:01/28/1949
Born in:Faribault, MN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 103 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, 80 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 9th Pick in Round 12
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1972 Boston - FABL 23 6 6 1 3 0 5.09 35.1 39 22 20 5 19 37 0 0 1.64 .337 3.89 0.3 70
1973 Boston - FABL 24 12 12 3 6 0 5.67 73.0 78 46 46 7 50 67 0 0 1.75 .343 4.20 0.9 72
1974 Boston - FABL 25 45 21 6 11 4 4.53 167.0 150 93 84 19 88 127 2 0 1.43 .275 4.32 0.6 84
Total FABL 63 39 10 20 4 4.90 275.1 267 161 150 31 157 231 2 0 1.54 .301 4.23 1.8 78
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1967 Hattiesburg - R 18 1 0 0 0 0 15.43 2.1 5 4 4 1 2 2 0 0 3.00 .444 9.34 -0.1 25
1967 Arlington - A 18 1 1 0 1 0 2.25 8.0 9 4 2 1 10 4 1 0 2.38 .296 7.21 -0.3 135
1967 Charleston - A 18 1 1 1 0 0 4.00 9.0 11 4 4 0 5 8 1 0 1.78 .355 2.68 0.2 77
1967 Charlotte - A 18 1 1 0 1 0 9.00 6.0 9 6 6 1 7 2 0 0 2.67 .333 7.46 -0.2 34
1967 Mobile - A 18 1 1 0 1 0 6.75 8.0 11 6 6 2 7 7 0 0 2.25 .360 6.58 -0.2 47
1967 Total - A 18 4 4 1 3 0 5.23 31.0 40 20 18 4 29 21 2 0 2.23 .336 5.78 -0.5 59
1967 Albany - A 18 1 1 1 0 0 2.00 9.0 6 2 2 1 2 2 1 0 0.89 .172 4.73 -0.0 158
1968 Hattiesburg - R 19 4 0 0 0 0 7.11 6.1 11 9 5 3 6 3 0 0 2.68 .333 11.80 -0.5 65
1968 Arlington - A 19 2 2 2 0 0 0.00 21.0 8 0 0 0 14 24 2 2 1.05 .186 2.64 0.5 999
1968 Miami - A 19 1 1 0 1 0 2.16 8.1 12 2 2 0 5 6 1 0 2.04 .400 3.36 0.1 150
1968 Total - A 19 3 3 2 1 0 0.61 29.1 20 2 2 0 19 30 3 2 1.33 .274 2.84 0.6 527
1969 Hattiesburg - R 20 6 0 0 0 0 0.00 11.0 12 0 0 0 5 11 0 0 1.55 .364 2.97 0.3 999
1969 Arlington - A 20 8 4 3 3 0 2.75 39.1 45 15 12 0 16 37 3 0 1.55 .381 2.12 1.1 118
1969 Springfield - A 20 1 1 0 0 0 3.86 7.0 7 3 3 0 5 8 0 0 1.71 .350 2.55 0.2 96
1970 Arlington - A 21 13 7 4 3 0 4.18 60.1 65 29 28 3 26 51 0 0 1.51 .346 2.92 1.0 78
1970 Springfield - A 21 15 15 4 7 0 4.46 107.0 107 56 53 10 58 88 4 0 1.54 .306 3.78 1.6 90
1970 Charleston - AA 21 5 5 2 1 0 2.76 29.1 21 12 9 3 14 17 0 0 1.19 .207 4.48 0.6 191
1971 Springfield - A 22 20 20 13 5 0 2.69 157.0 128 54 47 10 77 154 8 2 1.31 .286 3.17 3.6 147
1971 Charleston - AA 22 10 10 4 2 0 3.75 57.2 56 29 24 5 32 41 0 0 1.53 .293 4.25 1.2 133
1972 Columbus - AAA 23 61 3 4 5 5 4.04 113.2 105 56 51 12 76 98 0 0 1.59 .297 4.38 0.4 105
1973 Springfield - A 24 2 1 0 1 0 10.57 7.2 6 9 9 1 12 10 0 0 2.35 .312 6.65 -0.2 38
1973 Charleston - AA 24 11 9 2 3 0 5.46 59.1 63 37 36 4 44 47 0 0 1.80 .322 4.38 0.8 82
1973 Columbus - AAA 24 11 1 2 0 2 3.91 23.0 17 10 10 3 15 22 0 0 1.39 .233 4.39 -0.0 98
Total EA 26 24 8 6 0 4.24 146.1 140 78 69 12 90 105 0 0 1.57 .288 4.35 111.6
Total UL 72 4 6 5 7 4.02 136.2 122 66 61 15 91 120 0 0 1.56 .287 4.38 103.6
Total MAL 39 38 18 13 0 3.57 287.2 254 124 114 22 154 262 13 2 1.42 .292 3.52 110.9
Total SEL 28 18 10 10 0 3.38 160.0 170 66 60 7 90 139 8 2 1.62 .342 3.26 94.8
Total GSL 11 0 0 0 0 4.12 19.2 28 13 9 4 13 16 0 0 2.08 .364 6.57 103.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 Albany - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Charlotte - A P 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 -0.2 .000
1967 Mobile - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Charleston - A P 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.0 1.050
1967 Arlington - A P 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 .667 8.0 2.25 -0.4 .000
1967 Hattiesburg - R P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Miami - A P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.1 1.08 +0.0 1.041
1968 Arlington - A P 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 21.0 0.86 -0.0 1.041
1968 Hattiesburg - R P 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 6.1 1.42 0.0 .000
1969 Springfield - A P 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.1 1.069
1969 Arlington - A P 8 4 1 5 1 6 0 1.000 39.1 1.37 -0.1 1.037
1969 Hattiesburg - R P 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 11.0 0.82 +0.0 1.043
1970 Charleston - AA P 5 5 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 29.1 0.92 -0.4 .681
1970 Springfield - A P 15 15 5 16 0 22 1 .955 107.0 1.77 -0.0 1.051
1970 Arlington - A P 13 7 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 60.1 1.34 +1.1 1.037
1971 Charleston - AA P 10 10 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 57.2 1.09 +0.3 1.016
1971 Springfield - A P 20 20 7 10 1 19 2 .895 157.0 0.97 +0.8 .974
1972 Boston - MLB P 6 6 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 35.1 0.76 +0.1 1.979
1972 Columbus - AAA P 61 3 10 10 0 20 0 1.000 113.2 1.58 +0.6 1.092
1973 Boston - MLB P 12 12 6 10 0 16 0 1.000 73.0 1.97 +0.8 .991
1973 Columbus - AAA P 11 1 1 1 0 3 1 .667 23.0 0.78 -0.9 .513
1973 Charleston - AA P 11 9 2 6 0 9 1 .889 59.1 1.21 -0.5 .877
1973 Springfield - A P 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.2 1.17 +0.0 1.031
1974 Boston - MLB P 45 21 19 8 2 28 1 .964 167.0 1.46 +2.2 1.095
TOTAL P 239 123 64 88 5 159 7 .956 1025.2 1.33 +3.6 1.003
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft out of high school (St. Paul; St. Paul, MN) by the New York Gothams. (Round 12, Pick 9, 229th overall pick).
06/22/1967 Released by the New York organization.
06/26/1967 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the St. Louis Pioneers organization.
07/01/1967 Released by the St. Louis organization.
07/04/1967 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Montreal Saints organization.
07/14/1967 Released by the Montreal organization.
07/17/1967 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cincinnati Cannons organization.
08/01/1967 Released by the Cincinnati organization.
08/07/1967 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the New York Gothams organization.
08/15/1967 Released by the New York organization.
08/21/1967 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Boston Minutemen organization.
09/09/1967 Wins the 1967 Championship with the Hattiesburg Top Hats!
06/18/1968 Released by the Boston organization.
06/25/1968 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the New York Gothams organization.
07/02/1968 Released by the New York organization.
07/08/1968 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Francisco Sailors organization.
07/11/1968 Released by the San Francisco organization.
07/15/1968 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Boston Minutemen organization.
07/17/1968 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Roanoke Railroaders with 13 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
09/07/1968 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Miami Sailors with 11 strikeouts and 10 BB allowed!
04/25/1971 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Camden Rockets with 10 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed!
05/06/1971 Strikes out 15 against the Jersey City Arrows.
05/21/1971 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Utica Unions with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
12/10/1971 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Boston Minutemen.
02/28/1973 Designated for assignment and placed on waivers by the Boston Minutemen.
03/19/1974 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HRA Rank
1974 19 10
Year BB Rank
1974 88 10
Year K/9 Rank
1974 6.84 2
Year CGP Rank
1974 .095 10
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