P Ed Thurston #5
Reading Coal Barons (NYG) EA
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
11/01/1974
BNN Index | EA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P ED THURSTON #5 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
11 11 3-5 0 6.61 62.2 75 4 46 45 1.93 0.7
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/21/1974 WIL Win, 4-3 X 7.0 4 3 1 4 8
09/16/1974 @ WOR Win, 6-4 X 8.0 6 3 2 2 6 Win
09/10/1974 @ UTI Win, 10-1 X 9.0 5 1 1 4 9 Win
09/05/1974 SCR Win, 4-0 X 9.0 2 0 0 1 11 Win
08/31/1974 @ CAM Win, 8-3 X 9.0 8 3 3 4 10 Win
08/26/1974 ERI Loss, 1-5 X 7.2 7 5 5 3 3 Loss
08/21/1974 FTW Win, 9-6 X 6.0 6 5 5 5 6 Win
08/15/1974 @ WIL Loss, 0-5 X 6.0 6 5 5 9 4 Loss
08/10/1974 @ JCA Loss, 2-3 X 7.2 6 2 1 5 5
08/05/1974 UTI Loss, 3-4 X 9.0 3 4 1 7 12 Loss
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/25/1945
Born in:East St. Louis, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 19th Pick in Round 16
EASTERN ASSOCIATION 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 11 11 3 5 0 6.61 62.2 75 49 46 4 46 45 0 0.0 0 2 18.2
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 18.24 10.77 6.46 6.61 4.82 1.93 103 0.7 .359        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 88 26 4 1 2 22 16 10 1 1 1 .295 .406 .432 .837      
vs. RHB 157 49 12 1 2 27 30 35 1 6 5 .312 .435 .439 .875      
EASTERN ASSOCIATION 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 1 1 0 1 0 9.53 5.2 7 6 6 0 6 7  
June 3 3 1 0 0 7.36 14.2 19 14 12 0 11 9  
July 5 5 1 3 0 5.65 28.2 36 19 18 1 21 20  
August 2 2 1 1 0 6.59 13.2 13 10 10 3 8 9  
Last Year 7 7 3 1 0 3.77 45.1 36 19 19 1 31 32  
2 Years Ago 5 5 1 3 0 6.68 32.1 46 26 24 5 19 15  
Career 82 57 26 23 6 4.54 402.1 369 219 203 25 243 309  
Home 7 7 2 3 0 8.03 40.1 48 36 36 4 30 26  
Road 4 4 1 2 0 4.03 22.1 27 13 10 0 16 19  
Grass 11 11 3 5 0 6.61 62.2 75 49 46 4 46 45  
Day 2 2 1 1 0 7.59 10.2 16 9 9 0 11 13  
Night 9 9 2 4 0 6.40 52.0 59 40 37 4 35 32  
As Starter 11 11 3 5 0 6.61 62.2 75 49 46 4 46 45  
MIDDLE ATLANTIC LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 19 19 9 6 0 3.53 142.2 108 65 56 11 80 156 7 36.8 2 12 63.2
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 12.43 6.81 9.84 5.05 3.47 1.32 92 2.5 .281        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 113 27 7 0 4 15 15 23 2 5 0 .239 .323 .407 .730      
vs. RHB 396 81 6 4 7 50 65 133 1 7 9 .205 .329 .293 .622      
MIDDLE ATLANTIC LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 2 2 0 1 0 8.10 13.1 19 12 12 2 11 14  
May 5 5 2 2 0 5.12 31.2 26 20 18 3 25 39  
June 2 2 1 1 0 3.60 15.0 15 6 6 1 3 14  
July 1 1 1 0 0 1.00 9.0 2 1 1 1 3 14  
August 5 5 2 2 0 3.32 40.2 29 19 15 3 27 41  
September 4 4 3 0 0 1.09 33.0 17 7 4 1 11 34  
Last Year 11 11 6 5 0 2.28 90.2 68 28 23 5 38 87  
2 Years Ago 21 21 12 3 0 2.78 165.0 131 54 51 10 78 141  
Career 63 61 28 20 0 3.25 473.2 384 191 171 38 228 443  
Home 7 7 3 2 0 1.57 57.1 33 16 10 2 23 68  
Road 12 12 6 4 0 4.85 85.1 75 49 46 9 57 88  
Grass 19 19 9 6 0 3.53 142.2 108 65 56 11 80 156  
Day 7 7 4 1 0 2.41 56.0 38 18 15 4 23 60  
Night 12 12 5 5 0 4.26 86.2 70 47 41 7 57 96  
As Starter 19 19 9 6 0 3.53 142.2 108 65 56 11 80 156  
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+
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+
1963 Gulfport - R 17 19 0 1 3 3 6.39 25.1 31 18 18 2 20 10 0 0 2.01 .326 5.79 -0.1 81
1964 Ottumwa - R 18 4 0 0 1 0 14.85 6.2 12 12 11 1 8 4 0 0 3.00 .407 8.65 -0.1 41
1964 Alexandria - R 18 1 0 0 0 0 1.93 4.2 4 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 1.29 .286 4.26 0.1 298
1964 Total - R 18 5 0 0 1 0 9.53 11.1 16 13 12 1 10 7 0 0 2.29 .366 6.84 -0.1 63
1964 Wilmington - A 18 1 1 0 1 0 12.60 5.0 8 7 7 1 1 3 0 0 1.80 .368 4.65 0.0 30
1966 Marshalltown - R 20 2 0 0 0 0 1.42 6.1 5 1 1 0 3 6 0 0 1.26 .278 3.26 0.2 422
1966 La Crosse - R 20 1 0 1 0 0 2.45 3.2 3 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 1.36 .250 4.27 0.1 255
1966 Beaumont - R 20 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2.00 .286 4.55 0.0 999
1966 Monroe - R 20 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.00 .333 7.70 -0.0 999
1966 Gulfport - R 20 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1.00 .250 2.55 0.1 999
1966 Total - R 20 7 0 1 0 0 1.15 15.2 13 4 2 0 9 13 0 0 1.40 .271 3.71 0.4 533
1966 Spokane - A 20 3 1 0 2 0 5.40 11.2 18 7 7 1 1 3 1 0 1.63 .395 4.29 -0.0 66
1966 Bakersfield - A 20 1 1 0 1 0 5.14 7.0 9 4 4 1 0 7 0 0 1.29 .421 3.04 0.1 68
1966 Tampa - A 20 1 1 0 0 0 1.00 9.0 7 1 1 1 2 7 0 0 1.00 .273 3.58 0.2 426
1966 Total - A 20 5 3 0 3 0 3.90 27.2 34 12 12 3 3 17 1 0 1.34 .369 3.74 0.3 91
1966 Terre Haute - A 20 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 4.0 4 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 1.50 .364 1.71 0.1 999
1967 Arlington - A 21 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1.50 .333 3.96 -0.0 999
1967 Springfield - A 21 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.1 3 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 1.15 .231 2.73 0.1 999
1967 Allentown - A 21 9 9 1 5 0 4.64 66.0 66 36 34 11 29 53 3 0 1.44 .293 4.70 -0.2 74
1967 Peoria - A 21 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 5.2 2 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0.71 .143 2.85 0.0 999
1967 Total - A 21 13 9 1 5 1 4.03 76.0 71 37 34 11 33 60 3 0 1.37 .279 4.45 -0.1 85
1967 Austin - AA 21 6 3 1 2 0 7.06 21.2 23 17 17 1 21 13 0 0 2.03 .328 5.78 -0.0 65
1967 Worcester - AA 21 5 0 0 1 3 4.82 9.1 7 6 5 1 9 8 0 0 1.71 .231 5.57 -0.2 70
1967 Providence - AA 21 1 0 1 0 0 9.00 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1.00 .500 0.00 0.1 37
1967 Jackson - AA 21 4 4 1 3 0 3.99 29.1 32 23 13 3 15 23 1 0 1.60 .319 3.97 0.1 83
1967 Total - AA 21 16 7 3 6 3 5.28 61.1 63 47 36 5 45 46 1 0 1.76 .312 4.79 -0.1 73
1968 Tacoma - A 22 8 1 0 1 0 3.86 14.0 14 6 6 2 13 13 0 0 1.93 .353 5.79 -0.2 104
1968 Cedar Rapids - A 22 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1.50 .400 1.05 0.1 999
1968 Reading - AA 22 12 12 6 4 0 3.25 74.2 58 30 27 4 43 67 0 0 1.35 .267 3.58 1.2 116
1968 Akron - AA 22 7 0 0 1 0 3.27 11.0 5 4 4 0 12 7 0 0 1.55 .185 4.09 -0.0 113
1968 Total - AA 22 19 12 6 5 0 3.26 85.2 63 34 31 4 55 74 0 0 1.38 .258 3.65 1.2 116
1968 Oklahoma City - AAA 22 5 0 0 0 1 2.45 3.2 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0.27 .000 5.11 -0.0 164
1969 Reading - AA 23 20 8 5 3 3 3.38 72.0 59 29 27 3 30 69 1 1 1.24 .281 2.78 1.7 111
1971 Reading - AA 25 14 14 7 5 0 4.79 94.0 82 55 50 7 53 64 1 0 1.44 .271 4.20 2.1 102
1972 Fresno - A 26 4 1 0 0 1 4.26 12.2 8 6 6 1 8 17 0 0 1.26 .259 3.85 0.2 101
1972 Albany - A 26 21 21 12 3 0 2.78 165.0 131 54 51 10 78 141 8 3 1.27 .269 3.36 2.4 120
1972 Reading - AA 26 5 5 1 3 0 6.68 32.1 46 26 24 5 19 15 0 0 2.01 .350 5.08 0.4 75
1973 Fresno - A 27 12 12 3 2 0 3.40 76.2 70 29 29 4 45 102 1 1 1.50 .355 2.86 2.6 131
1973 Albany - A 27 11 11 6 5 0 2.28 90.2 68 28 23 5 38 87 8 2 1.17 .275 2.89 2.1 150
1973 Reading - AA 27 7 7 3 1 0 3.77 45.1 36 19 19 1 31 32 0 0 1.48 .263 3.92 0.9 117
1974 Albany - A 28 19 19 9 6 0 3.53 142.2 108 65 56 11 80 156 7 2 1.32 .281 3.47 2.5 102
1974 Reading - AA 28 11 11 3 5 0 6.61 62.2 75 49 46 4 46 45 0 0 1.93 .359 4.82 0.7 70
Total DIX 4 4 1 3 0 3.99 29.1 32 23 13 3 15 23 1 0 1.60 .319 3.97 83.4
Total EA 82 57 26 23 6 4.54 402.1 369 219 203 25 243 309 2 1 1.52 .291 3.99 96.3
Total HL 4 0 1 0 1 0.00 11.2 8 0 0 0 5 12 0 0 1.11 .267 2.15 999.0
Total MAL 63 61 28 20 0 3.25 473.2 384 191 171 38 228 443 26 7 1.29 .278 3.50 106.6
Total SEL 2 1 0 0 0 0.82 11.0 8 1 1 1 4 10 0 0 1.09 .280 3.65 520.6
Total COW 28 16 3 6 1 3.84 122.0 119 52 52 9 67 142 2 1 1.52 .356 3.45 108.2
Total LSA 6 3 1 2 0 7.06 21.2 23 17 17 1 21 13 0 0 2.03 .328 5.78 65.3
Total GSL 24 0 1 3 3 4.79 35.2 40 21 19 2 26 18 0 0 1.85 .314 5.28 108.5
Total UMVA 7 0 1 1 0 7.02 16.2 20 14 13 1 13 12 0 0 1.98 .333 5.64 86.2
Total CL 5 0 0 0 1 2.45 3.2 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0.27 .000 5.11 163.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1963 Gulfport - R P 19 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 25.1 1.42 -0.0 1.825
1964 Wilmington - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Alexandria - R P 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.2 1.93 +0.1 .000
1964 Ottumwa - R P 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.2 1.35 +0.1 1.075
1966 Terre Haute - A P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Tampa - A P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.3 1.047
1966 Bakersfield - A P 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 -0.2 .000
1966 Spokane - A P 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 11.2 0.00 +0.2 .000
1966 Beaumont - R P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Monroe - R P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Gulfport - R P 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 -0.2 .000
1966 Marshalltown - R P 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 6.1 1.42 +0.1 .000
1966 La Crosse - R P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 +0.3 .000
1967 Jackson - AA P 4 4 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 29.1 0.61 +0.0 1.017
1967 Providence - AA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Worcester - AA P 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 9.1 0.96 +0.2 1.019
1967 Austin - AA P 6 3 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 21.2 2.08 -0.2 .824
1967 Peoria - A P 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.2 1.59 +0.1 1.026
1967 Springfield - A P 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.1 2.08 +0.1 1.067
1967 Allentown - A P 9 9 3 9 0 12 0 1.000 66.0 1.64 +0.1 .948
1967 Arlington - A P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Oklahoma City - AAA P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Reading - AA P 12 12 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 74.2 1.08 +1.0 1.184
1968 Akron - AA P 7 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 +0.0 1.015
1968 Cedar Rapids - A P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Tacoma - A P 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 14.0 0.00 +0.8 .000
1969 Reading - AA P 20 8 1 5 1 6 0 1.000 72.0 0.75 -0.1 1.008
1971 Reading - AA P 14 14 4 12 2 17 1 .941 94.0 1.53 -0.9 .943
1972 Reading - AA P 5 5 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 32.1 1.67 -0.1 1.038
1972 Albany - A P 21 21 6 10 1 18 2 .889 165.0 0.87 +0.6 1.069
1972 Fresno - A P 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 12.2 0.00 -0.2 .000
1973 Reading - AA P 7 7 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 45.1 0.60 +0.6 1.503
1973 Albany - A P 11 11 7 12 0 19 0 1.000 90.2 1.89 -0.3 .957
1973 Fresno - A P 12 12 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 76.2 1.06 -0.2 1.231
1974 Albany - A P 19 19 4 11 1 15 0 1.000 142.2 0.95 +1.1 1.049
1974 Reading - AA P 11 11 5 4 0 9 0 1.000 62.2 1.29 +0.3 .850
TOTAL P 224 142 46 97 7 146 3 .979 1127.2 1.14 +3.8 1.021
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 1; Movement: 2; Control: 1.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 1; Movement: 2; Control: 1.
06/18/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft out of high school (Falls City; Falls City, NE) by the San Francisco Sailors. (Round 16, Pick 19, 319th overall pick).
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 2; Control: 1.
06/18/1964 Released by the San Francisco organization.
06/28/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the St. Louis Pioneers organization.
07/01/1964 Released by the St. Louis organization.
07/10/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Chiefs organization.
07/11/1964 Released by the Chicago Chiefs.
07/16/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cleveland Foresters organization.
07/30/1964 Released by the Cleveland organization.
08/09/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Minneapolis Millers organization.
08/10/1964 Released by the Minneapolis Millers.
08/18/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Dallas Wranglers organization.
08/21/1964 Released by the Dallas organization.
08/29/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cleveland Foresters organization.
09/17/1964 Released by the Cleveland organization.
09/21/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Francisco Sailors organization.
06/18/1965 Released by the San Francisco organization.
07/17/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization.
07/18/1965 Released by the Pittsburgh Miners.
04/14/1966 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
04/18/1966 Released by the Detroit organization.
04/27/1966 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization.
06/18/1966 Released by the Pittsburgh organization.
06/21/1966 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization.
07/10/1966 Released by the Chicago organization.
07/11/1966 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Los Angeles Suns organization.
07/20/1966 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
07/25/1966 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Francisco Sailors organization.
07/29/1966 Released by the San Francisco organization.
08/03/1966 Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Kings organization.
08/20/1966 Released by the Kansas City organization.
08/23/1966 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Philadelphia Keystones organization.
09/09/1966 Wins the 1966 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Terre Haute Brewers!
07/01/1967 Released by the Philadelphia organization.
07/05/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Sailors organization.
07/13/1967 Released by the San Francisco organization.
07/19/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Minutemen organization.
08/14/1967 Released by the Boston organization.
08/23/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Chiefs organization.
09/08/1967 Wins the 1967 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Peoria Pastimers!
06/20/1968 Released by the Chicago organization.
06/25/1968 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
07/12/1968 Released by the Detroit organization.
07/18/1968 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Gothams organization.
10/01/1968 Wins the EA Pitcher of the Month Award.
05/06/1969 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Fort Wayne Generals with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
05/21/1972 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Trenton Eagles with 6 strikeouts and 7 BB allowed!
05/31/1972 Strikes out 15 against the Hartford Colonials.
06/26/1972 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Trenton Eagles with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/21/1972 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Scranton Silver Stars with 3 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed!
09/01/1972 Wins the MAL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/23/1972 Wins the 1972 C-O-W League COW Championship Series with the Fresno Falcons!
06/22/1973 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Tacoma Captains with 15 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/12/1973 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Utica Unions with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/27/1973 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Wilmington Pipers with 12 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/09/1974 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Springfield Rifles with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/05/1974 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Scranton Silver Stars with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/30/1974 Wins the 1974 Middle Atlantic League MAL Championship Series with the Albany Knickerbockers!
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