1B Babe Thornton #24
Chicago Chiefs FABL
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
11/01/1974
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1B BABE THORNTON #24 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
115 159 41 7 0 2 20 11 12 .258 .316 .340 2 0.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/02/1974 MIN Loss, 3-12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/1974 MIN Win, 6-5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1974 LAF Loss, 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/28/1974 LAF Win, 7-6 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
09/26/1974 @ HOU Loss, 3-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1974 @ HOU Loss, 3-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1974 @ LAF Loss, 3-4 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/20/1974 @ LAF Win, 5-1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1974 @ STL Win, 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1974 @ STL Loss, 7-16 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/28/1944
Born in:White Plains, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$19,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 98 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 98 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1962, 20th Pick in Round 1
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 115 159 41 7 0 2 20 21 11 12 .258 .316 .340 .656 .300 .082 90
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 14 176 3 1 0 7 2 1 54 9 2 1 66.7 16.0 3.35 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   65 18 1 0 1 8 8 5 5 1 0 1 .277 .333 .338 .672
Versus Right   94 23 6 0 1 12 12 6 7 0 2 2 .245 .304 .340 .644
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   17 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 .059 .059 .059 .118
May   35 9 2 0 2 10 3 2 2 0 0 0 .257 .297 .486 .783
June   34 10 1 0 0 5 8 6 3 1 0 1 .294 .405 .324 .728
July   29 9 2 0 0 1 6 0 1 0 1 1 .310 .333 .379 .713
August   21 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .238 .238 .333 .571
September   21 6 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 1 .286 .400 .286 .686
October   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Spring Training   17 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 .118 .250 .118 .368
Last Year   214 61 12 0 3 26 32 20 20 2 0 3 .285 .351 .383 .735
2 Years Ago   197 51 9 2 2 23 20 9 20 1 0 0 .259 .290 .355 .645
Career   3283 883 205 21 41 404 388 226 322 29 9 32 .269 .320 .382 .701
Home   73 21 5 0 1 12 10 7 4 0 1 1 .288 .358 .397 .755
Road   86 20 2 0 1 8 11 4 8 1 1 2 .233 .280 .291 .570
Grass   159 41 7 0 2 20 21 11 12 1 2 3 .258 .316 .340 .656
Day   37 7 1 0 1 5 6 2 2 0 1 1 .189 .250 .297 .547
Night   122 34 6 0 1 15 15 9 10 1 1 2 .279 .336 .352 .688
As Starter   56 15 2 0 0 3 5 3 6 0 1 0 .268 .305 .304 .609
As Reliever / Substitution   103 26 5 0 2 17 16 8 6 1 1 3 .252 .322 .359 .681
Pinch Hitting   81 20 5 0 2 13 10 5 4 0 0 2 .247 .307 .383 .690
Close/Late   87 24 5 0 1 10 9 3 7 1 1 2 .276 .312 .368 .680
Inning 1-3   17 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 .235 .278 .235 .513
Inning 4-6   27 8 1 0 0 2 5 3 1 0 0 1 .296 .387 .333 .720
Inning 7-9   108 25 5 0 2 15 12 7 7 1 1 1 .231 .282 .333 .615
Extra Innings   7 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 .571 .625 .714 1.339
0 Outs   65 16 2 0 0 1 11 2 4 0 2 1 .246 .279 .277 .556
1 Outs   52 15 4 0 1 10 6 2 4 1 0 1 .288 .321 .423 .745
2 Outs   42 10 1 0 1 9 3 7 4 0 0 1 .238 .360 .333 .693
Scoring Position   50 13 3 0 1 17 8 5 3 1 2 1 .260 .333 .380 .713
Bases Empty   78 16 2 0 0 0 6 5 7 0 0 1 .205 .262 .231 .493
Runner on 1st   31 12 2 0 1 3 6 1 2 0 0 1 .387 .424 .548 .973
Runner on 2nd   16 2 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 1 1 .125 .222 .125 .347
Runner on 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .286 .333 .619
Runner on 1st & 2nd   16 4 1 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 .250 .294 .312 .607
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Bases Loaded   8 3 0 0 1 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 .375 .444 .750 1.194
Two Strikes   60 10 1 0 0 2 6 4 12 1 0 0 .167 .215 .183 .399
First Pitch   23 6 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 2 2 .261 .346 .304 .651
Count 0-1   16 4 1 0 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 0-2   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   22 9 1 0 1 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .409 .409 .591 1.000
Count 1-1   16 7 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 .438 .471 .562 1.033
Count 1-2   17 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 .059 .056 .059 .114
Count 2-0   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   12 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .250 .417
Count 2-2   26 6 1 0 0 1 3 0 6 0 0 0 .231 .231 .269 .500
Count 3-0   2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Count 3-1   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .200 .556 .200 .756
Full Count   12 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 .250 .438 .250 .688
Behind in Count   38 5 1 0 1 7 3 0 6 1 0 0 .132 .128 .237 .365
Ahead in Count   44 14 2 0 1 11 5 6 0 0 0 0 .318 .400 .432 .832
Batting Leadoff   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   28 8 1 0 0 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 .286 .355 .321 .676
Batting 5th   28 8 1 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 0 0 .286 .286 .321 .607
Batting 6th   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 7th   2 2 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.000 4.000
Batting 8th   10 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282
Batting 9th   78 20 4 0 1 11 11 7 6 1 1 3 .256 .337 .346 .683
Low Leverage   49 11 1 0 2 7 8 5 3 0 0 0 .224 .296 .367 .664
Medium Leverage   43 10 0 0 0 2 3 1 4 0 1 2 .233 .283 .233 .515
High Leverage   66 20 6 0 0 11 9 5 5 1 1 1 .303 .356 .394 .750
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1966 Cleveland - FABL 21 150 369 105 20 2 4 47 52 34 5 3 35 2 3 .285 .350 .382 .732 110 118 1.9
1967 Cleveland - FABL 22 146 515 137 37 6 9 80 60 31 6 5 61 5 3 .266 .312 .414 .726 116 124 3.2
1968 Cleveland - FABL 23 157 604 163 39 3 8 66 63 34 7 4 62 5 1 .270 .314 .384 .698 120 128 2.5
1969 Cleveland - FABL 24 129 483 125 31 5 6 60 52 33 1 6 44 5 1 .259 .304 .381 .685 97 104 0.5
1970 Cleveland - FABL 25 142 509 144 35 2 5 57 60 33 4 4 51 3 0 .283 .329 .389 .718 96 104 1.6
1971 Cleveland - FABL 26 119 233 56 15 1 2 25 28 21 3 3 17 1 0 .240 .308 .339 .647 88 93 0.3
1972 Cleveland - FABL 27 50 95 19 3 0 1 9 7 3 0 0 12 0 0 .200 .224 .263 .488 45 50 -0.5
1972 Chicago - FABL 27 41 102 32 6 2 1 14 13 6 0 1 8 0 2 .314 .349 .441 .790 135 137 0.6
1972 Total - FABL 27 91 197 51 9 2 2 23 20 9 0 1 20 0 2 .259 .290 .355 .645 92 95 0.1
1973 Chicago - FABL 28 96 214 61 12 0 3 26 32 20 3 2 20 3 2 .285 .351 .383 .735 106 104 0.4
1974 Chicago - FABL 29 115 159 41 7 0 2 20 21 11 3 1 12 2 1 .258 .316 .340 .656 84 90 0.3
Total FABL 1145 3283 883 205 21 41 404 388 226 32 29 322 26 13 .269 .320 .382 .701 104 111 10.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1962 Ottumwa - R 17 62 196 56 15 1 2 29 24 51 1 1 39 3 7 .286 .434 .403 .837 102 103 0.4
1963 Savannah - A 18 31 117 43 10 0 5 26 19 23 3 1 12 5 0 .368 .479 .581 1.060 170 179 1.8
1963 Wilmington - A 18 101 378 81 25 3 5 37 48 79 6 1 70 5 3 .214 .358 .336 .694 96 104 1.5
1964 Savannah - A 19 16 57 21 8 0 0 18 10 14 2 2 6 3 2 .368 .493 .509 1.002 151 165 0.7
1964 Wilmington - A 19 74 262 80 17 4 9 49 49 67 5 2 41 4 3 .305 .452 .504 .956 162 180 3.7
1964 Youngstown - AA 19 45 154 42 13 2 0 16 30 39 3 1 30 6 2 .273 .426 .383 .810 128 139 1.5
1965 Youngstown - AA 20 24 101 30 4 0 1 13 11 9 3 1 11 4 1 .297 .368 .366 .735 114 108 0.4
1965 Rochester - AAA 20 120 469 129 26 7 8 43 58 40 7 1 44 1 9 .275 .340 .412 .752 114 120 2.6
Total EA 69 255 72 17 2 1 29 41 48 6 2 41 10 3 .282 .405 .376 .782 123 128
Total UL 120 469 129 26 7 8 43 58 40 7 1 44 1 9 .275 .340 .412 .752 114 120
Total MAL 175 640 161 42 7 14 86 97 146 11 3 111 9 6 .252 .398 .405 .802 124 136
Total SEL 47 174 64 18 0 5 44 29 37 5 3 18 8 2 .368 .484 .557 1.041 164 174
Total UMVA 62 196 56 15 1 2 29 24 51 1 1 39 3 7 .286 .434 .403 .837 102 103
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1962 Ottumwa - R 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Ottumwa - R 3B 53 49 36 70 5 109 3 .972 450.2 2.12 -2.1 .923
1963 Wilmington - A 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
1963 Wilmington - A 2B 15 8 26 23 5 52 3 .942 89.1 4.94 -2.0 .844
1963 Savannah - A 2B 1 1 1 4 2 5 0 1.000 7.0 6.43 +0.1 .968
1963 Wilmington - A 3B 90 89 60 138 12 205 7 .966 784.0 2.27 -3.5 .965
1963 Savannah - A 3B 29 29 18 60 11 83 5 .940 256.1 2.74 -1.7 .957
1963 Wilmington - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Youngstown - AA 1B 38 38 270 22 24 295 3 .990 313.1 8.39 +2.7 1.067
1964 Wilmington - A 1B 44 43 280 12 30 296 4 .986 369.0 7.12 +0.4 .994
1964 Savannah - A 1B 10 10 75 3 7 78 0 1.000 82.0 8.56 +0.0 1.048
1964 Youngstown - AA 2B 5 3 11 9 1 21 1 .952 33.0 5.45 -0.7 .934
1964 Wilmington - A 2B 18 13 38 25 9 67 4 .940 120.1 4.71 -2.8 .886
1964 Savannah - A 2B 4 4 10 6 2 17 1 .941 38.0 3.79 -0.1 .904
1964 Youngstown - AA 3B 7 3 1 10 0 12 1 .917 37.0 2.68 -0.9 .899
1964 Wilmington - A 3B 21 16 8 28 1 41 5 .878 145.2 2.22 -0.7 .931
1964 Savannah - A 3B 2 1 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 -0.2 1.081
1965 Rochester - AAA 1B 12 0 11 0 2 11 0 1.000 15.2 6.32 0.0 .000
1965 Youngstown - AA 1B 10 4 40 1 4 41 0 1.000 47.2 7.74 +0.5 1.067
1965 Rochester - AAA 2B 2 2 7 5 2 13 1 .923 17.0 6.35 -0.4 .774
1965 Rochester - AAA 3B 114 112 83 194 9 289 12 .958 973.1 2.56 -1.6 .989
1965 Youngstown - AA 3B 20 19 14 26 4 44 4 .909 161.2 2.23 -2.5 .871
1966 Cleveland - MLB 1B 68 26 341 20 32 367 6 .984 340.2 9.54 -1.0 .982
1966 Cleveland - MLB 2B 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 0.2 27.00 -0.3 .000
1966 Cleveland - MLB 3B 66 55 43 111 11 160 6 .963 453.0 3.06 -0.2 .990
1967 Cleveland - MLB 1B 24 15 148 9 15 157 0 1.000 148.0 9.55 +2.0 1.107
1967 Cleveland - MLB 3B 116 112 91 189 23 290 10 .966 996.0 2.53 -7.6 .946
1968 Cleveland - MLB 1B 27 0 41 2 4 43 0 1.000 37.1 10.37 -0.1 1.057
1968 Cleveland - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Cleveland - MLB 3B 150 148 119 279 12 422 24 .943 1299.1 2.76 -20.6 .920
1969 Cleveland - MLB 1B 28 27 245 21 25 268 2 .993 236.0 10.14 +1.6 1.097
1969 Cleveland - MLB 3B 97 96 61 182 11 277 34 .877 832.0 2.63 -16.8 .876
1970 Cleveland - MLB 1B 61 59 481 29 39 514 4 .992 498.2 9.20 +1.3 1.022
1970 Cleveland - MLB 2B 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 5.1 3.38 +0.0 1.000
1970 Cleveland - MLB 3B 73 65 54 113 12 176 9 .949 597.2 2.51 -3.7 .948
1971 Cleveland - MLB 1B 43 30 275 19 17 296 2 .993 283.0 9.35 +0.6 1.076
1971 Cleveland - MLB 2B 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 2.0 4.50 -0.5 .500
1971 Cleveland - MLB 3B 18 13 6 32 3 43 5 .884 123.0 2.78 -2.3 .881
1972 Cleveland - MLB 1B 21 16 160 5 16 168 3 .982 143.0 10.38 -1.1 .935
1972 Chicago - MLB 1B 24 23 228 16 23 248 4 .984 200.2 10.94 -0.1 .980
1972 Cleveland - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Cleveland - MLB 3B 5 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 20.0 1.35 -0.2 1.043
1973 Chicago - MLB 1B 37 33 294 24 29 321 3 .991 296.2 9.65 +0.3 1.026
1973 Chicago - MLB 2B 2 2 7 6 2 13 0 1.000 20.0 5.85 -0.5 1.004
1973 Chicago - MLB 3B 16 13 11 25 3 38 2 .947 118.0 2.75 -2.5 .860
1974 Chicago - MLB 1B 19 10 101 10 5 111 0 1.000 104.2 9.54 +1.5 1.093
1974 Chicago - MLB 2B 16 4 19 19 6 41 3 .927 73.1 4.66 -2.8 .751
1974 Chicago - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Chicago - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Chicago - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 467 334 2992 193 272 3216 31 .990 3117.1 9.20 +8.6 1.028
TOTAL 2B 69 37 122 99 30 235 14 .940 409.0 4.86 -10.1 .844
TOTAL 3B 877 821 610 1460 117 2197 127 .942 7256.2 2.57 -67.0 .937
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1962 Drafted in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 20, 20th overall pick) by the Cleveland Foresters, out of high school Sayreville (Sayreville; Sayreville, NJ).
10/13/1962 Named the #84 prospect in the FABL
11/18/1962 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at third base at the Cleveland Foresters development complex.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
04/08/1963 Named the #77 prospect in the FABL
09/23/1963 Wins the 1963 Championship with the Wilmington Pipers!
10/29/1963 Successfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Cleveland Foresters development complex.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
05/18/1964 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
07/20/1964 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1964 Wins the MAL Batter of the Month Award.
04/12/1965 Named the #88 prospect in the FABL
04/11/1966 Named the #91 prospect in the FABL
06/07/1966 Injured (bruised jaw),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/14/1967 Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/31/1967 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
04/21/1969 Injured (hamstring tendinitis),out for 3-4 weeks.
08/24/1969 Injured (wrist tendinitis),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
09/15/1969 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
07/30/1972 Was traded by the Cleveland Foresters to the Chicago Chiefs in exchange for SP Charlie Sawyer.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year AB Rank
1968 604 7
Year H Rank
1968 163 9
Year 2B Rank
1967 37 2
1968 39 4
1969 31 7
Year RBI Rank
1967 80 6
Year HP Rank
1968 7 9
Year EBH Rank
1967 52 8
1968 50 5
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