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Johnny Bench League
4-1-2035
John Thurman Third Base
Retired (1957, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .254 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .712 Status Deceased (1994) Option Years 0  
H 587 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 11-19-1923
HR 69 Drafted Round 1, Pick 14
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 6 years
(9 games)
RBI 291
SB 38
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship F 
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L A  Velocity D-   Mentor vR C-
Speed C+ Bunt C+ Control B    Mentor vL C 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D- WS Rings 0
1B D  (19.1%) LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 0
2B F  (2.5%) CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 1
3B A+ (100%) RF F  (1.2%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 CIN
19
38
3
7
2
0
0
1
4
 5 0 0
1
 0 0
.499
.262
.237
.053
.184
1951 CIN
135
339
39
79
10
0
10
43
29
 66 1 1
5
 9 6
.646
.295
.351
.118
.233
1952 CIN
120
398
48
110
16
2
8
41
35
 68 3 2
12
 8 8
.725
.338
.387
.111
.276
1953 CIN
134
448
64
117
20
3
14
53
51
 77 1 1
13
 7 5
.750
.337
.413
.152
.261
1954 CIN-BAL
150
532
65
143
24
3
18
75
52
 96 3 0
3
 5 22
.764
.337
.427
.158
.269
1954 CIN
63
235
28
70
9
3
7
27
17
 36 1 0
3
 3 13
.799
.348
.451
.153
.298
1954 BAL
87
297
37
73
15
0
11
48
35
 60 2 0
0
 2 9
.737
.329
.407
.162
.246
1955 BAL-BRO
139
358
37
86
11
3
13
49
27
 66 0 3
3
 1 16
.688
.291
.397
.156
.240
1955 BAL
96
326
32
78
11
2
13
47
23
 57 0 2
3
 1 15
.693
.288
.405
.166
.239
1955 BRO
43
32
5
8
0
1
0
2
4
 9 0 1
0
 0 1
.637
.324
.312
.062
.250
1956 BRO-BAL
92
199
26
45
7
2
6
29
16
 50 1 1
1
 1 0
.658
.286
.372
.146
.226
1956 BRO
35
46
3
11
1
0
1
7
1
 14 0 0
0
 0 0
.581
.255
.326
.087
.239
1956 BAL
57
153
23
34
6
2
5
22
15
 36 1 1
1
 1 0
.680
.294
.386
.163
.222
Total
789
2312
282
587
90
13
69
291
214
 428 9 8
38
 31 57
.712
.319
.394
.140
.254
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1957-11-01John Thurman has retired from the Washington Wambats
1957-05-04The Washington Wambats have acquired John Thurman from the waiver wire.
1957-04-01The Baltimore Bullets have waived John Thurman.
1956-10-06The Baltimore Bullets have promoted Mike Jackson to the major league team. The Baltimore Bullets have promoted Jackie Davison to the major league team. The Baltimore Bullets have sent Oscar Hall to the minors. The Baltimore Bullets have sent Snake Walden to the minors. The Baltimore Bullets have designated John Thurman for assignment.
1956-07-03The Baltimore Bullets have promoted John Thurman to the major league team. The Baltimore Bullets have sent Jolbert Lewandowski to the minors. The Baltimore Bullets have sent Greg Hornung to the minors.
1956-07-03The Baltimore Bullets have acquired John Thurman from the waiver wire.
1956-06-03The Brooklyn Dodgers waive John Thurman.
1956-04-01The Brooklyn Dodgers have renamed Hank Blalock to John Thurman.
1955-08-01A trade has been completed between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Baltimore Bullets. The Baltimore Bullets receive Rhett Rezendes, Daniel Rutledge, Dan Pippenger, Jeff Stark from the Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Jim Brockett, Hank Blalock, Gabe Ryan, Zip Zap, Del Horner.
1954-06-20A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Bullets and the Cincinnati Redlegs. The Cincinnati Redlegs receive Johnny Gray, Chad Mathern, Pete Taylor, Bill Hottman, Draft Pick - 1955 Round 1 (BAL) from the Baltimore Bullets in exchange for Hank Blalock, Brooks Lawrence, Del Horner.
1951-04-24The Cincinnati Rangers have renamed Dilson Bailey to Hank Blalock.
1951-04-03The Cincinnati Rangers have promoted Dilson Bailey to the major league team. The Cincinnati Rangers have sent Bob Lindsey to the minors.
1950-05-06The Cincinnati Rangers have promoted Bert Schurr to the major league team. The Cincinnati Rangers have sent Dilson Bailey to the minors.