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Dickie Thon Dickie Thon

Full name: Richard William Thon Born: June 20, 1958, South Bend, Indiana First Game: May 22, 1979; Final Game: October 3, 1993 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 160 SS on TSN NL All-Star Team (1983) NL Silver Slugger as SS (1983) Dickie Thon Collectibles! Dickie Thon Memorabilia! Dickie Thon Cards! Dickie Thon Autographs! Game Used Memorabilia! Register on eBay for free today and start buying & selling with millions each week! Photo by Lou Sauritch, © 2006 BaseballChronology.com

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Batting RecordBatting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1979 CAL A Daily Splits   35    56    6   19   3   0   0    8    5   0   10   0   1   0   0   0   2    0   0  .339  .393  .393   0.0 1979 CAL A
1980 CAL A Daily Splits   80   267   32   68  12   2   0   15   10   0   28   1   5   2   0   9   5    7   5  .255  .282  .315  -2.2 1980 CAL A
1981 HOU N Daily Splits   49    95   13   26   6   0   0    3    9   1   13   0   1   0   0   1   3    6   1  .274  .337  .337  -0.8 1981 HOU N
1982 HOU N Daily Splits  136   496   73  137  31  10   3   36   37   2   48   1   5   1   0  11   4   37   8  .276  .327  .397   4.3 1982 HOU N
1983 HOU N Daily Splits  154   619   81  177  28   9  20   79   54  10   73   2   3   8   0   6  12   34  16  .286  .341  .457   6.3 1983 HOU N
1984 HOU N Daily Splits    5    17    3    6   0   1   0    1    0   0    4   1   0   0   0   0   1    0   1  .353  .389  .471   0.1 1984 HOU N
1985 HOU N Daily Splits   84   251   26   63   6   1   6   29   18   4   50   0   1   2   0   5   2    8   3  .251  .299  .355   0.4 1985 HOU N
1986 HOU N Daily Splits  106   278   24   69  13   1   3   21   29   5   49   0   1   1   0   2   8    6   5  .248  .318  .335   0.0 1986 HOU N
1987 HOU N Daily Splits   32    66    6   14   1   0   1    3   16   3   13   0   1   0   0   2   1    3   0  .212  .366  .273  -0.4 1987 HOU N
1988 SD  N Daily Splits   95   258   36   68  12   2   1   18   33   0   49   1   2   2   0   8   4   19   4  .264  .347  .337  -0.3 1988 SD  N
1989 PHI N Daily Splits  136   435   45  118  18   4  15   60   33   6   81   0   1   3   0   4   6    6   3  .271  .321  .434   3.7 1989 PHI N
1990 PHI N Daily Splits  149   552   54  141  20   4   8   48   37  10   77   3   1   2   0   9  14   12   5  .255  .305  .350  -0.3 1990 PHI N
1991 PHI N Daily Splits  146   539   44  136  18   4   9   44   25   6   84   0   2   4   0  11   9   11   5  .252  .283  .351  -1.5 1991 PHI N
1992 TEX A Daily Splits   95   275   30   68  15   3   4   37   20   1   40   0   3   5   0   1   2   12   2  .247  .293  .367   0.1 1992 TEX A
1993 MIL A Daily Splits   85   245   23   66  10   1   1   33   22   3   39   0   3   5   0   6   4    6   5  .269  .324  .331  -1.5 1993 MIL A
Total NL                1092  3606  405  955 153  36  66  342  291  47  541   8  18  23   0  59  64  142  51  .265  .319  .382  11.5 Total NL        
Total AL                 295   843   91  221  40   6   5   93   57   4  117   1  12  12   0  16  13   25  12  .262  .306  .342  -3.6 Total AL        
Total            Splits 1387  4449  496 1176 193  42  71  435  348  51  658   9  30  35   0  75  77  167  63  .264  .317  .374   7.9 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam

Division Series Batting RecordDivision Series Batting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1981 HOU N Daily Splits    4    11    0    2   0   0   0    0    1   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .250  .182 1981 HOU N

League Championship Series Batting RecordLeague Championship Series Batting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1979 CAL A Daily Splits    1     0    1    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1979 CAL A
1986 HOU N Daily Splits    6    12    1    3   0   0   1    1    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .250  .500 1986 HOU N
Total NL                   6    12    1    3   0   0   1    1    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .250  .500 Total NL        
Total AL                   1     0    1    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - Total AL        
Total            Splits    7    12    2    3   0   0   1    1    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .250  .500 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1983 NL    Daily Splits    1     3    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .333  .333 1983 NL   

Fielding RecordFielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1979 CAL A Daily  2B   24   10    8   125      34   38    6   12   0  .923
1979 CAL A        SS    8    2    2    24.1     3    8    2    1   0  .846
1979 CAL A        DH    2    0    0                                      -
1979 CAL A        3B    1    0    0     1       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1980 CAL A Daily  SS   22   22   19   186      24   66    7   12   0  .928
1980 CAL A        2B   21   18   13   164.2    39   46    1   15   0  .988
1980 CAL A        DH   15   14   13                                      -
1980 CAL A        3B   10    7    7    72       4   16    2    1   0  .909
1980 CAL A        1B    2    0    0     2.2     3    0    0    0   0 1.000
1981 HOU N Daily  2B   29   18   11   170.2    37   39    4   10   0  .950
1981 HOU N        SS   13    5    4    54.2    12   17    2    2   0  .935
1981 HOU N        3B    5    2    2    27.1     4    7    0    1   0 1.000
1982 HOU N Daily  SS  119  114  110  1018.1   177  399   15   80   0  .975
1982 HOU N        3B    8    6    6    57.1     6   13    2    2   0  .905
1982 HOU N        2B    1    0    0     2       0    0    0    0   0     -
1983 HOU N Daily  SS  154  154  150  1382.1   258  533   28  114   0  .966
1984 HOU N Daily  SS    5    5    4    39       8   13    0    1   0 1.000
1985 HOU N Daily  SS   79   68   57   606     106  218   11   48   0  .967
1986 HOU N Daily  SS  104   76   59   702     142  210   10   39   0  .972
1987 HOU N Daily  SS   31   18   15   178.2    21   53    6    7   0  .925
1988 SD  N Daily  SS   70   62   55   549.1    82  168   12   28   0  .954
1988 SD  N        2B    2    1    1    10       2    2    0    1   0 1.000
1988 SD  N        3B    1    0    0     2       0    1    0    0   0 1.000
1989 PHI N Daily  SS  129  118  100  1024     174  380   16   65   0  .972
1990 PHI N Daily  SS  148  141  135  1262     222  439   25   86   0  .964
1991 PHI N Daily  SS  146  143  134  1277     234  412   21   65   0  .969
1992 TEX A Daily  SS   87   75   56   678.2   117  225   15   38   0  .958
1993 MIL A Daily  SS   28   19   14   176.1    28   57    3    8   0  .966
1993 MIL A        3B   25   16   12   153.1    12   30    1    2   0  .977
1993 MIL A        2B   22   14    7   126      40   32    3    9   0  .960
1993 MIL A        DH   14   10    9                                      -
Total             SS 1143 1022  914  9158.2  1608 3198  173  594   0  .965
Total             2B   99   61   40   598.1   152  157   14   47   0  .957
Total             3B   50   31   27   313      27   67    5    6   0  .949
Total             DH   31   24   22                                      -
Total             1B    2    0    0     2.2     3    0    0    0   0 1.000
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG

Division Series Fielding RecordDivision Series Fielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1981 HOU N Daily  SS    4    3    3    28       5   10    1    0   0  .938

League Championship Series Fielding RecordLeague Championship Series Fielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1979 CAL A Daily  SS    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0     -
1986 HOU N Daily  SS    6    3    2    30.2     6    9    0    2   0 1.000
Total             SS    7    3    2    31.2     6    9    0    2   0 1.000
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG

All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1983 NL    Daily  SS    1    0    0     4       0    2    0    0   0 1.000

TransactionsTransactions

Signed as a non-drafted free agent by California Angels (November 23, 1975).

Traded by California Angels to Houston Astros in exchange for Ken Forsch (April 1,
1981).

Granted free agency (November 12, 1985).

Signed by Houston Astros (January 7, 1986).

Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).

Signed by San Diego Padres (February 18, 1988).

Sold by San Diego Padres to Philadelphia Phillies (January 27, 1989).

Granted free agency (November 4, 1991).

Signed by Texas Rangers (December 16, 1991).

Released by Texas Rangers (October 5, 1992).

Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (February 2, 1993).

Granted free agency (October 29, 1993).

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