Ted Thiem
Theodore John Thiem
Born: October 2, 1935
Oakdale, NE US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 175
Career: 1954-1963
Ted Thiem compiled a career record of 101 wins and 86 losses and a 3.81 ERA in his 354-game pitching career with the Ardmore Cardinals, Johnson City Cardinals, Sioux City Soos, Columbus Foxes, Houston Buffalos, Winston-Salem Red Birds, Tulsa Oilers, Omaha Cardinals, Memphis Chicks, Rochester Red Wings, Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides, Hawaii Islanders, Albuquerque Dukes, Portland Beavers and Lewiston Broncs. He began playing during the 1954 season and last took the field during the 1963 campaign.
 Columbus Foxes |
 Houston Buffalos |
 Tulsa Oilers |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Hawaii Islanders |
 Portland Beavers |
 Lewiston Broncs |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | D | SOSL | Ardmore Cardinals | 2 | 3 | .400 | 10 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1954 | D | APPY1 | Johnson City Cardinals | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.93 | 21 | 12 | 84.0 | 109 | 63 | 46 | 5 | 45 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | D | APPY1 | Johnson City Cardinals | 14 | 10 | .583 | 4.02 | 32 | 21 | 179.0 | 183 | 105 | 80 | 13 | 73 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | A | WL3 | Sioux City Soos | 11 | 14 | .440 | 4.21 | 34 | 27 | 11 | 188.0 | 190 | 114 | 88 | 23 | 89 | 99 | 3 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| 1957 | A | SALL2 | Columbus Foxes | 15 | 12 | .556 | 2.77 | 36 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 218.0 | 212 | 103 | 67 | 13 | 68 | 2 | 122 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1958 | B | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Birds | 16 | 10 | .615 | 2.69 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 191.0 | 164 | 75 | 57 | 14 | 57 | 5 | 108 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1958 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 2 | 2 | .500 | 5.40 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 42 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 11 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 13 | 9 | .591 | 4.36 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 157.0 | 204 | 98 | 76 | 8 | 54 | 2 | 85 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1960 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.77 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 86.0 | 86 | 39 | 36 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0.00 | 7 | 19.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.98 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 50 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.00 | 8 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.75 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | AA | TL | Albuquerque Dukes | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4.50 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54.0 | 69 | 33 | 27 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1963 | A | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | 5 | 9 | .357 | 4.41 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 124 | 64 | 49 | 13 | 34 | 9 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||
| Totals | 101 | 86 | .540 | 3.81 | 354 | 140 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 1392.0 | 1471 | 769 | 589 | 111 | 506 | 23 | 578 | 20 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | D | SOSL | Ardmore Cardinals | 14 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | D | APPY1 | Johnson City Cardinals | 22 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .172 | .172 | .207 | .379 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | D | APPY1 | Johnson City Cardinals | 45 | 92 | 92 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .228 | .228 | .359 | .587 | 33 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | A | WL3 | Sioux City Soos | 46 | 89 | 83 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 26 | .229 | .244 | .313 | .557 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1957 | A | SALL2 | Columbus Foxes | 46 | 96 | 93 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 27 | .140 | .158 | .172 | .330 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | B | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Birds | 48 | 92 | 87 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .184 | .202 | .276 | .478 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .571 | .750 | 1.321 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 37 | 63 | 59 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .271 | .267 | .373 | .640 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1960 | AA | SOUA | Memphis Chicks | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1960 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | 26 | 36 | 33 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .303 | .294 | .697 | .991 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides | 22 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AA | TL | Albuquerque Dukes | 19 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .118 | .118 | .176 | .294 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | A | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | 50 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .200 | .286 | .200 | .486 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 422 | 612 | 584 | 39 | 119 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 112 | .204 | .217 | .296 | .513 | 173 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | D | APPY1 | Johnson City Cardinals | P | 21 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | D | SOSL | Ardmore Cardinals | P | 10 | .000 | |||||
| 1955 | D | APPY1 | Johnson City Cardinals | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| 1956 | A | WL3 | Sioux City Soos | P | 34 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 4 | .958 | 1.353 |
| 1957 | A | SALL2 | Columbus Foxes | P | 36 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 5 | .905 | 1.056 |
| 1958 | AA | TL | Houston Buffalos | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1958 | B | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Birds | P | 34 | 17 | 34 | 2 | 2 | .962 | 1.500 |
| 1959 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | P | 34 | 6 | 34 | 4 | 3 | .909 | 1.176 |
| 1959 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Cardinals | P | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .778 | .636 |
| 1960 | AA | TL | Tulsa Oilers | P | 25 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.200 |
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 11 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.182 |
| 1961 | A | SALL2 | Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides | P | 10 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .933 | 1.400 |
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1962 | AA | TL | Albuquerque Dukes | P | 19 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .769 | .526 |
| 1963 | A | NORW | Lewiston Broncs | P | 49 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 1 | .931 | .551 |
| Totals | 339 | 75 | 201 | 20 | 17 | .932 | .814 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | D | Sooner State League | Ardmore Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1954 | D | Appalachian League | Johnson City Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1955 | D | Appalachian League | Johnson City Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1956 | A | Western League | Sioux City Soos | SLN | ||
| 1957 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbus Foxes | SLN | ||
| 1958 | AA | Texas League | Houston Buffalos | SLN | ||
| 1958 | B | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Red Birds | SLN | ||
| 1959 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Oilers | SLN | ||
| 1959 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Cardinals | SLN | ||
| 1960 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Oilers | SLN | ||
| 1960 | AA | Southern Association | Memphis Chicks | SLN | ||
| 1960 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | SLN | ||
| 1961 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | KC1 | ||
| 1961 | A | South Atlantic League | Portsmouth-Norfolk Tides | KC1 | ||
| 1962 | AA | Texas League | Albuquerque Dukes | KC1 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | KC1 | ||
| 1963 | A | Northwest League | Lewiston Broncs | KC1 |
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