James Thornton
James Joseph Thornton
Born: January 16, 1944
Escondido, CA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195
Career: 1963-1970
James Thornton compiled a career record of 58 wins and 47 losses, with 10 saves, and a 3.37 ERA in his 300-game pitching career with the Waterloo Hawks, Wellsville Red Sox, Winston-Salem Red Sox, Pittsfield Red Sox and Toronto Maple Leafs. He began playing during the 1963 season and last took the field during the 1970 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A | MIDW | Waterloo Hawks | 9 | 6 | .600 | 5.00 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 126.0 | 103 | 87 | 70 | 4 | 114 | 2 | 138 | 10 | 2 | 17 | |||
| 1964 | A | MIDW | Waterloo Hawks | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3.57 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 126.0 | 110 | 67 | 50 | 9 | 73 | 1 | 137 | 7 | 0 | 13 | |||
| 1965 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10.50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | A | NYPL | Wellsville Red Sox | 7 | 8 | .467 | 5.10 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 120.0 | 121 | 72 | 68 | 9 | 67 | 7 | 114 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1966 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.53 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 32.0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1966 | A | MIDW | Waterloo Hawks | 7 | 6 | .538 | 1.29 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 91.0 | 65 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 106 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1967 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | 11 | 4 | .733 | 2.76 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 124.0 | 94 | 54 | 38 | 5 | 69 | 3 | 99 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |||
| 1968 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2.74 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 105.0 | 71 | 42 | 32 | 3 | 74 | 15 | 94 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1969 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.57 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53.0 | 62 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1970 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 8 | 7 | .533 | 2.03 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 93.0 | 78 | 30 | 21 | 2 | 43 | 9 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Totals | 58 | 47 | .552 | 3.37 | 300 | 60 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 878.0 | 731 | 417 | 329 | 37 | 532 | 43 | 825 | 29 | 4 | 72 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A | MIDW | Waterloo Hawks | 33 | 49 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | .077 | .182 | .077 | .259 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | A | MIDW | Waterloo Hawks | 21 | 53 | 42 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | .167 | .286 | .214 | .500 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | A | NYPL | Wellsville Red Sox | 41 | 43 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | .086 | .238 | .143 | .381 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .125 | .300 | .125 | .425 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | A | MIDW | Waterloo Hawks | 30 | 29 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .250 | .280 | .333 | .613 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | 52 | 38 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .156 | .206 | .188 | .393 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | 50 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .263 | .300 | .316 | .616 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | 44 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .200 | .238 | .200 | .438 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 280 | 274 | 220 | 19 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 101 | .155 | .244 | .191 | .435 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A | MIDW | Waterloo Hawks | P | 33 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 0 | .923 | 1.091 |
| 1964 | A | MIDW | Waterloo Hawks | P | 21 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 3 | .923 | 1.143 |
| 1965 | A | NYPL | Wellsville Red Sox | P | 41 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 1 | .920 | .561 |
| 1965 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1966 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1966 | A | MIDW | Waterloo Hawks | P | 30 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | .962 | .833 |
| 1967 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | P | 52 | 8 | 27 | 6 | 1 | .854 | .673 |
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1968 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | P | 50 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | .864 | .380 |
| 1969 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | P | 19 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .579 |
| 1970 | A | CARL | Winston-Salem Red Sox | P | 44 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 2 | .958 | .523 |
| Totals | 300 | 46 | 150 | 18 | 7 | .916 | .653 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A | Midwest League | Waterloo Hawks | BOS | ||
| 1964 | A | Midwest League | Waterloo Hawks | BOS | ||
| 1965 | A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Wellsville Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1965 | A | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1966 | A | Midwest League | Waterloo Hawks | BOS | ||
| 1966 | A | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1967 | AA | Eastern League | Pittsfield Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1967 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | BOS | ||
| 1968 | AA | Eastern League | Pittsfield Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1969 | AA | Eastern League | Pittsfield Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1970 | A | Carolina League | Winston-Salem Red Sox | BOS |
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