Dickie Thon

Full Name: Richard William Thon	Primary Position: SS
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/160	First Game: May 22, 1979
Birthdate: June 20, 1958	Final Game: October 3, 1993
Birthplace: South Bend, Indiana	MLB Experience: 15 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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[edit] Biography

Dickie Thon (Richard William Thon) was born on June 20, 1958 in South Bend, Indiana. He made his Major League debut on May 22, 1979 for the California Angels. In 1980, his rookie year, he hit .255 with 0 home runs and 15 RBI. Thon played for the California Angels, Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers and Milwaukee Brewers over the course of his 15 year career.

Most people believe that Dickie Thon's best season was 1983, when he slugged 20 home runs, stole 34 bases, hit for a .286 average and knocked in 79 runs.

Touted by many as a future Cooperstown Hall of Famer, ^[1] his career was permanently altered on April 8, 1984, when he was hit in the face by a Mike Torrez fastball. The pitch broke the orbital bone around his left eye and ended his 1984 season. He returned in 1985, but suffered from problems with depth perception that permanently hampered his potential. In 1991, Thon received the Tony Conigliaro Award in recognition of his recovery from this severe injury.

Thon is a third generation baseball player. He is the grandson of Freddie Thon (a native Puerto Rican who played and managed in the Puerto Rican Baseball League during World War II). His father Freddie Thon who signed a major league contract but injured his arm before reporting to training, played semi-pro baseball while finishing college, and coached all of his sons throughout their Little League and teenage years. Dickie's brother Frankie Thon is also affiliated with major league baseball in both the U.S. and Puerto Rico having been a player, a manager and a current major league scout, as well as the general manager of the Caguas Criollos in the Puerto Rican Winter Leagues.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

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

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1979	CAL	A	SS	8	2	24.1	3	8	2	1	.846
1979	CAL	A	DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1979	CAL	A	2B	24	10	125	34	38	6	12	.923
1979	CAL	A	3B	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
1980	CAL	A	SS	22	22	186	24	66	7	12	.928
1980	CAL	A	3B	10	7	72	4	16	2	1	.909
1980	CAL	A	2B	21	18	164.2	39	46	1	15	.988
1980	CAL	A	1B	2	0	2.2	3	0	0	0	1.000
1980	CAL	A	DH	15	14	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1981	HOU	N	SS	13	5	54.2	12	17	2	2	.935
1981	HOU	N	3B	5	2	27.1	4	7	0	1	1.000
1981	HOU	N	2B	29	18	170.2	37	39	4	10	.950
1982	HOU	N	SS	119	114	1018.1	177	399	15	80	.975
1982	HOU	N	3B	8	6	57.1	6	13	2	2	.905
1982	HOU	N	2B	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	.000
1983	HOU	N	SS	154	154	1382.1	258	533	28	114	.966
1984	HOU	N	SS	5	5	39	8	13	0	1	1.000
1985	HOU	N	SS	79	68	606	106	218	11	48	.967
1986	HOU	N	SS	104	76	702	142	210	10	39	.972
1987	HOU	N	SS	31	18	178.2	21	53	6	7	.925
1988	SD	N	2B	2	1	10	2	2	0	1	1.000
1988	SD	N	3B	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	1.000
1988	SD	N	SS	70	62	549.1	82	168	12	28	.954
1989	PHI	N	SS	129	118	1024	174	380	16	65	.972
1990	PHI	N	SS	148	141	1262	222	439	25	86	.964
1991	PHI	N	SS	146	143	1277	234	412	21	65	.969
1992	TEX	A	SS	87	75	678.2	117	225	15	38	.958
1993	MIL	A	SS	28	19	176.1	28	57	3	8	.966
1993	MIL	A	DH	14	10	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1993	MIL	A	3B	25	16	153.1	12	30	1	2	.977
1993	MIL	A	2B	22	14	126	40	32	3	9	.960
Total			3B	50	31	313	27	67	5	6	.949
Total			1B	2	0	2.2	3	0	0	0	1.000
Total			DH	31	24	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			2B	99	61	598.1	152	157	14	47	.957
Total			SS	1143	1022	9158.2	1608	3198	173	594	.965

[edit] Transactions

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).